diff --git a/src/db/sysdb.h b/src/db/sysdb.h
index 319b88e25f..ee65f9bb77 100644
--- a/src/db/sysdb.h
+++ b/src/db/sysdb.h
@@ -1594,11 +1594,6 @@ errno_t sysdb_get_sids_of_members(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
                                   const char ***_dns,
                                   size_t *_n);
 
-errno_t sysdb_get_user_members_recursively(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
-                                           struct sss_domain_info *dom,
-                                           struct ldb_dn *group_dn,
-                                           struct ldb_result **members);
-
 errno_t sysdb_handle_original_uuid(const char *orig_name,
                                    struct sysdb_attrs *src_attrs,
                                    const char *src_name,
diff --git a/src/db/sysdb_ops.c b/src/db/sysdb_ops.c
index 32e49d7594..b7157364d9 100644
--- a/src/db/sysdb_ops.c
+++ b/src/db/sysdb_ops.c
@@ -5420,80 +5420,6 @@ errno_t sysdb_get_sids_of_members(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
     return ret;
 }
 
-errno_t sysdb_get_user_members_recursively(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
-                                           struct sss_domain_info *dom,
-                                           struct ldb_dn *group_dn,
-                                           struct ldb_result **members)
-{
-    TALLOC_CTX *tmp_ctx;
-    int ret;
-    size_t count;
-    struct ldb_result *res;
-    struct ldb_dn *base_dn;
-    char *filter;
-    char *sanitized_name;
-    const char *attrs[] = SYSDB_PW_ATTRS;
-    struct ldb_message **msgs;
-
-    tmp_ctx = talloc_new(NULL);
-    if (tmp_ctx == NULL) {
-        return ENOMEM;
-    }
-
-    base_dn = sysdb_base_dn(dom->sysdb, tmp_ctx);
-    if (base_dn == NULL) {
-        DEBUG(SSSDBG_OP_FAILURE, "sysdb_base_dn failed.\n");
-        ret = ENOMEM;
-        goto done;
-    }
-
-    ret = sss_filter_sanitize(tmp_ctx, ldb_dn_get_linearized(group_dn),
-                              &sanitized_name);
-    if (ret != EOK) {
-        DEBUG(SSSDBG_CRIT_FAILURE,
-              "Failed to sanitize the given name:'%s'.\n",
-              ldb_dn_get_linearized(group_dn));
-        goto done;
-    }
-
-    filter = talloc_asprintf(tmp_ctx, "(&("SYSDB_UC")("SYSDB_MEMBEROF"=%s))",
-                             sanitized_name);
-    if (filter == NULL) {
-        DEBUG(SSSDBG_OP_FAILURE, "talloc_asprintf failed.\n");
-        ret = ENOMEM;
-        goto done;
-    }
-
-    ret = sysdb_search_entry(tmp_ctx, dom->sysdb, base_dn, LDB_SCOPE_SUBTREE,
-                             filter, attrs, &count, &msgs);
-    if (ret != EOK) {
-        goto done;
-    }
-
-    res = talloc_zero(tmp_ctx, struct ldb_result);
-    if (res == NULL) {
-        DEBUG(SSSDBG_OP_FAILURE, "talloc_zero failed.\n");
-        ret = ENOMEM;
-        goto done;
-    }
-
-    res->count = count;
-    res->msgs = talloc_steal(res, msgs);
-
-    ret = EOK;
-
-done:
-    if (ret == EOK) {
-        *members = talloc_steal(mem_ctx, res);
-    } else if (ret == ENOENT) {
-        DEBUG(SSSDBG_TRACE_FUNC, "No such entry\n");
-    } else {
-        DEBUG(SSSDBG_OP_FAILURE, "Error: %d (%s)\n", ret, strerror(ret));
-    }
-    talloc_free(tmp_ctx);
-    return ret;
-}
-
 errno_t sysdb_handle_original_uuid(const char *orig_name,
                                    struct sysdb_attrs *src_attrs,
                                    const char *src_name,
diff --git a/src/db/sysdb_views.c b/src/db/sysdb_views.c
index 7392abc90b..f182ae0787 100644
--- a/src/db/sysdb_views.c
+++ b/src/db/sysdb_views.c
@@ -1533,6 +1533,80 @@ errno_t sysdb_add_overrides_to_object(struct sss_domain_info *domain,
     return ret;
 }
 
+static errno_t get_user_members_recursively(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
+                                            struct sss_domain_info *dom,
+                                            struct ldb_dn *group_dn,
+                                            struct ldb_result **members)
+{
+    TALLOC_CTX *tmp_ctx;
+    int ret;
+    size_t count;
+    struct ldb_result *res;
+    struct ldb_dn *base_dn;
+    char *filter;
+    char *sanitized_name;
+    const char *attrs[] = SYSDB_PW_ATTRS;
+    struct ldb_message **msgs;
+
+    tmp_ctx = talloc_new(NULL);
+    if (tmp_ctx == NULL) {
+        return ENOMEM;
+    }
+
+    base_dn = sysdb_base_dn(dom->sysdb, tmp_ctx);
+    if (base_dn == NULL) {
+        DEBUG(SSSDBG_OP_FAILURE, "sysdb_base_dn failed.\n");
+        ret = ENOMEM;
+        goto done;
+    }
+
+    ret = sss_filter_sanitize(tmp_ctx, ldb_dn_get_linearized(group_dn),
+                              &sanitized_name);
+    if (ret != EOK) {
+        DEBUG(SSSDBG_CRIT_FAILURE,
+              "Failed to sanitize the given name:'%s'.\n",
+              ldb_dn_get_linearized(group_dn));
+        goto done;
+    }
+
+    filter = talloc_asprintf(tmp_ctx, "(&("SYSDB_UC")("SYSDB_MEMBEROF"=%s))",
+                             sanitized_name);
+    if (filter == NULL) {
+        DEBUG(SSSDBG_OP_FAILURE, "talloc_asprintf failed.\n");
+        ret = ENOMEM;
+        goto done;
+    }
+
+    ret = sysdb_search_entry(tmp_ctx, dom->sysdb, base_dn, LDB_SCOPE_SUBTREE,
+                             filter, attrs, &count, &msgs);
+    if (ret != EOK) {
+        goto done;
+    }
+
+    res = talloc_zero(tmp_ctx, struct ldb_result);
+    if (res == NULL) {
+        DEBUG(SSSDBG_OP_FAILURE, "talloc_zero failed.\n");
+        ret = ENOMEM;
+        goto done;
+    }
+
+    res->count = count;
+    res->msgs = talloc_steal(res, msgs);
+
+    ret = EOK;
+
+done:
+    if (ret == EOK) {
+        *members = talloc_steal(mem_ctx, res);
+    } else if (ret == ENOENT) {
+        DEBUG(SSSDBG_TRACE_FUNC, "No such entry\n");
+    } else {
+        DEBUG(SSSDBG_OP_FAILURE, "Error: %d (%s)\n", ret, strerror(ret));
+    }
+    talloc_free(tmp_ctx);
+    return ret;
+}
+
 static inline int add_domain_name(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
                                   struct sss_domain_info *domain,
                                   const char *orig_name,
@@ -1595,7 +1669,7 @@ errno_t sysdb_add_group_member_overrides(struct sss_domain_info *domain,
         return ENOMEM;
     }
 
-    ret = sysdb_get_user_members_recursively(tmp_ctx, domain, obj->dn,
+    ret = get_user_members_recursively(tmp_ctx, domain, obj->dn,
                                              &res_members);
     if (ret == ENOENT) {
         ret = EOK;