diff --git a/src/nm-manager.c b/src/nm-manager.c
index 4950c98f86..0c1201cee2 100644
--- a/src/nm-manager.c
+++ b/src/nm-manager.c
@@ -1977,6 +1977,21 @@ platform_link_cb (NMPlatform *platform,
 	 }
 }
 
+static void
+platform_query_devices (NMManager *self)
+{
+	GArray *links_array;
+	NMPlatformLink *links;
+	int i;
+
+	links_array = nm_platform_link_get_all (NM_PLATFORM_GET);
+	links = (NMPlatformLink *) links_array->data;
+	for (i = 0; i < links_array->len; i++)
+		platform_link_added (self, links[i].ifindex, &links[i], NM_PLATFORM_REASON_INTERNAL);
+
+	g_array_unref (links_array);
+}
+
 static void
 rfkill_manager_rfkill_changed_cb (NMRfkillManager *rfkill_mgr,
                                   RfKillType rtype,
@@ -4113,7 +4128,7 @@ nm_manager_start (NMManager *self)
 	/* Start device factories */
 	nm_device_factory_manager_for_each_factory (start_factory, NULL);
 
-	nm_platform_query_devices (NM_PLATFORM_GET);
+	platform_query_devices (self);
 
 	/*
 	 * Connections added before the manager is started do not emit
diff --git a/src/platform/nm-platform.c b/src/platform/nm-platform.c
index 97e0295fc2..79e83b6aef 100644
--- a/src/platform/nm-platform.c
+++ b/src/platform/nm-platform.c
@@ -383,32 +383,6 @@ nm_platform_sysctl_get_int_checked (NMPlatform *self, const char *path, guint ba
 
 /******************************************************************/
 
-/**
- * nm_platform_query_devices:
- * self: platform instance
- *
- * Emit #NMPlatform:link-changed ADDED signals for all currently-known links.
- * Should only be called at startup.
- */
-void
-nm_platform_query_devices (NMPlatform *self)
-{
-	GArray *links_array;
-	NMPlatformLink *links;
-	int i;
-
-	_CHECK_SELF_VOID (self, klass);
-
-	links_array = nm_platform_link_get_all (self);
-	links = (NMPlatformLink *) links_array->data;
-	for (i = 0; i < links_array->len; i++) {
-		g_signal_emit (self, signals[SIGNAL_LINK_CHANGED], 0,
-		               links[i].ifindex, &links[i], NM_PLATFORM_SIGNAL_ADDED,
-		               NM_PLATFORM_REASON_INTERNAL);
-	}
-	g_array_unref (links_array);
-}
-
 /**
  * nm_platform_link_get_all:
  * self: platform instance
diff --git a/src/platform/nm-platform.h b/src/platform/nm-platform.h
index e9184a0148..5b42968733 100644
--- a/src/platform/nm-platform.h
+++ b/src/platform/nm-platform.h
@@ -532,8 +532,6 @@ void nm_platform_set_error (NMPlatform *self, NMPlatformError error);
 NMPlatformError nm_platform_get_error (NMPlatform *self);
 const char *nm_platform_get_error_msg (NMPlatform *self);
 
-void nm_platform_query_devices (NMPlatform *self);
-
 gboolean nm_platform_sysctl_set (NMPlatform *self, const char *path, const char *value);
 char *nm_platform_sysctl_get (NMPlatform *self, const char *path);
 gint32 nm_platform_sysctl_get_int32 (NMPlatform *self, const char *path, gint32 fallback);