diff --git a/src/libei-event.h b/src/libei-event.h
index bd6f8f4..8f011f7 100644
--- a/src/libei-event.h
+++ b/src/libei-event.h
@@ -86,6 +86,3 @@ ei_event_new_for_device(struct ei_device *device);
 
 struct ei *
 ei_event_get_context(struct ei_event *event);
-
-struct ei_event *
-ei_event_ref(struct ei_event *event);
diff --git a/src/libei.h b/src/libei.h
index 265c908..151b24e 100644
--- a/src/libei.h
+++ b/src/libei.h
@@ -1111,13 +1111,24 @@ struct ei *
 ei_seat_get_context(struct ei_seat *seat);
 
 /**
- * Release resources associated with this event. This function always
- * returns NULL.
+ * Increase the refcount of this struct by one. Use ei_event_unref() to decrease
+ * the refcount. This function always returns the same event that the reference
+ * was added to.
  *
- * The caller cannot increase the refcount of an event. Events should be
- * considered transient data and not be held longer than required.
- * ei_event_unref() is provided for consistency (as opposed to, say,
- * ei_event_free()).
+ * Events should be considered transient data and not be held longer than
+ * required.
+ */
+struct ei_event *
+ei_event_ref(struct ei_event *event);
+
+/**
+ * Decrease the refcount of this struct by one. When the refcount reaches
+ * zero, all allocated resources for this struct are released.
+ *
+ * Events should be considered transient data and not be held longer than
+ * required.
+ *
+ * @return always NULL
  */
 struct ei_event *
 ei_event_unref(struct ei_event *event);