diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 04e3cc179e..608afd58b1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -952,6 +952,7 @@ LIB_OBJS += progress.o
 LIB_OBJS += promisor-remote.o
 LIB_OBJS += prompt.o
 LIB_OBJS += protocol.o
+LIB_OBJS += prune-packed.o
 LIB_OBJS += quote.o
 LIB_OBJS += range-diff.o
 LIB_OBJS += reachable.o
diff --git a/builtin.h b/builtin.h
index 6101d98661..a5ae15bfe5 100644
--- a/builtin.h
+++ b/builtin.h
@@ -97,11 +97,6 @@
 extern const char git_usage_string[];
 extern const char git_more_info_string[];
 
-#define PRUNE_PACKED_DRY_RUN 01
-#define PRUNE_PACKED_VERBOSE 02
-
-void prune_packed_objects(int);
-
 /**
  * If a built-in has DELAY_PAGER_CONFIG set, the built-in should call this early
  * when it wishes to respect the `pager.foo`-config. The `cmd` is the name of
diff --git a/builtin/prune-packed.c b/builtin/prune-packed.c
index 48c5e78e33..b7b9281a8c 100644
--- a/builtin/prune-packed.c
+++ b/builtin/prune-packed.c
@@ -1,54 +1,12 @@
 #include "builtin.h"
-#include "cache.h"
-#include "progress.h"
 #include "parse-options.h"
-#include "packfile.h"
-#include "object-store.h"
+#include "prune-packed.h"
 
 static const char * const prune_packed_usage[] = {
 	N_("git prune-packed [-n | --dry-run] [-q | --quiet]"),
 	NULL
 };
 
-static struct progress *progress;
-
-static int prune_subdir(unsigned int nr, const char *path, void *data)
-{
-	int *opts = data;
-	display_progress(progress, nr + 1);
-	if (!(*opts & PRUNE_PACKED_DRY_RUN))
-		rmdir(path);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int prune_object(const struct object_id *oid, const char *path,
-			 void *data)
-{
-	int *opts = data;
-
-	if (!has_object_pack(oid))
-		return 0;
-
-	if (*opts & PRUNE_PACKED_DRY_RUN)
-		printf("rm -f %s\n", path);
-	else
-		unlink_or_warn(path);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-void prune_packed_objects(int opts)
-{
-	if (opts & PRUNE_PACKED_VERBOSE)
-		progress = start_delayed_progress(_("Removing duplicate objects"), 256);
-
-	for_each_loose_file_in_objdir(get_object_directory(),
-				      prune_object, NULL, prune_subdir, &opts);
-
-	/* Ensure we show 100% before finishing progress */
-	display_progress(progress, 256);
-	stop_progress(&progress);
-}
-
 int cmd_prune_packed(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
 	int opts = isatty(2) ? PRUNE_PACKED_VERBOSE : 0;
diff --git a/builtin/prune.c b/builtin/prune.c
index 2b76872ad2..fd9acc7222 100644
--- a/builtin/prune.c
+++ b/builtin/prune.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "reachable.h"
 #include "parse-options.h"
 #include "progress.h"
+#include "prune-packed.h"
 #include "object-store.h"
 
 static const char * const prune_usage[] = {
diff --git a/builtin/repack.c b/builtin/repack.c
index 0781763b06..1b686ee9ce 100644
--- a/builtin/repack.c
+++ b/builtin/repack.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "argv-array.h"
 #include "midx.h"
 #include "packfile.h"
+#include "prune-packed.h"
 #include "object-store.h"
 #include "promisor-remote.h"
 
diff --git a/prune-packed.c b/prune-packed.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..261520b472
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prune-packed.c
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#include "object-store.h"
+#include "packfile.h"
+#include "progress.h"
+#include "prune-packed.h"
+
+static struct progress *progress;
+
+static int prune_subdir(unsigned int nr, const char *path, void *data)
+{
+	int *opts = data;
+	display_progress(progress, nr + 1);
+	if (!(*opts & PRUNE_PACKED_DRY_RUN))
+		rmdir(path);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int prune_object(const struct object_id *oid, const char *path,
+			 void *data)
+{
+	int *opts = data;
+
+	if (!has_object_pack(oid))
+		return 0;
+
+	if (*opts & PRUNE_PACKED_DRY_RUN)
+		printf("rm -f %s\n", path);
+	else
+		unlink_or_warn(path);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void prune_packed_objects(int opts)
+{
+	if (opts & PRUNE_PACKED_VERBOSE)
+		progress = start_delayed_progress(_("Removing duplicate objects"), 256);
+
+	for_each_loose_file_in_objdir(get_object_directory(),
+				      prune_object, NULL, prune_subdir, &opts);
+
+	/* Ensure we show 100% before finishing progress */
+	display_progress(progress, 256);
+	stop_progress(&progress);
+}
diff --git a/prune-packed.h b/prune-packed.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..936fa9df23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prune-packed.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#ifndef PRUNE_PACKED_H
+#define PRUNE_PACKED_H
+
+#define PRUNE_PACKED_DRY_RUN 01
+#define PRUNE_PACKED_VERBOSE 02
+
+void prune_packed_objects(int);
+
+#endif