diff --git a/src/plugins/python/pythonlanguageclient.cpp b/src/plugins/python/pythonlanguageclient.cpp
index c4b01462ea9..c49ba404268 100644
--- a/src/plugins/python/pythonlanguageclient.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/python/pythonlanguageclient.cpp
@@ -452,17 +452,6 @@ void PyLSSettings::setInterpreter(const QString &interpreterId)
     m_executable = interpreter.command;
 }
 
-static PythonProject *projectForFile(const FilePath &pythonFile)
-{
-    for (ProjectExplorer::Project *project : ProjectExplorer::SessionManager::projects()) {
-        if (auto pythonProject = qobject_cast<PythonProject *>(project)) {
-            if (pythonProject->isKnownFile(pythonFile))
-                return pythonProject;
-        }
-    }
-    return nullptr;
-}
-
 class PyLSClient : public Client
 {
 public:
@@ -472,7 +461,7 @@ public:
         using namespace LanguageServerProtocol;
         if (reachable()) {
             const FilePath documentPath = document->filePath();
-            if (isSupportedDocument(document) && !projectForFile(documentPath)) {
+            if (isSupportedDocument(document) && !pythonProjectForFile(documentPath)) {
                 const FilePath workspacePath = documentPath.parentDir();
                 if (!extraWorkspaceDirs.contains(workspacePath)) {
                     WorkspaceFoldersChangeEvent event;
diff --git a/src/plugins/python/pythonutils.cpp b/src/plugins/python/pythonutils.cpp
index 5b37cdbf6b5..1ddad5cfcfe 100644
--- a/src/plugins/python/pythonutils.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/python/pythonutils.cpp
@@ -146,5 +146,16 @@ QString pythonName(const FilePath &pythonPath)
     return name;
 }
 
+PythonProject *pythonProjectForFile(const FilePath &pythonFile)
+{
+    for (ProjectExplorer::Project *project : ProjectExplorer::SessionManager::projects()) {
+        if (auto pythonProject = qobject_cast<PythonProject *>(project)) {
+            if (pythonProject->isKnownFile(pythonFile))
+                return pythonProject;
+        }
+    }
+    return nullptr;
+}
+
 } // namespace Internal
 } // namespace Python
diff --git a/src/plugins/python/pythonutils.h b/src/plugins/python/pythonutils.h
index c8844d964ea..6493c612a6b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/python/pythonutils.h
+++ b/src/plugins/python/pythonutils.h
@@ -35,5 +35,8 @@ void openPythonRepl(QObject *parent, const Utils::FilePath &file, ReplType type)
 Utils::FilePath detectPython(const Utils::FilePath &documentPath);
 QString pythonName(const Utils::FilePath &pythonPath);
 
+class PythonProject;
+PythonProject *pythonProjectForFile(const Utils::FilePath &pythonFile);
+
 } // namespace Internal
 } // namespace Python