diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
index 129dda8c19..06f536a177 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.cpp
@@ -251,9 +251,8 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         calculateRestoration(ptr, duration);
     }
 
-    void Actors::updateHeadTracking(const MWWorld::Ptr& actor, const MWWorld::Ptr& targetActor,
-                                    MWWorld::Ptr& headTrackTarget, float& sqrHeadTrackDistance,
-                                    bool inCombatOrPursue)
+    static void updateHeadTracking(const MWWorld::Ptr& actor, const MWWorld::Ptr& targetActor,
+        MWWorld::Ptr& headTrackTarget, float& sqrHeadTrackDistance, bool inCombatOrPursue)
     {
         const auto& actorRefData = actor.getRefData();
         if (!actorRefData.getBaseNode())
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.hpp
index ff9face4f3..999063c61d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/actors.hpp
@@ -98,10 +98,6 @@ namespace MWMechanics
             void updateGreetingState(const MWWorld::Ptr& actor, Actor& actorState, bool turnOnly);
             void turnActorToFacePlayer(const MWWorld::Ptr& actor, Actor& actorState, const osg::Vec3f& dir);
 
-            void updateHeadTracking(const MWWorld::Ptr& actor, const MWWorld::Ptr& targetActor,
-                                          MWWorld::Ptr& headTrackTarget, float& sqrHeadTrackDistance,
-                                          bool inCombatOrPursue);
-
             void rest(double hours, bool sleep);
             ///< Update actors while the player is waiting or sleeping.