diff --git a/hostapd/config_file.h b/hostapd/config_file.h
index c98bdb683..9ef6ac829 100644
--- a/hostapd/config_file.h
+++ b/hostapd/config_file.h
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 #define CONFIG_FILE_H
 
 struct hostapd_config * hostapd_config_read(const char *fname);
+int hostapd_config_read_rxkh_file(struct hostapd_bss_config *conf,
+				  const char *fname);
 int hostapd_set_iface(struct hostapd_config *conf,
 		      struct hostapd_bss_config *bss, const char *field,
 		      char *value);
diff --git a/hostapd/ctrl_iface.c b/hostapd/ctrl_iface.c
index f2f7f0dbd..2ba9856b4 100644
--- a/hostapd/ctrl_iface.c
+++ b/hostapd/ctrl_iface.c
@@ -1530,7 +1530,7 @@ static int hostapd_ctrl_iface_reload_rxkhs(struct hostapd_data *hapd)
 
 	hostapd_config_clear_rxkhs(conf);
 
-	err = hostapd_config_setup_rxkhs(conf);
+	err = hostapd_config_read_rxkh_file(conf, conf->rxkh_file);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "Reloading RxKHs failed: %d",
 			   err);
diff --git a/src/ap/ap_config.c b/src/ap/ap_config.c
index ebf6828d8..f760e340b 100644
--- a/src/ap/ap_config.c
+++ b/src/ap/ap_config.c
@@ -702,12 +702,6 @@ void hostapd_config_clear_wpa_psk(struct hostapd_wpa_psk **l)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IEEE80211R_AP
 
-int hostapd_config_setup_rxkhs(struct hostapd_bss_config *conf)
-{
-	return hostapd_config_read_rxkh_file(conf, conf->rxkh_file);
-}
-
-
 void hostapd_config_clear_rxkhs(struct hostapd_bss_config *conf)
 {
 	struct ft_remote_r0kh *r0kh, *r0kh_prev;
diff --git a/src/ap/ap_config.h b/src/ap/ap_config.h
index 8c459bd59..de02ddafd 100644
--- a/src/ap/ap_config.h
+++ b/src/ap/ap_config.h
@@ -1350,10 +1350,7 @@ void hostapd_config_free_radius_attr(struct hostapd_radius_attr *attr);
 void hostapd_config_free_eap_user(struct hostapd_eap_user *user);
 void hostapd_config_free_eap_users(struct hostapd_eap_user *user);
 void hostapd_config_clear_wpa_psk(struct hostapd_wpa_psk **p);
-int hostapd_config_read_rxkh_file(struct hostapd_bss_config *conf,
-				  const char *fname);
 void hostapd_config_clear_rxkhs(struct hostapd_bss_config *conf);
-int hostapd_config_setup_rxkhs(struct hostapd_bss_config *conf);
 void hostapd_config_free_bss(struct hostapd_bss_config *conf);
 void hostapd_config_free(struct hostapd_config *conf);
 int hostapd_maclist_found(struct mac_acl_entry *list, int num_entries,