diff --git a/Include/cpython/object.h b/Include/cpython/object.h
index 304cfbfc37d..ae3920d4508 100644
--- a/Include/cpython/object.h
+++ b/Include/cpython/object.h
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(void) _Py_NewReference(PyObject *op);
 PyAPI_FUNC(void) _Py_ForgetReference(PyObject *);
 #endif
 
-/* Update the Python traceback of an object. This function must be called
-   when a memory block is reused from a free list. */
-PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyTraceMalloc_NewReference(PyObject *op);
-
 #ifdef Py_REF_DEBUG
 PyAPI_FUNC(Py_ssize_t) _Py_GetRefTotal(void);
 #endif
diff --git a/Include/internal/pycore_object.h b/Include/internal/pycore_object.h
index 14444a70ceb..9740717b8a3 100644
--- a/Include/internal/pycore_object.h
+++ b/Include/internal/pycore_object.h
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ extern "C" {
 PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyType_CheckConsistency(PyTypeObject *type);
 PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyDict_CheckConsistency(PyObject *mp, int check_content);
 
+/* Update the Python traceback of an object. This function must be called
+   when a memory block is reused from a free list.
+
+   Internal function called by _Py_NewReference(). */
+extern int _PyTraceMalloc_NewReference(PyObject *op);
+
 // Fast inlined version of PyType_HasFeature()
 static inline int
 _PyType_HasFeature(PyTypeObject *type, unsigned long feature) {