diff --git a/src/txmempool.h b/src/txmempool.h
index ee4f269fac..aba161acd9 100644
--- a/src/txmempool.h
+++ b/src/txmempool.h
@@ -510,15 +510,6 @@ public:
      * don't actually exist in the mempool, returns an empty vector. */
     std::vector<txiter> GetIterVec(const std::vector<uint256>& txids) const EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(cs);
 
-    /** Remove a set of transactions from the mempool.
-     *  If a transaction is in this set, then all in-mempool descendants must
-     *  also be in the set, unless this transaction is being removed for being
-     *  in a block.
-     *  Set updateDescendants to true when removing a tx that was in a block, so
-     *  that any in-mempool descendants have their ancestor state updated.
-     */
-    void RemoveStaged(setEntries& stage, bool updateDescendants, MemPoolRemovalReason reason) EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(cs);
-
     /** UpdateTransactionsFromBlock is called when adding transactions from a
      * disconnected block back to the mempool, new mempool entries may have
      * children in the mempool (which is generally not the case when otherwise
@@ -738,6 +729,15 @@ public:
     std::optional<std::string> CheckConflictTopology(const setEntries& direct_conflicts);
 
 private:
+    /** Remove a set of transactions from the mempool.
+     *  If a transaction is in this set, then all in-mempool descendants must
+     *  also be in the set, unless this transaction is being removed for being
+     *  in a block.
+     *  Set updateDescendants to true when removing a tx that was in a block, so
+     *  that any in-mempool descendants have their ancestor state updated.
+     */
+    void RemoveStaged(setEntries& stage, bool updateDescendants, MemPoolRemovalReason reason) EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(cs);
+
     /** UpdateForDescendants is used by UpdateTransactionsFromBlock to update
      *  the descendants for a single transaction that has been added to the
      *  mempool but may have child transactions in the mempool, eg during a