diff --git a/src/server/stanza.c b/src/server/stanza.c
index 4a283a2..c24c1e6 100644
--- a/src/server/stanza.c
+++ b/src/server/stanza.c
@@ -111,6 +111,39 @@ stanza_add_child(XMPPStanza *parent, XMPPStanza *child)
     parent->children = g_list_append(parent->children, child);
 }
 
+XMPPStanza*
+stanza_get_child_by_ns(XMPPStanza *stanza, char *ns)
+{
+    if (!stanza) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (!stanza->children) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    GList *curr_child = stanza->children;
+    while (curr_child) {
+        XMPPStanza *child = curr_child->data;
+        if (!child->attrs) {
+            return NULL;
+        }
+        GList *curr_attr = child->attrs;
+        while (curr_attr) {
+            XMPPAttr *attr = curr_attr->data;
+            if ((g_strcmp0(attr->name, "xmlns") == 0) && (g_strcmp0(attr->value, ns) == 0)) {
+                return child;
+            }
+
+            curr_attr = g_list_next(curr_attr);
+        }
+
+        curr_child = g_list_next(curr_child);
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
 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 432a08c..29e2817 100644
--- a/src/server/stanza.h
+++ b/src/server/stanza.h
@@ -42,5 +42,6 @@ XMPPStanza* stanza_new(const char *name, const char **attributes);
 XMPPStanza* parse_stanza(char *stanza_text);
 char* stanza_to_string(XMPPStanza *stanza);
 void stanza_add_child(XMPPStanza *parent, XMPPStanza *child);
+XMPPStanza* stanza_get_child_by_ns(XMPPStanza *stanza, char *ns);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/server/stanzas.c b/src/server/stanzas.c
index eb0efc7..40ad6ff 100644
--- a/src/server/stanzas.c
+++ b/src/server/stanzas.c
@@ -62,39 +62,6 @@ stanza_add(XMPPStanza *stanza)
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&stanzas_lock);
 }
 
-XMPPStanza*
-stanza_get_child_by_ns(XMPPStanza *stanza, char *ns)
-{
-    if (!stanza) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    if (!stanza->children) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    GList *curr_child = stanza->children;
-    while (curr_child) {
-        XMPPStanza *child = curr_child->data;
-        if (!child->attrs) {
-            return NULL;
-        }
-        GList *curr_attr = child->attrs;
-        while (curr_attr) {
-            XMPPAttr *attr = curr_attr->data;
-            if ((g_strcmp0(attr->name, "xmlns") == 0) && (g_strcmp0(attr->value, ns) == 0)) {
-                return child;
-            }
-
-            curr_attr = g_list_next(curr_attr);
-        }
-
-        curr_child = g_list_next(curr_child);
-    }
-
-    return NULL;
-}
-
 XMPPStanza*
 stanza_get_child_by_name(XMPPStanza *stanza, char *name)
 {
diff --git a/src/server/stanzas.h b/src/server/stanzas.h
index fd87509..c963335 100644
--- a/src/server/stanzas.h
+++ b/src/server/stanzas.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ const char* stanza_get_id(XMPPStanza *stanza);
 void stanza_set_id(XMPPStanza *stanza, const char *id);
 const char *stanza_get_query_request(XMPPStanza *stanza);
 
-XMPPStanza* stanza_get_child_by_ns(XMPPStanza *stanza, char *ns);
 XMPPStanza* stanza_get_child_by_name(XMPPStanza *stanza, char *name);
 
 int stanza_verify_any(XMPPStanza *stanza);