diff --git a/src/core/index.rs b/src/core/index.rs
index 95bd89f16..8b7222a9a 100644
--- a/src/core/index.rs
+++ b/src/core/index.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use super::segment::create_segment;
 use super::segment::Segment;
 use crate::core::Executor;
 use crate::core::IndexMeta;
@@ -337,7 +336,7 @@ impl Index {
 
     #[doc(hidden)]
     pub fn segment(&self, segment_meta: SegmentMeta) -> Segment {
-        create_segment(self.clone(), segment_meta)
+        Segment::for_index(self.clone(), segment_meta)
     }
 
     /// Creates a new segment.
diff --git a/src/core/segment.rs b/src/core/segment.rs
index 8fb30ceae..113706e78 100644
--- a/src/core/segment.rs
+++ b/src/core/segment.rs
@@ -24,15 +24,12 @@ impl fmt::Debug for Segment {
     }
 }
 
-/// Creates a new segment given an `Index` and a `SegmentId`
-///
-/// The function is here to make it private outside `tantivy`.
-/// #[doc(hidden)]
-pub fn create_segment(index: Index, meta: SegmentMeta) -> Segment {
-    Segment { index, meta }
-}
-
 impl Segment {
+    /// Creates a new segment given an `Index` and a `SegmentId`
+    pub(crate) fn for_index(index: Index, meta: SegmentMeta) -> Segment {
+        Segment { index, meta }
+    }
+
     /// Returns the index the segment belongs to.
     pub fn index(&self) -> &Index {
         &self.index