diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.cpp
index 11cba786d7b..e25539129a2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.cpp
@@ -4190,6 +4190,15 @@ void BaseTextEditorWidget::dragEnterEvent(QDragEnterEvent *e)
     QPlainTextEdit::dragEnterEvent(e);
 }
 
+static void appendMenuActionsFromContext(QMenu *menu, const Core::Id menuContextId)
+{
+    Core::ActionContainer *mcontext = Core::ActionManager::actionContainer(menuContextId);
+    QMenu *contextMenu = mcontext->menu();
+
+    foreach (QAction *action, contextMenu->actions())
+        menu->addAction(action);
+}
+
 void BaseTextEditorWidget::showDefaultContextMenu(QContextMenuEvent *e, const Core::Id menuContextId)
 {
     QMenu menu;
@@ -6027,15 +6036,6 @@ QColor BaseTextEditorWidget::replacementPenColor(int blockNumber) const
     return QColor();
 }
 
-void BaseTextEditorWidget::appendMenuActionsFromContext(QMenu *menu, const Core::Id menuContextId)
-{
-    Core::ActionContainer *mcontext = Core::ActionManager::actionContainer(menuContextId);
-    QMenu *contextMenu = mcontext->menu();
-
-    foreach (QAction *action, contextMenu->actions())
-        menu->addAction(action);
-}
-
 void BaseTextEditorWidget::appendStandardContextMenuActions(QMenu *menu)
 {
     menu->addSeparator();
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.h b/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.h
index 53ad902836f..ed0f5372c4a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.h
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.h
@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@ public:
 
     void print(QPrinter *);
 
-    void appendMenuActionsFromContext(QMenu *menu, Core::Id menuContextId);
     void appendStandardContextMenuActions(QMenu *menu);
 
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