diff --git a/builtin/gc.c b/builtin/gc.c
index ef8bb772c3..e3819fc285 100644
--- a/builtin/gc.c
+++ b/builtin/gc.c
@@ -2292,46 +2292,6 @@ static char *xdg_config_home_systemd(const char *filename)
 	return xdg_config_home_for("systemd/user", filename);
 }
 
-static int systemd_timer_enable_unit(int enable,
-				     enum schedule_priority schedule)
-{
-	const char *cmd = "systemctl";
-	struct child_process child = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
-	const char *frequency = get_frequency(schedule);
-
-	/*
-	 * Disabling the systemd unit while it is already disabled makes
-	 * systemctl print an error.
-	 * Let's ignore it since it means we already are in the expected state:
-	 * the unit is disabled.
-	 *
-	 * On the other hand, enabling a systemd unit which is already enabled
-	 * produces no error.
-	 */
-	if (!enable)
-		child.no_stderr = 1;
-
-	get_schedule_cmd(&cmd, NULL);
-	strvec_split(&child.args, cmd);
-	strvec_pushl(&child.args, "--user", enable ? "enable" : "disable",
-		     "--now", NULL);
-	strvec_pushf(&child.args, "git-maintenance@%s.timer", frequency);
-
-	if (start_command(&child))
-		return error(_("failed to start systemctl"));
-	if (finish_command(&child))
-		/*
-		 * Disabling an already disabled systemd unit makes
-		 * systemctl fail.
-		 * Let's ignore this failure.
-		 *
-		 * Enabling an enabled systemd unit doesn't fail.
-		 */
-		if (enable)
-			return error(_("failed to run systemctl"));
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int systemd_timer_delete_unit_templates(void)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -2348,14 +2308,6 @@ static int systemd_timer_delete_unit_templates(void)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int systemd_timer_delete_units(void)
-{
-	return systemd_timer_enable_unit(0, SCHEDULE_HOURLY) ||
-	       systemd_timer_enable_unit(0, SCHEDULE_DAILY) ||
-	       systemd_timer_enable_unit(0, SCHEDULE_WEEKLY) ||
-	       systemd_timer_delete_unit_templates();
-}
-
 static int systemd_timer_write_unit_templates(const char *exec_path)
 {
 	char *filename;
@@ -2437,6 +2389,54 @@ static int systemd_timer_write_unit_templates(const char *exec_path)
 	return -1;
 }
 
+static int systemd_timer_enable_unit(int enable,
+				     enum schedule_priority schedule)
+{
+	const char *cmd = "systemctl";
+	struct child_process child = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
+	const char *frequency = get_frequency(schedule);
+
+	/*
+	 * Disabling the systemd unit while it is already disabled makes
+	 * systemctl print an error.
+	 * Let's ignore it since it means we already are in the expected state:
+	 * the unit is disabled.
+	 *
+	 * On the other hand, enabling a systemd unit which is already enabled
+	 * produces no error.
+	 */
+	if (!enable)
+		child.no_stderr = 1;
+
+	get_schedule_cmd(&cmd, NULL);
+	strvec_split(&child.args, cmd);
+	strvec_pushl(&child.args, "--user", enable ? "enable" : "disable",
+		     "--now", NULL);
+	strvec_pushf(&child.args, "git-maintenance@%s.timer", frequency);
+
+	if (start_command(&child))
+		return error(_("failed to start systemctl"));
+	if (finish_command(&child))
+		/*
+		 * Disabling an already disabled systemd unit makes
+		 * systemctl fail.
+		 * Let's ignore this failure.
+		 *
+		 * Enabling an enabled systemd unit doesn't fail.
+		 */
+		if (enable)
+			return error(_("failed to run systemctl"));
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int systemd_timer_delete_units(void)
+{
+	return systemd_timer_enable_unit(0, SCHEDULE_HOURLY) ||
+	       systemd_timer_enable_unit(0, SCHEDULE_DAILY) ||
+	       systemd_timer_enable_unit(0, SCHEDULE_WEEKLY) ||
+	       systemd_timer_delete_unit_templates();
+}
+
 static int systemd_timer_setup_units(void)
 {
 	const char *exec_path = git_exec_path();