diff --git a/src/net_processing.h b/src/net_processing.h
--- a/src/net_processing.h
+++ b/src/net_processing.h
@@ -35,18 +35,6 @@
 
 class PeerLogicValidation final : public CValidationInterface,
                                   public NetEventsInterface {
-private:
-    CConnman &m_connman;
-    /**
-     * Pointer to this node's banman. May be nullptr - check existence before
-     * dereferencing.
-     */
-    BanMan *const m_banman;
-    ChainstateManager &m_chainman;
-    CTxMemPool &m_mempool;
-
-    bool MaybeDiscourageAndDisconnect(CNode &pnode);
-
 public:
     PeerLogicValidation(CConnman &connman, BanMan *banman,
                         CScheduler &scheduler, ChainstateManager &chainman,
@@ -129,6 +117,25 @@
                         const std::atomic<bool> &interruptMsgProc);
 
 private:
+    /**
+     * Maybe disconnect a peer and discourage future connections from its
+     * address.
+     *
+     * @param[in]   pnode     The node to check.
+     * @return                True if the peer was marked for disconnection in
+     * this function
+     */
+    bool MaybeDiscourageAndDisconnect(CNode &pnode);
+
+    CConnman &m_connman;
+    /**
+     * Pointer to this node's banman. May be nullptr - check existence before
+     * dereferencing.
+     */
+    BanMan *const m_banman;
+    ChainstateManager &m_chainman;
+    CTxMemPool &m_mempool;
+
     //! Next time to check for stale tip
     int64_t m_stale_tip_check_time;
 };
diff --git a/src/net_processing.cpp b/src/net_processing.cpp
--- a/src/net_processing.cpp
+++ b/src/net_processing.cpp
@@ -4315,13 +4315,6 @@
     return;
 }
 
-/**
- * Maybe disconnect a peer and discourage future connections from its address.
- *
- * @param[in]   pnode     The node to check.
- * @return                True if the peer was marked for disconnection in this
- * function
- */
 bool PeerLogicValidation::MaybeDiscourageAndDisconnect(CNode &pnode) {
     const NodeId peer_id{pnode.GetId()};
     PeerRef peer = GetPeerRef(peer_id);