diff --git a/src/core/display-private.h b/src/core/display-private.h
index 95d79e8f7..4ed88e496 100644
--- a/src/core/display-private.h
+++ b/src/core/display-private.h
@@ -400,10 +400,6 @@ gboolean meta_grab_op_is_mouse    (MetaGrabOp op);
 gboolean meta_grab_op_is_keyboard (MetaGrabOp op);
 gboolean meta_grab_op_should_block_wayland (MetaGrabOp op);
 
-void meta_display_devirtualize_modifiers (MetaDisplay        *display,
-                                          MetaVirtualModifier modifiers,
-                                          unsigned int       *mask);
-
 void meta_display_increment_focus_sentinel (MetaDisplay *display);
 void meta_display_decrement_focus_sentinel (MetaDisplay *display);
 gboolean meta_display_focus_sentinel_clear (MetaDisplay *display);
diff --git a/src/core/display.c b/src/core/display.c
index e99a6d6ad..acb5c0364 100644
--- a/src/core/display.c
+++ b/src/core/display.c
@@ -2853,35 +2853,6 @@ meta_display_sort_windows_by_stacking (MetaDisplay *display,
   return copy;
 }
 
-void
-meta_display_devirtualize_modifiers (MetaDisplay        *display,
-                                     MetaVirtualModifier modifiers,
-                                     unsigned int       *mask)
-{
-  *mask = 0;
-
-  if (modifiers & META_VIRTUAL_SHIFT_MASK)
-    *mask |= ShiftMask;
-  if (modifiers & META_VIRTUAL_CONTROL_MASK)
-    *mask |= ControlMask;
-  if (modifiers & META_VIRTUAL_ALT_MASK)
-    *mask |= Mod1Mask;
-  if (modifiers & META_VIRTUAL_META_MASK)
-    *mask |= display->meta_mask;
-  if (modifiers & META_VIRTUAL_HYPER_MASK)
-    *mask |= display->hyper_mask;
-  if (modifiers & META_VIRTUAL_SUPER_MASK)
-    *mask |= display->super_mask;
-  if (modifiers & META_VIRTUAL_MOD2_MASK)
-    *mask |= Mod2Mask;
-  if (modifiers & META_VIRTUAL_MOD3_MASK)
-    *mask |= Mod3Mask;
-  if (modifiers & META_VIRTUAL_MOD4_MASK)
-    *mask |= Mod4Mask;
-  if (modifiers & META_VIRTUAL_MOD5_MASK)
-    *mask |= Mod5Mask;
-}
-
 static void
 update_window_grab_modifiers (MetaDisplay *display)
 {
diff --git a/src/core/keybindings-private.h b/src/core/keybindings-private.h
index 1e6816f71..3d285e5c3 100644
--- a/src/core/keybindings-private.h
+++ b/src/core/keybindings-private.h
@@ -117,4 +117,8 @@ GList *meta_prefs_get_keybindings (void);
 void meta_prefs_get_overlay_binding (MetaKeyCombo *combo);
 const char *meta_prefs_get_iso_next_group_option (void);
 
+void meta_display_devirtualize_modifiers (MetaDisplay        *display,
+                                          MetaVirtualModifier modifiers,
+                                          unsigned int       *mask);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/core/keybindings.c b/src/core/keybindings.c
index ebedf218c..acbf5ac93 100644
--- a/src/core/keybindings.c
+++ b/src/core/keybindings.c
@@ -527,6 +527,35 @@ reload_keycodes (MetaDisplay *display)
   g_hash_table_foreach (display->key_bindings, binding_reload_keycode_foreach, display);
 }
 
+void
+meta_display_devirtualize_modifiers (MetaDisplay        *display,
+                                     MetaVirtualModifier modifiers,
+                                     unsigned int       *mask)
+{
+  *mask = 0;
+
+  if (modifiers & META_VIRTUAL_SHIFT_MASK)
+    *mask |= ShiftMask;
+  if (modifiers & META_VIRTUAL_CONTROL_MASK)
+    *mask |= ControlMask;
+  if (modifiers & META_VIRTUAL_ALT_MASK)
+    *mask |= Mod1Mask;
+  if (modifiers & META_VIRTUAL_META_MASK)
+    *mask |= display->meta_mask;
+  if (modifiers & META_VIRTUAL_HYPER_MASK)
+    *mask |= display->hyper_mask;
+  if (modifiers & META_VIRTUAL_SUPER_MASK)
+    *mask |= display->super_mask;
+  if (modifiers & META_VIRTUAL_MOD2_MASK)
+    *mask |= Mod2Mask;
+  if (modifiers & META_VIRTUAL_MOD3_MASK)
+    *mask |= Mod3Mask;
+  if (modifiers & META_VIRTUAL_MOD4_MASK)
+    *mask |= Mod4Mask;
+  if (modifiers & META_VIRTUAL_MOD5_MASK)
+    *mask |= Mod5Mask;
+}
+
 static void
 binding_reload_modifiers_foreach (gpointer key,
                                   gpointer value,