diff --git a/src/util/system.cpp b/src/util/system.cpp
--- a/src/util/system.cpp
+++ b/src/util/system.cpp
@@ -241,6 +241,18 @@
     return true;
 }
 
+namespace {
+fs::path StripRedundantLastElementsOfPath(const fs::path &path) {
+    auto result = path;
+    while (result.filename().string() == ".") {
+        result = result.parent_path();
+    }
+
+    assert(fs::equivalent(result, path));
+    return result;
+}
+} // namespace
+
 // Define default constructor and destructor that are not inline, so code
 // instantiating this class doesn't need to #include class definitions for all
 // members. For example, m_settings has an internal dependency on univalue.
@@ -745,18 +757,6 @@
 #endif
 }
 
-namespace {
-fs::path StripRedundantLastElementsOfPath(const fs::path &path) {
-    auto result = path;
-    while (result.filename().string() == ".") {
-        result = result.parent_path();
-    }
-
-    assert(fs::equivalent(result, path));
-    return result;
-}
-} // namespace
-
 static fs::path g_blocks_path_cache_net_specific;
 static fs::path pathCached;
 static fs::path pathCachedNetSpecific;