diff --git a/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-crypto.c b/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-crypto.c
index 42f9bf5f1e..b14b681e16 100644
--- a/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-crypto.c
+++ b/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-crypto.c
@@ -914,46 +914,6 @@ nm_crypto_verify_private_key(const char *filename,
                                              error);
 }
 
-void
-nm_crypto_md5_hash(const guint8 *salt,
-                   gsize         salt_len,
-                   const guint8 *password,
-                   gsize         password_len,
-                   guint8 *      buffer,
-                   gsize         buflen)
-{
-    nm_auto_free_checksum GChecksum *                 ctx = NULL;
-    nm_auto_clear_static_secret_ptr const NMSecretPtr digest =
-        NM_SECRET_PTR_STATIC(NM_UTILS_CHECKSUM_LENGTH_MD5);
-    gsize bufidx = 0;
-    int   i;
-
-    g_return_if_fail(password_len == 0 || password);
-    g_return_if_fail(buffer);
-    g_return_if_fail(buflen > 0);
-    g_return_if_fail(salt_len == 0 || salt);
-
-    ctx = g_checksum_new(G_CHECKSUM_MD5);
-
-    for (;;) {
-        if (password_len > 0)
-            g_checksum_update(ctx, (const guchar *) password, password_len);
-        if (salt_len > 0)
-            g_checksum_update(ctx, (const guchar *) salt, salt_len);
-
-        nm_utils_checksum_get_digest_len(ctx, digest.bin, NM_UTILS_CHECKSUM_LENGTH_MD5);
-
-        for (i = 0; i < NM_UTILS_CHECKSUM_LENGTH_MD5; i++) {
-            if (bufidx >= buflen)
-                return;
-            buffer[bufidx++] = digest.bin[i];
-        }
-
-        g_checksum_reset(ctx);
-        g_checksum_update(ctx, digest.ptr, NM_UTILS_CHECKSUM_LENGTH_MD5);
-    }
-}
-
 gboolean
 nm_crypto_randomize(void *buffer, gsize buffer_len, GError **error)
 {
diff --git a/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-crypto.h b/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-crypto.h
index 8665a234bf..855e4f9c68 100644
--- a/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-crypto.h
+++ b/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-crypto.h
@@ -63,13 +63,6 @@ NMCryptoFileFormat nm_crypto_verify_private_key(const char *file,
                                                 gboolean *  out_is_encrypted,
                                                 GError **   error);
 
-void nm_crypto_md5_hash(const guint8 *salt,
-                        gsize         salt_len,
-                        const guint8 *password,
-                        gsize         password_len,
-                        guint8 *      buffer,
-                        gsize         buflen);
-
 gboolean nm_crypto_randomize(void *buffer, gsize buffer_len, GError **error);
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
diff --git a/src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-shared-utils.c b/src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-shared-utils.c
index 7dcba45681..021893f86a 100644
--- a/src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-shared-utils.c
+++ b/src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-shared-utils.c
@@ -6199,3 +6199,45 @@ NM_ASSERT_VALID_PATH_COMPONENT(const char *name)
             NM_PRINT_FMT_QUOTED(name, "\"", name, "\"", "(null)"));
     g_assert_not_reached();
 }
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+void
+nm_crypto_md5_hash(const guint8 *salt,
+                   gsize         salt_len,
+                   const guint8 *password,
+                   gsize         password_len,
+                   guint8 *      buffer,
+                   gsize         buflen)
+{
+    nm_auto_free_checksum GChecksum *                 ctx = NULL;
+    nm_auto_clear_static_secret_ptr const NMSecretPtr digest =
+        NM_SECRET_PTR_STATIC(NM_UTILS_CHECKSUM_LENGTH_MD5);
+    gsize bufidx = 0;
+    int   i;
+
+    g_return_if_fail(password_len == 0 || password);
+    g_return_if_fail(buffer);
+    g_return_if_fail(buflen > 0);
+    g_return_if_fail(salt_len == 0 || salt);
+
+    ctx = g_checksum_new(G_CHECKSUM_MD5);
+
+    for (;;) {
+        if (password_len > 0)
+            g_checksum_update(ctx, (const guchar *) password, password_len);
+        if (salt_len > 0)
+            g_checksum_update(ctx, (const guchar *) salt, salt_len);
+
+        nm_utils_checksum_get_digest_len(ctx, digest.bin, NM_UTILS_CHECKSUM_LENGTH_MD5);
+
+        for (i = 0; i < NM_UTILS_CHECKSUM_LENGTH_MD5; i++) {
+            if (bufidx >= buflen)
+                return;
+            buffer[bufidx++] = digest.bin[i];
+        }
+
+        g_checksum_reset(ctx);
+        g_checksum_update(ctx, digest.ptr, NM_UTILS_CHECKSUM_LENGTH_MD5);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-shared-utils.h b/src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-shared-utils.h
index 48e9eca8fb..699d4d52b2 100644
--- a/src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-shared-utils.h
+++ b/src/libnm-glib-aux/nm-shared-utils.h
@@ -2786,4 +2786,13 @@ gboolean nm_utils_sysctl_ip_conf_is_path(int         addr_family,
                                          const char *ifname,
                                          const char *property);
 
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+void nm_crypto_md5_hash(const guint8 *salt,
+                        gsize         salt_len,
+                        const guint8 *password,
+                        gsize         password_len,
+                        guint8 *      buffer,
+                        gsize         buflen);
+
 #endif /* __NM_SHARED_UTILS_H__ */