diff --git a/execute.c b/execute.c
index 805768a..b7b216a 100644
--- a/execute.c
+++ b/execute.c
@@ -14,6 +14,32 @@
 int gasave = 256 ;		/* global ASAVE size            */
 int gacount = 256 ;		/* count until next ASAVE       */
 
+
+/* insert a # into the text here...we are in CMODE */
+static int inspound( void) {
+/* if we are at the beginning of the line, no go */
+	if( curwp->w_doto != 0) {
+		int i ;
+
+	/* scan to see if all space before this is white space */
+		for( i = curwp->w_doto - 1 ; i >= 0 ; i -= 1) {
+			int ch ;	/* last character before input */
+
+			ch = lgetc( curwp->w_dotp, i) ;
+			if( ch != ' ' && ch != '\t')
+				break ;
+		}
+
+	/* delete back first */
+		if( i < 0)
+			while( getccol( FALSE) >= 1)
+				backdel( FALSE, 1) ;
+	}
+
+/* and insert the required pound */
+	return linsert( 1, '#') ;
+}
+
 /*
  * This is the general command execution routine. It handles the fake binding
  * of all the keys to "self-insert". It also clears out the "thisflag" word,
diff --git a/random.c b/random.c
index 1f178d7..f1d3709 100644
--- a/random.c
+++ b/random.c
@@ -704,30 +704,6 @@ int insbrace(int n, int c)
 }
 #endif
 
-int inspound(void)
-{				/* insert a # into the text here...we are in CMODE */
-	int ch;	/* last character before input */
-	int i;
-
-	/* if we are at the beginning of the line, no go */
-	if (curwp->w_doto == 0)
-		return linsert(1, '#');
-
-	/* scan to see if all space before this is white space */
-	for (i = curwp->w_doto - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
-		ch = lgetc(curwp->w_dotp, i);
-		if (ch != ' ' && ch != '\t')
-			return linsert(1, '#');
-	}
-
-	/* delete back first */
-	while (getccol(FALSE) >= 1)
-		backdel(FALSE, 1);
-
-	/* and insert the required pound */
-	return linsert(1, '#');
-}
-
 /*
  * Delete blank lines around dot. What this command does depends if dot is
  * sitting on a blank line. If dot is sitting on a blank line, this command
diff --git a/random.h b/random.h
index a5e1899..85fa73a 100644
--- a/random.h
+++ b/random.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ int trim( int f, int n) ;
 int openline( int f, int n) ;
 int insert_newline( int f, int n) ;
 int insbrace( int n, int c) ;
-int inspound( void) ;
 int deblank( int f, int n) ;
 int indent( int f, int n) ;
 int forwdel( int f, int n) ;