diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/transaction/transaction_management.c b/src/backend/distributed/transaction/transaction_management.c
index e0c385102..e28dee516 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/transaction/transaction_management.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/transaction/transaction_management.c
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ int FunctionCallLevel = 0;
 
 
 /* transaction management functions */
+static void BeginCoordinatedTransaction(void);
 static void CoordinatedTransactionCallback(XactEvent event, void *arg);
 static void CoordinatedSubTransactionCallback(SubXactEvent event, SubTransactionId subId,
 											  SubTransactionId parentSubid, void *arg);
@@ -78,25 +79,6 @@ static void PopSubXact(SubTransactionId subId);
 static void SwallowErrors(void (*func)());
 
 
-/*
- * BeginCoordinatedTransaction begins a coordinated transaction. No
- * pre-existing coordinated transaction may be in progress.
- */
-void
-BeginCoordinatedTransaction(void)
-{
-	if (CurrentCoordinatedTransactionState != COORD_TRANS_NONE &&
-		CurrentCoordinatedTransactionState != COORD_TRANS_IDLE)
-	{
-		ereport(ERROR, (errmsg("starting transaction in wrong state")));
-	}
-
-	CurrentCoordinatedTransactionState = COORD_TRANS_STARTED;
-
-	AssignDistributedTransactionId();
-}
-
-
 /*
  * BeginOrContinueCoordinatedTransaction starts a coordinated transaction,
  * unless one already is in progress.
@@ -156,6 +138,25 @@ InitializeTransactionManagement(void)
 }
 
 
+/*
+ * BeginCoordinatedTransaction begins a coordinated transaction. No
+ * pre-existing coordinated transaction may be in progress./
+ */
+static void
+BeginCoordinatedTransaction(void)
+{
+	if (CurrentCoordinatedTransactionState != COORD_TRANS_NONE &&
+		CurrentCoordinatedTransactionState != COORD_TRANS_IDLE)
+	{
+		ereport(ERROR, (errmsg("starting transaction in wrong state")));
+	}
+
+	CurrentCoordinatedTransactionState = COORD_TRANS_STARTED;
+
+	AssignDistributedTransactionId();
+}
+
+
 /*
  * Transaction management callback, handling coordinated transaction, and
  * transaction independent connection management.
diff --git a/src/include/distributed/transaction_management.h b/src/include/distributed/transaction_management.h
index f5da6f23c..96e49f4a3 100644
--- a/src/include/distributed/transaction_management.h
+++ b/src/include/distributed/transaction_management.h
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ extern int FunctionCallLevel;
 /*
  * Coordinated transaction management.
  */
-extern void BeginCoordinatedTransaction(void);
 extern void BeginOrContinueCoordinatedTransaction(void);
 extern bool InCoordinatedTransaction(void);
 extern void CoordinatedTransactionUse2PC(void);