diff --git a/cli_classic.c b/cli_classic.c
index 81299210d..267f3c611 100644
--- a/cli_classic.c
+++ b/cli_classic.c
@@ -357,6 +357,40 @@ static int wp_cli(
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * @brief Reads content to buffer from one or more files.
+ *
+ * Reads content to supplied buffer from files. If a filename is specified for
+ * individual regions using the partial read syntax ('-i <region>[:<filename>]')
+ * then this will read file data into the corresponding region in the
+ * supplied buffer.
+ *
+ * @param layout   The layout to be used.
+ * @param buf      Chip-sized buffer to write data to
+ * @return 0 on success
+ */
+static int read_buf_from_include_args(const struct flashrom_layout *const layout, unsigned char *buf)
+{
+	const struct romentry *entry = NULL;
+
+	/*
+	 * Content will be read from -i args, so they must not overlap since
+	 * we need to know exactly what content to write to the ROM.
+	 */
+	if (included_regions_overlap(layout)) {
+		msg_gerr("Error: Included regions must not overlap when writing.\n");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	while ((entry = layout_next_included(layout, entry))) {
+		if (!entry->file)
+			continue;
+		if (read_buf_from_file(buf + entry->start,
+				       entry->end - entry->start + 1, entry->file))
+			return 1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
 
 static int do_read(struct flashctx *const flash, const char *const filename)
 {
diff --git a/flashrom.c b/flashrom.c
index b66ad8929..d438053af 100644
--- a/flashrom.c
+++ b/flashrom.c
@@ -870,41 +870,6 @@ notfound:
 	return chip - flashchips;
 }
 
-/**
- * @brief Reads content to buffer from one or more files.
- *
- * Reads content to supplied buffer from files. If a filename is specified for
- * individual regions using the partial read syntax ('-i <region>[:<filename>]')
- * then this will read file data into the corresponding region in the
- * supplied buffer.
- *
- * @param layout   The layout to be used.
- * @param buf      Chip-sized buffer to write data to
- * @return 0 on success
- */
-int read_buf_from_include_args(const struct flashrom_layout *const layout, unsigned char *buf)
-{
-	const struct romentry *entry = NULL;
-
-	/*
-	 * Content will be read from -i args, so they must not overlap since
-	 * we need to know exactly what content to write to the ROM.
-	 */
-	if (included_regions_overlap(layout)) {
-		msg_gerr("Error: Included regions must not overlap when writing.\n");
-		return 1;
-	}
-
-	while ((entry = layout_next_included(layout, entry))) {
-		if (!entry->file)
-			continue;
-		if (read_buf_from_file(buf + entry->start,
-				       entry->end - entry->start + 1, entry->file))
-			return 1;
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /**
  * @brief Writes content from buffer to one or more files.
  *
diff --git a/include/flash.h b/include/flash.h
index d5001c1d5..fe1005a47 100644
--- a/include/flash.h
+++ b/include/flash.h
@@ -423,7 +423,6 @@ void print_banner(void);
 void list_programmers_linebreak(int startcol, int cols, int paren);
 int selfcheck(void);
 int read_buf_from_file(unsigned char *buf, unsigned long size, const char *filename);
-int read_buf_from_include_args(const struct flashrom_layout *const layout, unsigned char *buf);
 int write_buf_to_file(const unsigned char *buf, unsigned long size, const char *filename);
 int write_buf_to_include_args(const struct flashrom_layout *const layout, unsigned char *buf);
 int prepare_flash_access(struct flashctx *, bool read_it, bool write_it, bool erase_it, bool verify_it);