diff --git a/include/qemu/object.h b/include/qemu/object.h
index 5ddcb4a..ed1f47f 100644
--- a/include/qemu/object.h
+++ b/include/qemu/object.h
@@ -505,15 +505,6 @@
 void object_initialize(void *obj, const char *typename);
 
 /**
- * object_finalize:
- * @obj: The object to finalize.
- *
- * This function destroys and object without freeing the memory associated with
- * it.
- */
-void object_finalize(void *obj);
-
-/**
  * object_dynamic_cast:
  * @obj: The object to cast.
  * @typename: The @typename to cast to.
diff --git a/qom/object.c b/qom/object.c
index 3b50255..0739aa2 100644
--- a/qom/object.c
+++ b/qom/object.c
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@
     }
 }
 
-void object_finalize(void *data)
+static void object_finalize(void *data)
 {
     Object *obj = data;
     TypeImpl *ti = obj->class->type;