diff --git a/include/libweston/libweston.h b/include/libweston/libweston.h
index 5be8ef05..62f5ad66 100644
--- a/include/libweston/libweston.h
+++ b/include/libweston/libweston.h
@@ -2013,6 +2013,9 @@ weston_output_init(struct weston_output *output,
 		   struct weston_compositor *compositor,
 		   const char *name);
 
+void
+weston_output_move(struct weston_output *output, int x, int y);
+
 int
 weston_output_enable(struct weston_output *output);
 
diff --git a/libweston/backend.h b/libweston/backend.h
index 4d5a64ff..baf67073 100644
--- a/libweston/backend.h
+++ b/libweston/backend.h
@@ -135,9 +135,6 @@ weston_output_init(struct weston_output *output,
 void
 weston_output_damage(struct weston_output *output);
 
-void
-weston_output_move(struct weston_output *output, int x, int y);
-
 void
 weston_output_release(struct weston_output *output);