diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_mesh.h b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_mesh.h
index ba162782251..57bde3b637a 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_mesh.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_mesh.h
@@ -871,15 +871,6 @@ bool BKE_mesh_validate_all_customdata(struct CustomData *vdata,
                                       bool *r_change);
 
 void BKE_mesh_strip_loose_faces(struct Mesh *me);
-/**
- * Works on both loops and polys!
- *
- * \note It won't try to guess which loops of an invalid poly to remove!
- * this is the work of the caller, to mark those loops.
- * See e.g. #BKE_mesh_validate_arrays().
- */
-void BKE_mesh_strip_loose_polysloops(struct Mesh *me);
-void BKE_mesh_strip_loose_edges(struct Mesh *me);
 
 /**
  * Calculate edges from polygons.
@@ -921,7 +912,7 @@ void BKE_mesh_debug_print(const struct Mesh *me) ATTR_NONNULL(1);
 
 /**
  * \return The material index for each polygon. May be null.
- * \note In C++ code, prefer using the attribute API (#MutableAttributeAccessor)/
+ * \note In C++ code, prefer using the attribute API (#AttributeAccessor).
  */
 BLI_INLINE const int *BKE_mesh_material_indices(const Mesh *mesh)
 {
@@ -930,7 +921,7 @@ BLI_INLINE const int *BKE_mesh_material_indices(const Mesh *mesh)
 
 /**
  * \return The material index for each polygon. Create the layer if it doesn't exist.
- * \note In C++ code, prefer using the attribute API (#MutableAttributeAccessor)/
+ * \note In C++ code, prefer using the attribute API (#MutableAttributeAccessor).
  */
 BLI_INLINE int *BKE_mesh_material_indices_for_write(Mesh *mesh)
 {
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh_validate.cc b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh_validate.cc
index f6adf1247bc..39c18a6cf46 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh_validate.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/mesh_validate.cc
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ using blender::Span;
 
 static CLG_LogRef LOG = {"bke.mesh"};
 
+void mesh_strip_polysloops(Mesh *me);
+void mesh_strip_edges(Mesh *me);
+
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /** \name Internal functions
  * \{ */
@@ -862,11 +865,11 @@ bool BKE_mesh_validate_arrays(Mesh *mesh,
     }
 
     if (free_flag.polyloops) {
-      BKE_mesh_strip_loose_polysloops(mesh);
+      mesh_strip_polysloops(mesh);
     }
 
     if (free_flag.edges) {
-      BKE_mesh_strip_loose_edges(mesh);
+      mesh_strip_edges(mesh);
     }
 
     if (recalc_flag.edges) {
@@ -1205,7 +1208,7 @@ void BKE_mesh_strip_loose_faces(Mesh *me)
   }
 }
 
-void BKE_mesh_strip_loose_polysloops(Mesh *me)
+void mesh_strip_polysloops(Mesh *me)
 {
   MutableSpan<MPoly> polys = me->polys_for_write();
   MutableSpan<MLoop> loops = me->loops_for_write();
@@ -1279,7 +1282,7 @@ void BKE_mesh_strip_loose_polysloops(Mesh *me)
   MEM_freeN(new_idx);
 }
 
-void BKE_mesh_strip_loose_edges(Mesh *me)
+void mesh_strip_edges(Mesh *me)
 {
   MEdge *e;
   int a, b;