diff --git a/pkg/services/sqlstore/alert.go b/pkg/services/sqlstore/alert.go
index 6342496ed26..f449bec5849 100644
--- a/pkg/services/sqlstore/alert.go
+++ b/pkg/services/sqlstore/alert.go
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func HandleAlertsQuery(query *m.GetAlertsQuery) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func DeleteAlertDefinition(dashboardId int64, sess *DBSession) error {
+func deleteAlertDefinition(dashboardId int64, sess *DBSession) error {
 	alerts := make([]*m.Alert, 0)
 	sess.Where("dashboard_id = ?", dashboardId).Find(&alerts)
 
diff --git a/pkg/services/sqlstore/dashboard.go b/pkg/services/sqlstore/dashboard.go
index 5ee34183628..8a89c3d942c 100644
--- a/pkg/services/sqlstore/dashboard.go
+++ b/pkg/services/sqlstore/dashboard.go
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ func DeleteDashboard(cmd *m.DeleteDashboardCommand) error {
 			}
 		}
 
-		if err := DeleteAlertDefinition(dashboard.Id, sess); err != nil {
+		if err := deleteAlertDefinition(dashboard.Id, sess); err != nil {
 			return nil
 		}