diff --git a/gtk/gtkwidget.c b/gtk/gtkwidget.c
index 5f1a1c5577..98f95289b2 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkwidget.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkwidget.c
@@ -619,6 +619,8 @@ static void             gtk_widget_real_get_width_for_height    (GtkWidget
                                                                  gint             *minimum_width,
                                                                  gint             *natural_width);
 static const GtkWidgetAuxInfo* _gtk_widget_get_aux_info_or_defaults (GtkWidget *widget);
+static GtkWidgetAuxInfo* gtk_widget_get_aux_info                (GtkWidget        *widget,
+                                                                 gboolean          create);
 static void		gtk_widget_aux_info_destroy		(GtkWidgetAuxInfo *aux_info);
 static AtkObject*	gtk_widget_real_get_accessible		(GtkWidget	  *widget);
 static void		gtk_widget_accessible_interface_init	(AtkImplementorIface *iface);
@@ -3460,7 +3462,7 @@ gtk_widget_get_property (GObject         *object,
       break;
     case PROP_MARGIN:
       {
-        GtkWidgetAuxInfo *aux_info = _gtk_widget_get_aux_info (widget, FALSE);
+        GtkWidgetAuxInfo *aux_info = gtk_widget_get_aux_info (widget, FALSE);
         if (aux_info == NULL)
           {
             g_value_set_int (value, 0);
@@ -9644,7 +9646,7 @@ gtk_widget_set_usize_internal (GtkWidget          *widget,
 
   g_object_freeze_notify (G_OBJECT (widget));
 
-  aux_info = _gtk_widget_get_aux_info (widget, TRUE);
+  aux_info = gtk_widget_get_aux_info (widget, TRUE);
 
   if (width > -2 && aux_info->width != width)
     {
@@ -10631,7 +10633,7 @@ gtk_widget_finalize (GObject *object)
 
   g_free (priv->name);
 
-  aux_info =_gtk_widget_get_aux_info (widget, FALSE);
+  aux_info = gtk_widget_get_aux_info (widget, FALSE);
   if (aux_info)
     gtk_widget_aux_info_destroy (aux_info);
 
@@ -11293,7 +11295,7 @@ static const GtkWidgetAuxInfo default_aux_info = {
 };
 
 /*
- * _gtk_widget_get_aux_info:
+ * gtk_widget_get_aux_info:
  * @widget: a #GtkWidget
  * @create: if %TRUE, create the structure if it doesn't exist
  *
@@ -11302,9 +11304,9 @@ static const GtkWidgetAuxInfo default_aux_info = {
  * Return value: the #GtkAuxInfo structure for the widget, or
  *    %NULL if @create is %FALSE and one doesn't already exist.
  */
-GtkWidgetAuxInfo*
-_gtk_widget_get_aux_info (GtkWidget *widget,
-			  gboolean   create)
+static GtkWidgetAuxInfo *
+gtk_widget_get_aux_info (GtkWidget *widget,
+			 gboolean   create)
 {
   GtkWidgetAuxInfo *aux_info;
 
@@ -11326,7 +11328,7 @@ _gtk_widget_get_aux_info_or_defaults (GtkWidget *widget)
 {
   GtkWidgetAuxInfo *aux_info;
 
-  aux_info = _gtk_widget_get_aux_info (widget, FALSE);
+  aux_info = gtk_widget_get_aux_info (widget, FALSE);
   if (aux_info == NULL)
     {
       return &default_aux_info;
@@ -13057,7 +13059,7 @@ gtk_widget_set_halign (GtkWidget *widget,
 
   g_return_if_fail (GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget));
 
-  aux_info = _gtk_widget_get_aux_info (widget, TRUE);
+  aux_info = gtk_widget_get_aux_info (widget, TRUE);
 
   if (aux_info->halign == align)
     return;
@@ -13098,7 +13100,7 @@ gtk_widget_set_valign (GtkWidget *widget,
 
   g_return_if_fail (GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget));
 
-  aux_info = _gtk_widget_get_aux_info (widget, TRUE);
+  aux_info = gtk_widget_get_aux_info (widget, TRUE);
 
   if (aux_info->valign == align)
     return;
@@ -13145,7 +13147,7 @@ gtk_widget_set_margin_left (GtkWidget *widget,
   g_return_if_fail (GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget));
   g_return_if_fail (margin <= G_MAXINT16);
 
-  aux_info = _gtk_widget_get_aux_info (widget, TRUE);
+  aux_info = gtk_widget_get_aux_info (widget, TRUE);
 
   if (aux_info->margin.left == margin)
     return;
@@ -13192,7 +13194,7 @@ gtk_widget_set_margin_right (GtkWidget *widget,
   g_return_if_fail (GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget));
   g_return_if_fail (margin <= G_MAXINT16);
 
-  aux_info = _gtk_widget_get_aux_info (widget, TRUE);
+  aux_info = gtk_widget_get_aux_info (widget, TRUE);
 
   if (aux_info->margin.right == margin)
     return;
@@ -13239,7 +13241,7 @@ gtk_widget_set_margin_top (GtkWidget *widget,
   g_return_if_fail (GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget));
   g_return_if_fail (margin <= G_MAXINT16);
 
-  aux_info = _gtk_widget_get_aux_info (widget, TRUE);
+  aux_info = gtk_widget_get_aux_info (widget, TRUE);
 
   if (aux_info->margin.top == margin)
     return;
@@ -13286,7 +13288,7 @@ gtk_widget_set_margin_bottom (GtkWidget *widget,
   g_return_if_fail (GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget));
   g_return_if_fail (margin <= G_MAXINT16);
 
-  aux_info = _gtk_widget_get_aux_info (widget, TRUE);
+  aux_info = gtk_widget_get_aux_info (widget, TRUE);
 
   if (aux_info->margin.bottom == margin)
     return;
diff --git a/gtk/gtkwidget.h b/gtk/gtkwidget.h
index 9c1dec9e71..078de3e8fc 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkwidget.h
+++ b/gtk/gtkwidget.h
@@ -953,8 +953,6 @@ void              _gtk_widget_set_is_toplevel             (GtkWidget    *widget,
 void              _gtk_widget_grab_notify                 (GtkWidget    *widget,
 						           gboolean	was_grabbed);
 
-GtkWidgetAuxInfo *_gtk_widget_get_aux_info                (GtkWidget    *widget,
-							   gboolean      create);
 void              _gtk_widget_propagate_hierarchy_changed (GtkWidget    *widget,
 							   GtkWidget    *previous_toplevel);
 void              _gtk_widget_propagate_screen_changed    (GtkWidget    *widget,