diff --git a/src/engine/cache_engine.c b/src/engine/cache_engine.c
index 014ba49..e731a77 100644
--- a/src/engine/cache_engine.c
+++ b/src/engine/cache_engine.c
@@ -158,37 +158,6 @@ static ocf_req_cb ocf_cache_mode_to_engine_cb(
 	return cache_mode_io_if_map[req_cache_mode]->cbs[rw];
 }
 
-struct ocf_request *ocf_engine_pop_req(ocf_queue_t q)
-{
-	unsigned long lock_flags = 0;
-	struct ocf_request *req;
-
-	OCF_CHECK_NULL(q);
-
-	/* LOCK */
-	env_spinlock_lock_irqsave(&q->io_list_lock, lock_flags);
-
-	if (list_empty(&q->io_list)) {
-		/* No items on the list */
-		env_spinlock_unlock_irqrestore(&q->io_list_lock,
-				lock_flags);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
-	/* Get the first request and remove it from the list */
-	req = list_first_entry(&q->io_list, struct ocf_request, list);
-
-	env_atomic_dec(&q->io_no);
-	list_del(&req->list);
-
-	/* UNLOCK */
-	env_spinlock_unlock_irqrestore(&q->io_list_lock, lock_flags);
-
-	OCF_CHECK_NULL(req);
-
-	return req;
-}
-
 bool ocf_fallback_pt_is_on(ocf_cache_t cache)
 {
 	ENV_BUG_ON(env_atomic_read(&cache->fallback_pt_error_counter) < 0);
diff --git a/src/engine/cache_engine.h b/src/engine/cache_engine.h
index 88c6da4..bb61e79 100644
--- a/src/engine/cache_engine.h
+++ b/src/engine/cache_engine.h
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ bool ocf_req_cache_mode_has_lazy_write(ocf_req_cache_mode_t mode);
 
 bool ocf_fallback_pt_is_on(ocf_cache_t cache);
 
-struct ocf_request *ocf_engine_pop_req(struct ocf_queue *q);
-
 int ocf_engine_hndl_req(struct ocf_request *req);
 
 #define OCF_FAST_PATH_YES	7
diff --git a/src/ocf_queue.c b/src/ocf_queue.c
index 22ae93e..409b7b0 100644
--- a/src/ocf_queue.c
+++ b/src/ocf_queue.c
@@ -89,13 +89,44 @@ void ocf_io_handle(struct ocf_io *io, void *opaque)
 	req->engine_handler(req);
 }
 
+static struct ocf_request *ocf_queue_pop_req(ocf_queue_t q)
+{
+	unsigned long lock_flags = 0;
+	struct ocf_request *req;
+
+	OCF_CHECK_NULL(q);
+
+	/* LOCK */
+	env_spinlock_lock_irqsave(&q->io_list_lock, lock_flags);
+
+	if (list_empty(&q->io_list)) {
+		/* No items on the list */
+		env_spinlock_unlock_irqrestore(&q->io_list_lock,
+				lock_flags);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* Get the first request and remove it from the list */
+	req = list_first_entry(&q->io_list, struct ocf_request, list);
+
+	env_atomic_dec(&q->io_no);
+	list_del(&req->list);
+
+	/* UNLOCK */
+	env_spinlock_unlock_irqrestore(&q->io_list_lock, lock_flags);
+
+	OCF_CHECK_NULL(req);
+
+	return req;
+}
+
 void ocf_queue_run_single(ocf_queue_t q)
 {
 	struct ocf_request *io_req = NULL;
 
 	OCF_CHECK_NULL(q);
 
-	io_req = ocf_engine_pop_req(q);
+	io_req = ocf_queue_pop_req(q);
 
 	if (!io_req)
 		return;