diff --git a/src/jtag/core.c b/src/jtag/core.c
index d838e29b0..d45fd67ee 100644
--- a/src/jtag/core.c
+++ b/src/jtag/core.c
@@ -63,13 +63,6 @@ static char* jtag_event_strings[] =
 	"JTAG controller reset (RESET or TRST)"
 };
 
-const Jim_Nvp nvp_jtag_tap_event[] = {
-	{ .value = JTAG_TAP_EVENT_ENABLE,       .name = "tap-enable" },
-	{ .value = JTAG_TAP_EVENT_DISABLE,      .name = "tap-disable" },
-
-	{ .name = NULL, .value = -1 }
-};
-
 static int jtag_trst = 0;
 static int jtag_srst = 0;
 
@@ -1222,37 +1215,6 @@ int jtag_srst_asserted(int *srst_asserted)
 	return jtag->srst_asserted(srst_asserted);
 }
 
-void jtag_tap_handle_event( jtag_tap_t * tap, enum jtag_tap_event e)
-{
-	jtag_tap_event_action_t * jteap;
-	int done;
-
-	jteap = tap->event_action;
-
-	done = 0;
-	while (jteap) {
-		if (jteap->event == e) {
-			done = 1;
-			LOG_DEBUG( "JTAG tap: %s event: %d (%s) action: %s\n",
-					tap->dotted_name,
-					e,
-					Jim_Nvp_value2name_simple(nvp_jtag_tap_event, e)->name,
-					Jim_GetString(jteap->body, NULL) );
-			if (Jim_EvalObj(interp, jteap->body) != JIM_OK) {
-				Jim_PrintErrorMessage(interp);
-			}
-		}
-
-		jteap = jteap->next;
-	}
-
-	if (!done) {
-		LOG_DEBUG( "event %d %s - no action",
-				e,
-				Jim_Nvp_value2name_simple( nvp_jtag_tap_event, e)->name);
-	}
-}
-
 int jtag_add_statemove(tap_state_t goal_state)
 {
 	tap_state_t cur_state = cmd_queue_cur_state;
diff --git a/src/jtag/jtag.h b/src/jtag/jtag.h
index be6a055c2..a4c0a08da 100644
--- a/src/jtag/jtag.h
+++ b/src/jtag/jtag.h
@@ -611,8 +611,6 @@ extern void jtag_sleep(u32 us);
 extern int jtag_call_event_callbacks(enum jtag_event event);
 extern int jtag_register_event_callback(int (* callback)(enum jtag_event event, void* priv), void* priv);
 
-void jtag_tap_handle_event(jtag_tap_t* tap, enum jtag_tap_event e);
-
 /*
  * The JTAG subsystem defines a number of error codes,
  * using codes between -100 and -199.
diff --git a/src/jtag/tcl.c b/src/jtag/tcl.c
index 99ed1a368..f26e934a4 100644
--- a/src/jtag/tcl.c
+++ b/src/jtag/tcl.c
@@ -39,7 +39,12 @@
 #include <strings.h>
 #endif
 
-extern const Jim_Nvp nvp_jtag_tap_event[];
+static const Jim_Nvp nvp_jtag_tap_event[] = {
+	{ .value = JTAG_TAP_EVENT_ENABLE,       .name = "tap-enable" },
+	{ .value = JTAG_TAP_EVENT_DISABLE,      .name = "tap-disable" },
+
+	{ .name = NULL, .value = -1 }
+};
 
 /* jtag interfaces (parport, FTDI-USB, TI-USB, ...)
  */
@@ -443,6 +448,38 @@ static int jim_newtap_cmd( Jim_GetOptInfo *goi )
 	return JIM_ERR;
 }
 
+static void jtag_tap_handle_event( jtag_tap_t * tap, enum jtag_tap_event e)
+{
+	jtag_tap_event_action_t * jteap;
+	int done;
+
+	jteap = tap->event_action;
+
+	done = 0;
+	while (jteap) {
+		if (jteap->event == e) {
+			done = 1;
+			LOG_DEBUG( "JTAG tap: %s event: %d (%s) action: %s\n",
+					tap->dotted_name,
+					e,
+					Jim_Nvp_value2name_simple(nvp_jtag_tap_event, e)->name,
+					Jim_GetString(jteap->body, NULL) );
+			if (Jim_EvalObj(interp, jteap->body) != JIM_OK) {
+				Jim_PrintErrorMessage(interp);
+			}
+		}
+
+		jteap = jteap->next;
+	}
+
+	if (!done) {
+		LOG_DEBUG( "event %d %s - no action",
+				e,
+				Jim_Nvp_value2name_simple( nvp_jtag_tap_event, e)->name);
+	}
+}
+
+
 static int jim_jtag_command( Jim_Interp *interp, int argc, Jim_Obj *const *argv )
 {
 	Jim_GetOptInfo goi;