diff --git a/src/config/accounts.c b/src/config/accounts.c
index 6549819b..c494564d 100644
--- a/src/config/accounts.c
+++ b/src/config/accounts.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ static gchar *string_keys[] = {"jid", "server", "resource", "presence.last", "pr
 
 static void _fix_legacy_accounts(const char * const account_name);
 static void _save_accounts(void);
+static gchar * _get_accounts_file(void);
 
 void
 accounts_load(void)
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ accounts_load(void)
     log_info("Loading accounts");
     all_ac = autocomplete_new();
     enabled_ac = autocomplete_new();
-    accounts_loc = files_get_accounts_file();
+    accounts_loc = _get_accounts_file();
 
     accounts = g_key_file_new();
     g_key_file_load_from_file(accounts, accounts_loc, G_KEY_FILE_KEEP_COMMENTS,
@@ -530,3 +531,17 @@ _save_accounts(void)
     char *g_accounts_data = g_key_file_to_data(accounts, &g_data_size, NULL);
     g_file_set_contents(accounts_loc, g_accounts_data, g_data_size, NULL);
 }
+
+static gchar *
+_get_accounts_file(void)
+{
+    gchar *xdg_data = xdg_get_data_home();
+    GString *logfile = g_string_new(xdg_data);
+    g_string_append(logfile, "/profanity/accounts");
+    gchar *result = strdup(logfile->str);
+    g_free(xdg_data);
+    g_string_free(logfile, TRUE);
+
+    return result;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/files.c b/src/files.c
index 988baa36..671ba309 100644
--- a/src/files.c
+++ b/src/files.c
@@ -45,19 +45,6 @@ files_create_directories(void)
     _files_create_themes_directory();
 }
 
-gchar *
-files_get_accounts_file(void)
-{
-    gchar *xdg_data = xdg_get_data_home();
-    GString *logfile = g_string_new(xdg_data);
-    g_string_append(logfile, "/profanity/accounts");
-    gchar *result = strdup(logfile->str);
-    g_free(xdg_data);
-    g_string_free(logfile, TRUE);
-
-    return result;
-}
-
 gchar *
 files_get_themes_dir(void)
 {
diff --git a/src/files.h b/src/files.h
index fc33f208..735473aa 100644
--- a/src/files.h
+++ b/src/files.h
@@ -25,6 +25,5 @@
 
 void files_create_directories(void);
 gchar* files_get_themes_dir(void);
-gchar* files_get_accounts_file(void);
 
 #endif