diff --git a/src/ecdsa.h b/src/ecdsa.h
index 4c0a4a89e0b..54ae101b924 100644
--- a/src/ecdsa.h
+++ b/src/ecdsa.h
@@ -17,6 +17,5 @@ static int secp256k1_ecdsa_sig_parse(secp256k1_scalar *r, secp256k1_scalar *s, c
 static int secp256k1_ecdsa_sig_serialize(unsigned char *sig, size_t *size, const secp256k1_scalar *r, const secp256k1_scalar *s);
 static int secp256k1_ecdsa_sig_verify(const secp256k1_ecmult_context *ctx, const secp256k1_scalar* r, const secp256k1_scalar* s, const secp256k1_ge *pubkey, const secp256k1_scalar *message);
 static int secp256k1_ecdsa_sig_sign(const secp256k1_ecmult_gen_context *ctx, secp256k1_scalar* r, secp256k1_scalar* s, const secp256k1_scalar *seckey, const secp256k1_scalar *message, const secp256k1_scalar *nonce, int *recid);
-static int secp256k1_ecdsa_sig_recover(const secp256k1_ecmult_context *ctx, const secp256k1_scalar* r, const secp256k1_scalar* s, secp256k1_ge *pubkey, const secp256k1_scalar *message, int recid);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/ecdsa_impl.h b/src/ecdsa_impl.h
index c0b812cfa17..88f5b323471 100644
--- a/src/ecdsa_impl.h
+++ b/src/ecdsa_impl.h
@@ -253,42 +253,6 @@ static int secp256k1_ecdsa_sig_verify(const secp256k1_ecmult_context *ctx, const
     return 0;
 }
 
-static int secp256k1_ecdsa_sig_recover(const secp256k1_ecmult_context *ctx, const secp256k1_scalar *sigr, const secp256k1_scalar* sigs, secp256k1_ge *pubkey, const secp256k1_scalar *message, int recid) {
-    unsigned char brx[32];
-    secp256k1_fe fx;
-    secp256k1_ge x;
-    secp256k1_gej xj;
-    secp256k1_scalar rn, u1, u2;
-    secp256k1_gej qj;
-    int r;
-
-    if (secp256k1_scalar_is_zero(sigr) || secp256k1_scalar_is_zero(sigs)) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    secp256k1_scalar_get_b32(brx, sigr);
-    r = secp256k1_fe_set_b32(&fx, brx);
-    (void)r;
-    VERIFY_CHECK(r); /* brx comes from a scalar, so is less than the order; certainly less than p */
-    if (recid & 2) {
-        if (secp256k1_fe_cmp_var(&fx, &secp256k1_ecdsa_const_p_minus_order) >= 0) {
-            return 0;
-        }
-        secp256k1_fe_add(&fx, &secp256k1_ecdsa_const_order_as_fe);
-    }
-    if (!secp256k1_ge_set_xo_var(&x, &fx, recid & 1)) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-    secp256k1_gej_set_ge(&xj, &x);
-    secp256k1_scalar_inverse_var(&rn, sigr);
-    secp256k1_scalar_mul(&u1, &rn, message);
-    secp256k1_scalar_negate(&u1, &u1);
-    secp256k1_scalar_mul(&u2, &rn, sigs);
-    secp256k1_ecmult(ctx, &qj, &xj, &u2, &u1);
-    secp256k1_ge_set_gej_var(pubkey, &qj);
-    return !secp256k1_gej_is_infinity(&qj);
-}
-
 static int secp256k1_ecdsa_sig_sign(const secp256k1_ecmult_gen_context *ctx, secp256k1_scalar *sigr, secp256k1_scalar *sigs, const secp256k1_scalar *seckey, const secp256k1_scalar *message, const secp256k1_scalar *nonce, int *recid) {
     unsigned char b[32];
     secp256k1_gej rp;
diff --git a/src/modules/recovery/main_impl.h b/src/modules/recovery/main_impl.h
index eec57b6bfb7..ec42f4bb6cd 100644
--- a/src/modules/recovery/main_impl.h
+++ b/src/modules/recovery/main_impl.h
@@ -84,6 +84,42 @@ int secp256k1_ecdsa_recoverable_signature_convert(const secp256k1_context* ctx,
     return 1;
 }
 
+static int secp256k1_ecdsa_sig_recover(const secp256k1_ecmult_context *ctx, const secp256k1_scalar *sigr, const secp256k1_scalar* sigs, secp256k1_ge *pubkey, const secp256k1_scalar *message, int recid) {
+    unsigned char brx[32];
+    secp256k1_fe fx;
+    secp256k1_ge x;
+    secp256k1_gej xj;
+    secp256k1_scalar rn, u1, u2;
+    secp256k1_gej qj;
+    int r;
+
+    if (secp256k1_scalar_is_zero(sigr) || secp256k1_scalar_is_zero(sigs)) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    secp256k1_scalar_get_b32(brx, sigr);
+    r = secp256k1_fe_set_b32(&fx, brx);
+    (void)r;
+    VERIFY_CHECK(r); /* brx comes from a scalar, so is less than the order; certainly less than p */
+    if (recid & 2) {
+        if (secp256k1_fe_cmp_var(&fx, &secp256k1_ecdsa_const_p_minus_order) >= 0) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+        secp256k1_fe_add(&fx, &secp256k1_ecdsa_const_order_as_fe);
+    }
+    if (!secp256k1_ge_set_xo_var(&x, &fx, recid & 1)) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    secp256k1_gej_set_ge(&xj, &x);
+    secp256k1_scalar_inverse_var(&rn, sigr);
+    secp256k1_scalar_mul(&u1, &rn, message);
+    secp256k1_scalar_negate(&u1, &u1);
+    secp256k1_scalar_mul(&u2, &rn, sigs);
+    secp256k1_ecmult(ctx, &qj, &xj, &u2, &u1);
+    secp256k1_ge_set_gej_var(pubkey, &qj);
+    return !secp256k1_gej_is_infinity(&qj);
+}
+
 int secp256k1_ecdsa_sign_recoverable(const secp256k1_context* ctx, secp256k1_ecdsa_recoverable_signature *signature, const unsigned char *msg32, const unsigned char *seckey, secp256k1_nonce_function noncefp, const void* noncedata) {
     secp256k1_scalar r, s;
     secp256k1_scalar sec, non, msg;