diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index b8b777161..65ae78a13 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -2208,6 +2208,17 @@ bool CBlockIndex::IsSuperMajority(int minVersion, const CBlockIndex* pstart, uns
     return (nFound >= nRequired);
 }
 
+void PushGetBlocks(CNode* pnode, CBlockIndex* pindexBegin, uint256 hashEnd)
+{
+    // Filter out duplicate requests
+    if (pindexBegin == pnode->pindexLastGetBlocksBegin && hashEnd == pnode->hashLastGetBlocksEnd)
+        return;
+    pnode->pindexLastGetBlocksBegin = pindexBegin;
+    pnode->hashLastGetBlocksEnd = hashEnd;
+
+    pnode->PushMessage("getblocks", CBlockLocator(pindexBegin), hashEnd);
+}
+
 bool ProcessBlock(CValidationState &state, CNode* pfrom, CBlock* pblock, CDiskBlockPos *dbp)
 {
     // Check for duplicate
@@ -2253,7 +2264,7 @@ bool ProcessBlock(CValidationState &state, CNode* pfrom, CBlock* pblock, CDiskBl
             mapOrphanBlocksByPrev.insert(make_pair(pblock2->hashPrevBlock, pblock2));
 
             // Ask this guy to fill in what we're missing
-            pfrom->PushGetBlocks(pindexBest, GetOrphanRoot(pblock2));
+            PushGetBlocks(pfrom, pindexBest, GetOrphanRoot(pblock2));
         }
         return true;
     }
@@ -3357,12 +3368,12 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, string strCommand, CDataStream& vRecv)
                 if (!fImporting && !fReindex)
                     pfrom->AskFor(inv);
             } else if (inv.type == MSG_BLOCK && mapOrphanBlocks.count(inv.hash)) {
-                pfrom->PushGetBlocks(pindexBest, GetOrphanRoot(mapOrphanBlocks[inv.hash]));
+                PushGetBlocks(pfrom, pindexBest, GetOrphanRoot(mapOrphanBlocks[inv.hash]));
             } else if (nInv == nLastBlock) {
                 // In case we are on a very long side-chain, it is possible that we already have
                 // the last block in an inv bundle sent in response to getblocks. Try to detect
                 // this situation and push another getblocks to continue.
-                pfrom->PushGetBlocks(mapBlockIndex[inv.hash], uint256(0));
+                PushGetBlocks(pfrom, mapBlockIndex[inv.hash], uint256(0));
                 if (fDebug)
                     printf("force request: %s\n", inv.ToString().c_str());
             }
@@ -3839,7 +3850,7 @@ bool SendMessages(CNode* pto, bool fSendTrickle)
         // Start block sync
         if (pto->fStartSync && !fImporting && !fReindex) {
             pto->fStartSync = false;
-            pto->PushGetBlocks(pindexBest, uint256(0));
+            PushGetBlocks(pto, pindexBest, uint256(0));
         }
 
         // Resend wallet transactions that haven't gotten in a block yet
diff --git a/src/main.h b/src/main.h
index fae37ea51..feaa10318 100644
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ void RegisterWallet(CWallet* pwalletIn);
 void UnregisterWallet(CWallet* pwalletIn);
 /** Push an updated transaction to all registered wallets */
 void SyncWithWallets(const uint256 &hash, const CTransaction& tx, const CBlock* pblock = NULL, bool fUpdate = false);
+
+void PushGetBlocks(CNode* pnode, CBlockIndex* pindexBegin, uint256 hashEnd);
+
 /** Process an incoming block */
 bool ProcessBlock(CValidationState &state, CNode* pfrom, CBlock* pblock, CDiskBlockPos *dbp = NULL);
 /** Check whether enough disk space is available for an incoming block */
diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index 54ed1d9b5..8929919f0 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -79,17 +79,6 @@ unsigned short GetListenPort()
     return (unsigned short)(GetArg("-port", GetDefaultPort()));
 }
 
-void CNode::PushGetBlocks(CBlockIndex* pindexBegin, uint256 hashEnd)
-{
-    // Filter out duplicate requests
-    if (pindexBegin == pindexLastGetBlocksBegin && hashEnd == hashLastGetBlocksEnd)
-        return;
-    pindexLastGetBlocksBegin = pindexBegin;
-    hashLastGetBlocksEnd = hashEnd;
-
-    PushMessage("getblocks", CBlockLocator(pindexBegin), hashEnd);
-}
-
 // find 'best' local address for a particular peer
 bool GetLocal(CService& addr, const CNetAddr *paddrPeer)
 {
diff --git a/src/net.h b/src/net.h
index af66eed07..6f7bea939 100644
--- a/src/net.h
+++ b/src/net.h
@@ -600,7 +600,6 @@ public:
         }
     }
 
-    void PushGetBlocks(CBlockIndex* pindexBegin, uint256 hashEnd);
     bool IsSubscribed(unsigned int nChannel);
     void Subscribe(unsigned int nChannel, unsigned int nHops=0);
     void CancelSubscribe(unsigned int nChannel);