diff --git a/src/validation.cpp b/src/validation.cpp
index bc638c457..a0d94d97f 100644
--- a/src/validation.cpp
+++ b/src/validation.cpp
@@ -1685,7 +1685,11 @@ bool ApplyTxInUndo(const CTxInUndo& undo, CCoinsViewCache& view, const COutPoint
     return fClean;
 }
 
-bool DisconnectBlock(const CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, const CBlockIndex* pindex, CCoinsViewCache& view, bool* pfClean)
+/** Undo the effects of this block (with given index) on the UTXO set represented by coins.
+ *  In case pfClean is provided, operation will try to be tolerant about errors, and *pfClean
+ *  will be true if no problems were found. Otherwise, the return value will be false in case
+ *  of problems. Note that in any case, coins may be modified. */
+static bool DisconnectBlock(const CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, const CBlockIndex* pindex, CCoinsViewCache& view, bool* pfClean = NULL)
 {
     assert(pindex->GetBlockHash() == view.GetBestBlock());
 
@@ -1945,7 +1949,10 @@ static int64_t nTimeIndex = 0;
 static int64_t nTimeCallbacks = 0;
 static int64_t nTimeTotal = 0;
 
-bool ConnectBlock(const CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, CBlockIndex* pindex, CCoinsViewCache& view, bool fJustCheck)
+/** Apply the effects of this block (with given index) on the UTXO set represented by coins.
+ *  Validity checks that depend on the UTXO set are also done; ConnectBlock()
+ *  can fail if those validity checks fail (among other reasons). */
+static bool ConnectBlock(const CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, CBlockIndex* pindex, CCoinsViewCache& view, bool fJustCheck = false)
 {
     const CChainParams& chainparams = Params();
     AssertLockHeld(cs_main);
diff --git a/src/validation.h b/src/validation.h
index 80c8f284b..c372c7a6a 100644
--- a/src/validation.h
+++ b/src/validation.h
@@ -429,19 +429,10 @@ bool ReadBlockFromDisk(CBlock& block, const CBlockIndex* pindex, const Consensus
 
 /** Functions for validating blocks and updating the block tree */
 
-/** Undo the effects of this block (with given index) on the UTXO set represented by coins.
- *  In case pfClean is provided, operation will try to be tolerant about errors, and *pfClean
- *  will be true if no problems were found. Otherwise, the return value will be false in case
- *  of problems. Note that in any case, coins may be modified. */
-bool DisconnectBlock(const CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, const CBlockIndex* pindex, CCoinsViewCache& coins, bool* pfClean = NULL);
-
 /** Reprocess a number of blocks to try and get on the correct chain again **/
 bool DisconnectBlocks(int blocks);
 void ReprocessBlocks(int nBlocks);
 
-/** Apply the effects of this block (with given index) on the UTXO set represented by coins */
-bool ConnectBlock(const CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, CBlockIndex* pindex, CCoinsViewCache& coins, bool fJustCheck = false);
-
 /** Context-independent validity checks */
 bool CheckBlockHeader(const CBlockHeader& block, CValidationState& state, bool fCheckPOW = true);
 bool CheckBlock(const CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, bool fCheckPOW = true, bool fCheckMerkleRoot = true);