diff --git a/libweston/compositor.c b/libweston/compositor.c
index 0166b73af..81bd23bf7 100644
--- a/libweston/compositor.c
+++ b/libweston/compositor.c
@@ -6929,26 +6929,6 @@ compositor_bind(struct wl_client *client,
 				       compositor, NULL);
 }
 
-WL_EXPORT int
-weston_environment_get_fd(const char *env)
-{
-	char *e;
-	int fd, flags;
-
-	e = getenv(env);
-	if (!e || !safe_strtoint(e, &fd))
-		return -1;
-
-	flags = fcntl(fd, F_GETFD);
-	if (flags == -1)
-		return -1;
-
-	fcntl(fd, F_SETFD, flags | FD_CLOEXEC);
-	unsetenv(env);
-
-	return fd;
-}
-
 static const char *
 output_repaint_status_text(struct weston_output *output)
 {
diff --git a/libweston/launcher-weston-launch.c b/libweston/launcher-weston-launch.c
index 7bac0a307..d9397052a 100644
--- a/libweston/launcher-weston-launch.c
+++ b/libweston/launcher-weston-launch.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 #include <libweston/libweston.h>
 #include "weston-launch.h"
 #include "launcher-impl.h"
+#include "shared/string-helpers.h"
 
 #define DRM_MAJOR 226
 
@@ -231,6 +232,27 @@ launcher_weston_launch_activate_vt(struct weston_launcher *launcher_base, int vt
 	return ioctl(launcher->tty, VT_ACTIVATE, vt);
 }
 
+static int
+launcher_weston_environment_get_fd(const char *env)
+{
+	char *e;
+	int fd, flags;
+
+	e = getenv(env);
+	if (!e || !safe_strtoint(e, &fd))
+		return -1;
+
+	flags = fcntl(fd, F_GETFD);
+	if (flags == -1)
+		return -1;
+
+	fcntl(fd, F_SETFD, flags | FD_CLOEXEC);
+	unsetenv(env);
+
+	return fd;
+}
+
+
 static int
 launcher_weston_launch_connect(struct weston_launcher **out, struct weston_compositor *compositor,
 			       int tty, const char *seat_id, bool sync_drm)
@@ -246,9 +268,9 @@ launcher_weston_launch_connect(struct weston_launcher **out, struct weston_compo
 	* (struct launcher_weston_launch **) out = launcher;
 	launcher->compositor = compositor;
 	launcher->drm_fd = -1;
-	launcher->fd = weston_environment_get_fd("WESTON_LAUNCHER_SOCK");
+	launcher->fd = launcher_weston_environment_get_fd("WESTON_LAUNCHER_SOCK");
 	if (launcher->fd != -1) {
-		launcher->tty = weston_environment_get_fd("WESTON_TTY_FD");
+		launcher->tty = launcher_weston_environment_get_fd("WESTON_TTY_FD");
 		/* We don't get a chance to read out the original kb
 		 * mode for the tty, so just hard code K_UNICODE here
 		 * in case we have to clean if weston-launch dies. */
diff --git a/libweston/weston-launch.h b/libweston/weston-launch.h
index 819321c85..bd974de8f 100644
--- a/libweston/weston-launch.h
+++ b/libweston/weston-launch.h
@@ -46,7 +46,4 @@ struct weston_launcher_open {
 	char path[0];
 };
 
-int
-weston_environment_get_fd(const char *env);
-
 #endif