diff --git a/src/etc/inc/pfsense-utils.inc b/src/etc/inc/pfsense-utils.inc
index b819c228f..a50bc19c3 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/pfsense-utils.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/pfsense-utils.inc
@@ -26,46 +26,6 @@
     POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 */
 
-/*
- *  restore_config_section($section_name, new_contents): restore a configuration section,
- *                                                  and write the configuration out
- *                                                  to disk/cf.
- */
-function restore_config_section($section_name, $new_contents)
-{
-    global $config;
-    $tmpxml = '/tmp/tmpxml';
-
-    $fout = fopen($tmpxml, 'w');
-    fwrite($fout, $new_contents);
-    fclose($fout);
-
-    $xml = parse_xml_config($tmpxml, null);
-    if (isset($xml['pfsense'])) {
-        $xml = $xml['pfsense'];
-    } elseif (isset($xml['m0n0wall'])) {
-        $xml = $xml['m0n0wall'];
-    } elseif (isset($xml['opnsense'])) {
-        $xml = $xml['opnsense'];
-    }
-    if (isset($xml[$section_name])) {
-        $section_xml = $xml[$section_name];
-    } else {
-        $section_xml = -1;
-    }
-
-    @unlink($tmpxml);
-
-    if ($section_xml === -1) {
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    $config[$section_name] = &$section_xml;
-    write_config(sprintf(gettext("Restored %s of config file (maybe from CARP partner)"), $section_name));
-    disable_security_checks();
-
-    return true;
-}
 
 /* This xml 2 array function is courtesy of the php.net comment section on xml_parse.
  * it is roughly 4 times faster then our existing pfSense parser but due to the large
diff --git a/src/www/diag_backup.php b/src/www/diag_backup.php
index 32eda58e6..dd560cf16 100644
--- a/src/www/diag_backup.php
+++ b/src/www/diag_backup.php
@@ -40,6 +40,48 @@ require_once("rrd.inc");
 require_once("system.inc");
 require_once("pfsense-utils.inc");
 
+/**
+ * restore config section
+ * @param string $section_name config section name
+ * @param string $new_contents xml content
+ * @return bool status
+ */
+function restore_config_section($section_name, $new_contents)
+{
+    global $config;
+    $tmpxml = '/tmp/tmpxml';
+
+    $fout = fopen($tmpxml, 'w');
+    fwrite($fout, $new_contents);
+    fclose($fout);
+
+    $xml = parse_xml_config($tmpxml, null);
+    if (isset($xml['pfsense'])) {
+        $xml = $xml['pfsense'];
+    } elseif (isset($xml['m0n0wall'])) {
+        $xml = $xml['m0n0wall'];
+    } elseif (isset($xml['opnsense'])) {
+        $xml = $xml['opnsense'];
+    }
+    if (isset($xml[$section_name])) {
+        $section_xml = $xml[$section_name];
+    } else {
+        $section_xml = -1;
+    }
+
+    @unlink($tmpxml);
+
+    if ($section_xml === -1) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    $config[$section_name] = &$section_xml;
+    write_config(sprintf(gettext("Restored %s of config file"), $section_name));
+    disable_security_checks();
+
+    return true;
+}
+
 /*
  *  backup_config_section($section): returns as an xml file string of
  *                                   the configuration section