diff --git a/src/core/dns/nm-dns-manager.c b/src/core/dns/nm-dns-manager.c
index 42519e64f..a216ac13e 100644
--- a/src/core/dns/nm-dns-manager.c
+++ b/src/core/dns/nm-dns-manager.c
@@ -1209,7 +1209,7 @@ compute_hash(NMDnsManager *self, const NMGlobalDnsConfig *global, guint8 buffer[
          * configuration without DNS parameters gives a zero checksum. */
         head = _mgr_get_ip_data_lst_head(self);
         c_list_for_each_entry (ip_data, head, ip_data_lst)
-            nm_ip_config_dns_hash(ip_data->l3cd, sum, ip_data->addr_family);
+            nm_l3_config_data_hash_dns(ip_data->l3cd, sum, ip_data->addr_family);
     }
 
     nm_utils_checksum_get_digest_len(sum, buffer, HASH_LEN);
diff --git a/src/core/nm-ip-config.c b/src/core/nm-ip-config.c
index a87e4c3f1..f87840cc3 100644
--- a/src/core/nm-ip-config.c
+++ b/src/core/nm-ip-config.c
@@ -509,74 +509,6 @@ nm_ip4_config_class_init(NMIP4ConfigClass *klass)
     g_object_class_install_properties(object_class, _PROPERTY_ENUMS_LAST_ip4, obj_properties_ip4);
 }
 
-void
-nm_ip_config_dns_hash(const NML3ConfigData *l3cd, GChecksum *sum, int addr_family)
-{
-    guint              i;
-    int                val;
-    const char *const *strarr;
-    const in_addr_t   *wins;
-    const char *const *domains;
-    const char *const *searches;
-    const char *const *options;
-    guint              num_nameservers;
-    guint              num_wins;
-    guint              num_domains;
-    guint              num_searches;
-    guint              num_options;
-
-    g_return_if_fail(l3cd);
-    g_return_if_fail(sum);
-
-    strarr = nm_l3_config_data_get_nameservers(l3cd, addr_family, &num_nameservers);
-    for (i = 0; i < num_nameservers; i++)
-        g_checksum_update(sum, (gpointer) strarr[i], strlen(strarr[i]));
-
-    if (addr_family == AF_INET) {
-        wins = nm_l3_config_data_get_wins(l3cd, &num_wins);
-        for (i = 0; i < num_wins; i++)
-            g_checksum_update(sum, (guint8 *) &wins[i], 4);
-    }
-
-    domains = nm_l3_config_data_get_domains(l3cd, addr_family, &num_domains);
-    for (i = 0; i < num_domains; i++) {
-        g_checksum_update(sum, (const guint8 *) domains[i], strlen(domains[i]));
-    }
-
-    searches = nm_l3_config_data_get_searches(l3cd, addr_family, &num_searches);
-    for (i = 0; i < num_searches; i++) {
-        g_checksum_update(sum, (const guint8 *) searches[i], strlen(searches[i]));
-    }
-
-    options = nm_l3_config_data_get_dns_options(l3cd, addr_family, &num_options);
-    for (i = 0; i < num_options; i++) {
-        g_checksum_update(sum, (const guint8 *) options[i], strlen(options[i]));
-    }
-
-    val = nm_l3_config_data_get_mdns(l3cd);
-    if (val != NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_MDNS_DEFAULT)
-        g_checksum_update(sum, (const guint8 *) &val, sizeof(val));
-
-    val = nm_l3_config_data_get_llmnr(l3cd);
-    if (val != NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_LLMNR_DEFAULT)
-        g_checksum_update(sum, (const guint8 *) &val, sizeof(val));
-
-    val = nm_l3_config_data_get_dns_over_tls(l3cd);
-    if (val != NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_DNS_OVER_TLS_DEFAULT)
-        g_checksum_update(sum, (const guint8 *) &val, sizeof(val));
-
-    /* FIXME(ip-config-checksum): the DNS priority should be considered relevant
-     * and added into the checksum as well, but this can't be done right now
-     * because in the DNS manager we rely on the fact that an empty
-     * configuration (i.e. just created) has a zero checksum. This is needed to
-     * avoid rewriting resolv.conf when there is no change.
-     *
-     * The DNS priority initial value depends on the connection type (VPN or
-     * not), so it's a bit difficult to add it to checksum maintaining the
-     * assumption of checksum(empty)=0
-     */
-}
-
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
 /* public */
diff --git a/src/core/nm-ip-config.h b/src/core/nm-ip-config.h
index 3a1d375e9..0dcea83b5 100644
--- a/src/core/nm-ip-config.h
+++ b/src/core/nm-ip-config.h
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ NMIPConfig *nm_ip_config_new(int addr_family, NML3Cfg *l3cfg);
 
 void nm_ip_config_take_and_unexport_on_idle(NMIPConfig *self_take);
 
-void nm_ip_config_dns_hash(const NML3ConfigData *l3cd, GChecksum *sum, int addr_family);
-
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
 static inline NML3Cfg *
diff --git a/src/core/nm-l3-config-data.c b/src/core/nm-l3-config-data.c
index 1c8200c24..2b9e2207c 100644
--- a/src/core/nm-l3-config-data.c
+++ b/src/core/nm-l3-config-data.c
@@ -3018,6 +3018,76 @@ nm_l3_config_data_new_from_platform(NMDedupMultiIndex        *multi_idx,
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
+void
+nm_l3_config_data_hash_dns(const NML3ConfigData *l3cd, GChecksum *sum, int addr_family)
+{
+    guint              i;
+    int                val;
+    const char *const *strarr;
+    const in_addr_t   *wins;
+    const char *const *domains;
+    const char *const *searches;
+    const char *const *options;
+    guint              num_nameservers;
+    guint              num_wins;
+    guint              num_domains;
+    guint              num_searches;
+    guint              num_options;
+
+    g_return_if_fail(l3cd);
+    g_return_if_fail(sum);
+
+    strarr = nm_l3_config_data_get_nameservers(l3cd, addr_family, &num_nameservers);
+    for (i = 0; i < num_nameservers; i++)
+        g_checksum_update(sum, (gpointer) strarr[i], strlen(strarr[i]));
+
+    if (addr_family == AF_INET) {
+        wins = nm_l3_config_data_get_wins(l3cd, &num_wins);
+        for (i = 0; i < num_wins; i++)
+            g_checksum_update(sum, (guint8 *) &wins[i], 4);
+    }
+
+    domains = nm_l3_config_data_get_domains(l3cd, addr_family, &num_domains);
+    for (i = 0; i < num_domains; i++) {
+        g_checksum_update(sum, (const guint8 *) domains[i], strlen(domains[i]));
+    }
+
+    searches = nm_l3_config_data_get_searches(l3cd, addr_family, &num_searches);
+    for (i = 0; i < num_searches; i++) {
+        g_checksum_update(sum, (const guint8 *) searches[i], strlen(searches[i]));
+    }
+
+    options = nm_l3_config_data_get_dns_options(l3cd, addr_family, &num_options);
+    for (i = 0; i < num_options; i++) {
+        g_checksum_update(sum, (const guint8 *) options[i], strlen(options[i]));
+    }
+
+    val = nm_l3_config_data_get_mdns(l3cd);
+    if (val != NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_MDNS_DEFAULT)
+        g_checksum_update(sum, (const guint8 *) &val, sizeof(val));
+
+    val = nm_l3_config_data_get_llmnr(l3cd);
+    if (val != NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_LLMNR_DEFAULT)
+        g_checksum_update(sum, (const guint8 *) &val, sizeof(val));
+
+    val = nm_l3_config_data_get_dns_over_tls(l3cd);
+    if (val != NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_DNS_OVER_TLS_DEFAULT)
+        g_checksum_update(sum, (const guint8 *) &val, sizeof(val));
+
+    /* FIXME(ip-config-checksum): the DNS priority should be considered relevant
+     * and added into the checksum as well, but this can't be done right now
+     * because in the DNS manager we rely on the fact that an empty
+     * configuration (i.e. just created) has a zero checksum. This is needed to
+     * avoid rewriting resolv.conf when there is no change.
+     *
+     * The DNS priority initial value depends on the connection type (VPN or
+     * not), so it's a bit difficult to add it to checksum maintaining the
+     * assumption of checksum(empty)=0
+     */
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
 void
 nm_l3_config_data_merge(NML3ConfigData       *self,
                         const NML3ConfigData *src,
diff --git a/src/core/nm-l3-config-data.h b/src/core/nm-l3-config-data.h
index 1a181e5cc..14d0766aa 100644
--- a/src/core/nm-l3-config-data.h
+++ b/src/core/nm-l3-config-data.h
@@ -604,4 +604,6 @@ nmtst_l3_config_data_get_best_gateway(const NML3ConfigData *self, int addr_famil
     return nm_platform_ip_route_get_gateway(addr_family, NMP_OBJECT_CAST_IP_ROUTE(rt));
 }
 
+void nm_l3_config_data_hash_dns(const NML3ConfigData *l3cd, GChecksum *sum, int addr_family);
+
 #endif /* __NM_L3_CONFIG_DATA_H__ */