diff --git a/libtransmission/net.c b/libtransmission/net.c
index 5b9d5205c..2b5ea0e49 100644
--- a/libtransmission/net.c
+++ b/libtransmission/net.c
@@ -118,12 +118,12 @@ createSocket( int type, int priority )
     return makeSocketNonBlocking( tr_fdSocketCreate( type, priority ) );
 }
 
-static int
-tr_netOpen( const struct in_addr * addr, tr_port_t port,
-            int type, int priority )
+int
+tr_netOpenTCP( const struct in_addr * addr, tr_port_t port, int priority )
 {
     int s;
     struct sockaddr_in sock;
+    const int type = SOCK_STREAM;
 
     if( ( s = createSocket( type, priority ) ) < 0 )
     {
@@ -151,18 +151,13 @@ tr_netOpen( const struct in_addr * addr, tr_port_t port,
 
     return s;
 }
-  
-int
-tr_netOpenTCP( const struct in_addr * addr, tr_port_t port, int priority )
-{
-    return tr_netOpen( addr, port, SOCK_STREAM, priority );
-}
 
-static int
-tr_netBind( int port, int type )
+int
+tr_netBindTCP( int port )
 {
     int s;
     struct sockaddr_in sock;
+    const int type = SOCK_STREAM;
 #if defined( SO_REUSEADDR ) || defined( SO_REUSEPORT )
     int optval;
 #endif
@@ -192,12 +187,6 @@ tr_netBind( int port, int type )
     return s;
 }
 
-int
-tr_netBindTCP( int port )
-{
-    return tr_netBind( port, SOCK_STREAM );
-}
-
 int
 tr_netAccept( int b, struct in_addr * addr, tr_port_t * port )
 {