diff --git a/docs/reference/gdk/gdk4-sections.txt b/docs/reference/gdk/gdk4-sections.txt
index 9b5973fb62..d8245a6d26 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gdk/gdk4-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/reference/gdk/gdk4-sections.txt
@@ -191,8 +191,6 @@ gdk_surface_create_cairo_context
 
 <SUBSECTION>
 gdk_surface_queue_expose
-gdk_surface_freeze_updates
-gdk_surface_thaw_updates
 gdk_surface_get_frame_clock
 
 <SUBSECTION>
diff --git a/gdk/gdkinternals.h b/gdk/gdkinternals.h
index b21c74a55d..6d7c7518b6 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkinternals.h
+++ b/gdk/gdkinternals.h
@@ -394,6 +394,10 @@ void gdk_surface_begin_move_drag              (GdkSurface     *surface,
                                                int             y,
                                                guint32         timestamp);
 
+void       gdk_surface_freeze_updates      (GdkSurface    *surface);
+void       gdk_surface_thaw_updates        (GdkSurface    *surface);
+
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* __GDK_INTERNALS_H__ */
diff --git a/gdk/gdksurface.c b/gdk/gdksurface.c
index 62fc8196f6..57febdc98f 100644
--- a/gdk/gdksurface.c
+++ b/gdk/gdksurface.c
@@ -1429,7 +1429,7 @@ gdk_surface_queue_expose (GdkSurface *surface)
   cairo_region_destroy (region);
 }
 
-/**
+/*
  * gdk_surface_invalidate_region:
  * @surface: a #GdkSurface
  * @region: a #cairo_region_t
@@ -1469,7 +1469,7 @@ gdk_surface_invalidate_region (GdkSurface          *surface,
   cairo_region_destroy (visible_region);
 }
 
-/**
+/*
  * _gdk_surface_clear_update_area:
  * @surface: a #GdkSurface.
  *
@@ -1490,7 +1490,7 @@ _gdk_surface_clear_update_area (GdkSurface *surface)
     }
 }
 
-/**
+/*
  * gdk_surface_freeze_updates:
  * @surface: a #GdkSurface
  *
@@ -1510,7 +1510,7 @@ gdk_surface_freeze_updates (GdkSurface *surface)
     _gdk_frame_clock_uninhibit_freeze (surface->frame_clock);
 }
 
-/**
+/*
  * gdk_surface_thaw_updates:
  * @surface: a #GdkSurface
  *
diff --git a/gdk/gdksurface.h b/gdk/gdksurface.h
index acd766b259..60d80558bf 100644
--- a/gdk/gdksurface.h
+++ b/gdk/gdksurface.h
@@ -208,11 +208,6 @@ void          gdk_surface_beep            (GdkSurface       *surface);
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 void       gdk_surface_queue_expose              (GdkSurface          *surface);
 
-GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
-void       gdk_surface_freeze_updates      (GdkSurface    *surface);
-GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
-void       gdk_surface_thaw_updates        (GdkSurface    *surface);
-
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 GdkFrameClock* gdk_surface_get_frame_clock      (GdkSurface     *surface);