diff --git a/src/server/stanza.c b/src/server/stanza.c
index bc65212..564212a 100644
--- a/src/server/stanza.c
+++ b/src/server/stanza.c
@@ -258,6 +258,30 @@ stanza_get_query_request(XMPPStanza *stanza)
     return xmlns;
 }
 
+static void
+_attrs_free(XMPPAttr *attr)
+{
+    if (attr) {
+        free(attr->name);
+        free(attr->value);
+        free(attr);
+    }
+}
+
+void
+stanza_free(XMPPStanza *stanza)
+{
+    if (stanza) {
+        free(stanza->name);
+        if (stanza->content) {
+            g_string_free(stanza->content, TRUE);
+        }
+        g_list_free_full(stanza->attrs, (GDestroyNotify)_attrs_free);
+        g_list_free_full(stanza->children, (GDestroyNotify)stanza_free);
+        free(stanza);
+    }
+}
+
 static void
 start_element(void *data, const char *element, const char **attributes)
 {
diff --git a/src/server/stanza.h b/src/server/stanza.h
index e547b4f..34c9306 100644
--- a/src/server/stanza.h
+++ b/src/server/stanza.h
@@ -48,5 +48,6 @@ const char* stanza_get_id(XMPPStanza *stanza);
 void stanza_set_id(XMPPStanza *stanza, const char *id);
 const char* stanza_get_attr(XMPPStanza *stanza, const char *name);
 const char *stanza_get_query_request(XMPPStanza *stanza);
+void stanza_free(XMPPStanza *stanza);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/server/stanzas.c b/src/server/stanzas.c
index 5cf3e49..04bc5c9 100644
--- a/src/server/stanzas.c
+++ b/src/server/stanzas.c
@@ -197,30 +197,6 @@ stanza_verify_last(XMPPStanza *stanza)
     }
 }
 
-static void
-_attrs_free(XMPPAttr *attr)
-{
-    if (attr) {
-        free(attr->name);
-        free(attr->value);
-        free(attr);
-    }
-}
-
-void
-stanza_free(XMPPStanza *stanza)
-{
-    if (stanza) {
-        free(stanza->name);
-        if (stanza->content) {
-            g_string_free(stanza->content, TRUE);
-        }
-        g_list_free_full(stanza->attrs, (GDestroyNotify)_attrs_free);
-        g_list_free_full(stanza->children, (GDestroyNotify)stanza_free);
-        free(stanza);
-    }
-}
-
 void
 stanza_free_all(void)
 {
diff --git a/src/server/stanzas.h b/src/server/stanzas.h
index 1391a30..1b37354 100644
--- a/src/server/stanzas.h
+++ b/src/server/stanzas.h
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ int stanza_verify_last(XMPPStanza *stanza);
 
 int stanzas_contains_id(char *id);
 
-void stanza_free(XMPPStanza *stanza);
 void stanza_free_all(void);
 
 #endif