diff --git a/src/battle.c b/src/battle.c
index 3f33381f4..018763093 100644
--- a/src/battle.c
+++ b/src/battle.c
@@ -1042,6 +1042,41 @@ static int natural_armor(unit * du)
     return an;
 }
 
+static int rc_specialdamage(const unit *au, const unit *du, const struct weapon_type *wtype)
+{
+    const race *ar = u_race(au);
+    int m, modifier = 0;
+
+    switch (old_race(ar)) {
+    case RC_HALFLING:
+        if (wtype != NULL && dragonrace(u_race(du))) {
+            modifier += 5;
+        }
+        break;
+    default:
+        break;
+    }
+    if (wtype != NULL && wtype->modifiers != NULL) {
+        for (m = 0; wtype->modifiers[m].value; ++m) {
+            /* weapon damage for this weapon, possibly by race */
+            if (wtype->modifiers[m].flags & WMF_DAMAGE) {
+                race_list *rlist = wtype->modifiers[m].races;
+                if (rlist != NULL) {
+                    while (rlist) {
+                        if (rlist->data == ar)
+                            break;
+                        rlist = rlist->next;
+                    }
+                    if (rlist == NULL)
+                        continue;
+                }
+                modifier += wtype->modifiers[m].value;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return modifier;
+}
+
 bool
 terminate(troop dt, troop at, int type, const char *damage, bool missile)
 {
@@ -1163,7 +1198,7 @@ terminate(troop dt, troop at, int type, const char *damage, bool missile)
             }
         }
 
-        da += rc_specialdamage(u_race(au), u_race(du), awtype);
+        da += rc_specialdamage(au, du, awtype);
 
         if (awtype != NULL && fval(awtype, WTF_MISSILE)) {
             /* missile weapon bonus */
diff --git a/src/kernel/race.c b/src/kernel/race.c
index 875920d28..e3953ea98 100644
--- a/src/kernel/race.c
+++ b/src/kernel/race.c
@@ -280,42 +280,6 @@ const char *racename(const struct locale *loc, const unit * u, const race * rc)
     return str ? str : rc->_name;
 }
 
-int
-rc_specialdamage(const race * ar, const race * dr,
-const struct weapon_type *wtype)
-{
-    race_t art = old_race(ar);
-    int m, modifier = 0;
-
-    if (wtype != NULL && wtype->modifiers != NULL)
-        for (m = 0; wtype->modifiers[m].value; ++m) {
-        /* weapon damage for this weapon, possibly by race */
-        if (wtype->modifiers[m].flags & WMF_DAMAGE) {
-            race_list *rlist = wtype->modifiers[m].races;
-            if (rlist != NULL) {
-                while (rlist) {
-                    if (rlist->data == ar)
-                        break;
-                    rlist = rlist->next;
-                }
-                if (rlist == NULL)
-                    continue;
-            }
-            modifier += wtype->modifiers[m].value;
-        }
-        }
-    switch (art) {
-    case RC_HALFLING:
-        if (wtype != NULL && dragonrace(dr)) {
-            modifier += 5;
-        }
-        break;
-    default:
-        break;
-    }
-    return modifier;
-}
-
 void write_race_reference(const race * rc, struct storage *store)
 {
     WRITE_TOK(store, rc ? rc->_name : "none");
diff --git a/src/kernel/race.h b/src/kernel/race.h
index 3cf24f84a..d7f9e12b8 100644
--- a/src/kernel/race.h
+++ b/src/kernel/race.h
@@ -178,8 +178,6 @@ extern "C" {
 
   extern race *rc_get_or_create(const char *name);
   extern const race *rc_find(const char *);
-  extern int rc_specialdamage(const race *, const race *,
-    const struct weapon_type *);
   void free_races(void);
 
   typedef enum name_t { NAME_SINGULAR, NAME_PLURAL, NAME_DEFINITIVE, NAME_CATEGORY } name_t;