diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/operations/isolate_shards.c b/src/backend/distributed/operations/isolate_shards.c
index 5e4681fc5..ff01a5ac6 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/operations/isolate_shards.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/operations/isolate_shards.c
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ static ShardInterval * CreateSplitOffShardFromTemplate(ShardInterval *shardTempl
 													   Oid relationId);
 static List * SplitOffCommandList(ShardInterval *sourceShard,
 								  ShardInterval *splitOffShard);
+static void ExecuteCommandListOnPlacements(List *commandList, List *placementList);
 static void InsertSplitOffShardMetadata(List *splitOffShardList,
 										List *sourcePlacementList);
 static void CreateForeignConstraints(List *splitOffShardList, List *sourcePlacementList);
@@ -551,6 +552,95 @@ SplitOffCommandList(ShardInterval *sourceShard, ShardInterval *splitOffShard)
 }
 
 
+/*
+ * ExecuteCommandListOnPlacements runs the given command list on the nodes of
+ * the given shard placement list. First, it creates connections. Then it sends
+ * commands one by one. For every command, first it send the command to all
+ * connections and then checks the results. This helps to run long running
+ * commands in parallel. Finally, it sends commit messages to all connections
+ * and close them.
+ */
+void
+ExecuteCommandListOnPlacements(List *commandList, List *placementList)
+{
+	List *workerConnectionList = NIL;
+	ListCell *workerConnectionCell = NULL;
+	ListCell *shardPlacementCell = NULL;
+	ListCell *commandCell = NULL;
+
+	/* create connections and start transactions */
+	foreach(shardPlacementCell, placementList)
+	{
+		ShardPlacement *shardPlacement = (ShardPlacement *) lfirst(shardPlacementCell);
+		char *nodeName = shardPlacement->nodeName;
+		int32 nodePort = shardPlacement->nodePort;
+
+		int connectionFlags = FORCE_NEW_CONNECTION;
+		char *currentUser = CurrentUserName();
+
+		/* create a new connection */
+		MultiConnection *workerConnection = GetNodeUserDatabaseConnection(connectionFlags,
+																		  nodeName,
+																		  nodePort,
+																		  currentUser,
+																		  NULL);
+
+		/* mark connection as critical ans start transaction */
+		MarkRemoteTransactionCritical(workerConnection);
+		RemoteTransactionBegin(workerConnection);
+
+		/* add connection to the list */
+		workerConnectionList = lappend(workerConnectionList, workerConnection);
+	}
+
+	/* send and check results for every command one by one */
+	foreach(commandCell, commandList)
+	{
+		char *command = lfirst(commandCell);
+
+		/* first only send the command */
+		foreach(workerConnectionCell, workerConnectionList)
+		{
+			MultiConnection *workerConnection =
+				(MultiConnection *) lfirst(workerConnectionCell);
+
+			int querySent = SendRemoteCommand(workerConnection, command);
+			if (querySent == 0)
+			{
+				ReportConnectionError(workerConnection, ERROR);
+			}
+		}
+
+		/* then check the result separately to run long running commands in parallel */
+		foreach(workerConnectionCell, workerConnectionList)
+		{
+			MultiConnection *workerConnection =
+				(MultiConnection *) lfirst(workerConnectionCell);
+			bool raiseInterrupts = true;
+
+			PGresult *result = GetRemoteCommandResult(workerConnection, raiseInterrupts);
+			if (!IsResponseOK(result))
+			{
+				ReportResultError(workerConnection, result, ERROR);
+			}
+
+			PQclear(result);
+			ForgetResults(workerConnection);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* finally commit each transaction and close connections */
+	foreach(workerConnectionCell, workerConnectionList)
+	{
+		MultiConnection *workerConnection =
+			(MultiConnection *) lfirst(workerConnectionCell);
+
+		RemoteTransactionCommit(workerConnection);
+		CloseConnection(workerConnection);
+	}
+}
+
+
 /*
  * InsertSplitOffShardMetadata inserts new shard and shard placement data into
  * catolog tables both the coordinator and mx nodes.
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/operations/shard_split.c b/src/backend/distributed/operations/shard_split.c
index 7cd5d12af..69eb20bcf 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/operations/shard_split.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/operations/shard_split.c
@@ -823,92 +823,3 @@ DropShardList(List *shardIntervalList)
 		DeleteShardRow(oldShardId);
 	}
 }
-
-
-/*
- * ExecuteCommandListOnPlacements runs the given command list on the nodes of
- * the given shard placement list. First, it creates connections. Then it sends
- * commands one by one. For every command, first it send the command to all
- * connections and then checks the results. This helps to run long running
- * commands in parallel. Finally, it sends commit messages to all connections
- * and close them.
- */
-void
-ExecuteCommandListOnPlacements(List *commandList, List *placementList)
-{
-	List *workerConnectionList = NIL;
-	ListCell *workerConnectionCell = NULL;
-	ListCell *shardPlacementCell = NULL;
-	ListCell *commandCell = NULL;
-
-	/* create connections and start transactions */
-	foreach(shardPlacementCell, placementList)
-	{
-		ShardPlacement *shardPlacement = (ShardPlacement *) lfirst(shardPlacementCell);
-		char *nodeName = shardPlacement->nodeName;
-		int32 nodePort = shardPlacement->nodePort;
-
-		int connectionFlags = FORCE_NEW_CONNECTION;
-		char *currentUser = CurrentUserName();
-
-		/* create a new connection */
-		MultiConnection *workerConnection = GetNodeUserDatabaseConnection(connectionFlags,
-																		  nodeName,
-																		  nodePort,
-																		  currentUser,
-																		  NULL);
-
-		/* mark connection as critical ans start transaction */
-		MarkRemoteTransactionCritical(workerConnection);
-		RemoteTransactionBegin(workerConnection);
-
-		/* add connection to the list */
-		workerConnectionList = lappend(workerConnectionList, workerConnection);
-	}
-
-	/* send and check results for every command one by one */
-	foreach(commandCell, commandList)
-	{
-		char *command = lfirst(commandCell);
-
-		/* first only send the command */
-		foreach(workerConnectionCell, workerConnectionList)
-		{
-			MultiConnection *workerConnection =
-				(MultiConnection *) lfirst(workerConnectionCell);
-
-			int querySent = SendRemoteCommand(workerConnection, command);
-			if (querySent == 0)
-			{
-				ReportConnectionError(workerConnection, ERROR);
-			}
-		}
-
-		/* then check the result separately to run long running commands in parallel */
-		foreach(workerConnectionCell, workerConnectionList)
-		{
-			MultiConnection *workerConnection =
-				(MultiConnection *) lfirst(workerConnectionCell);
-			bool raiseInterrupts = true;
-
-			PGresult *result = GetRemoteCommandResult(workerConnection, raiseInterrupts);
-			if (!IsResponseOK(result))
-			{
-				ReportResultError(workerConnection, result, ERROR);
-			}
-
-			PQclear(result);
-			ForgetResults(workerConnection);
-		}
-	}
-
-	/* finally commit each transaction and close connections */
-	foreach(workerConnectionCell, workerConnectionList)
-	{
-		MultiConnection *workerConnection =
-			(MultiConnection *) lfirst(workerConnectionCell);
-
-		RemoteTransactionCommit(workerConnection);
-		CloseConnection(workerConnection);
-	}
-}
diff --git a/src/include/distributed/shard_split.h b/src/include/distributed/shard_split.h
index cccd5efe9..790e3d612 100644
--- a/src/include/distributed/shard_split.h
+++ b/src/include/distributed/shard_split.h
@@ -42,6 +42,5 @@ extern void SplitShard(SplitMode splitMode,
 extern void ErrorIfCannotSplitShard(SplitOperation splitOperation,
 									ShardInterval *sourceShard);
 extern void DropShardList(List *shardIntervalList);
-extern void ExecuteCommandListOnPlacements(List *commandList, List *placementList);
 
 #endif /* SHARDSPLIT_H_ */