diff --git a/libqpdf/QPDF_objects.cc b/libqpdf/QPDF_objects.cc
index a709cab..aa65e0d 100644
--- a/libqpdf/QPDF_objects.cc
+++ b/libqpdf/QPDF_objects.cc
@@ -81,6 +81,24 @@ namespace
     };
 } // namespace
 
+class QPDF::ResolveRecorder final
+{
+  public:
+    ResolveRecorder(QPDF& qpdf, QPDFObjGen const& og) :
+        qpdf(qpdf),
+        iter(qpdf.m->resolving.insert(og).first)
+    {
+    }
+    ~ResolveRecorder()
+    {
+        qpdf.m->resolving.erase(iter);
+    }
+
+  private:
+    QPDF& qpdf;
+    std::set<QPDFObjGen>::const_iterator iter;
+};
+
 bool
 QPDF::findStartxref()
 {
diff --git a/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_private.hh b/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_private.hh
index 5a12786..55bffce 100644
--- a/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_private.hh
+++ b/libqpdf/qpdf/QPDF_private.hh
@@ -563,24 +563,6 @@ class QPDF::JobSetter
     }
 };
 
-class QPDF::ResolveRecorder final
-{
-  public:
-    ResolveRecorder(QPDF& qpdf, QPDFObjGen const& og) :
-        qpdf(qpdf),
-        iter(qpdf.m->resolving.insert(og).first)
-    {
-    }
-    ~ResolveRecorder()
-    {
-        qpdf.m->resolving.erase(iter);
-    }
-
-  private:
-    QPDF& qpdf;
-    std::set<QPDFObjGen>::const_iterator iter;
-};
-
 inline bool
 QPDF::reconstructed_xref() const
 {