diff --git a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayerTreeModel.cc b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayerTreeModel.cc
index c622bf5e4..4ee8b9bb6 100644
--- a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayerTreeModel.cc
+++ b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layLayerTreeModel.cc
@@ -559,7 +559,6 @@ LayerTreeModel::empty_within_view_predicate (const QModelIndex &index) const
   }
 }
 
-LAYBASIC_PUBLIC
 QIcon
 LayerTreeModel::icon_for_layer (const lay::LayerPropertiesConstIterator &iter, lay::LayoutView *view, unsigned int w, unsigned int h, unsigned int di_off, bool no_state)
 {