diff --git a/lib/depends.c b/lib/depends.c
index 7846c313a2..4cda58722e 100644
--- a/lib/depends.c
+++ b/lib/depends.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 #include "lib/rpmts_internal.h"
 #include "lib/rpmte_internal.h"
+#include "lib/rpmds_internal.h"
 #include "lib/misc.h"
 
 #include "debug.h"
diff --git a/lib/rpmds.h b/lib/rpmds.h
index 511cac464d..811ff862fa 100644
--- a/lib/rpmds.h
+++ b/lib/rpmds.h
@@ -108,16 +108,6 @@ rpmds rpmdsFree(rpmds ds);
  */
 rpmds rpmdsNew(Header h, rpmTagVal tagN, int flags);
 
-/** \ingroup rpmds
- * Create and load a dependency set.
- * @param pool		shared string pool (or NULL for private pool)
- * @param h		header
- * @param tagN		type of dependency
- * @param flags		unused
- * @return		new dependency set
- */
-rpmds rpmdsNewPool(rpmstrPool pool, Header h, rpmTagVal tagN, int flags);
-
 /** \ingroup rpmds
  * Return new formatted dependency string.
  * @param dspfx		formatted dependency string prefix
@@ -135,17 +125,6 @@ char * rpmdsNewDNEVR(const char * dspfx, const rpmds ds);
  */
 rpmds rpmdsThis(Header h, rpmTagVal tagN, rpmsenseFlags Flags);
 
-/** \ingroup rpmds
- * Create, load and initialize a dependency for this header. 
- * @param pool		string pool (or NULL for private pool)
- * @param h		header
- * @param tagN		type of dependency
- * @param Flags		comparison flags
- * @return		new dependency set
- */
-rpmds rpmdsThisPool(rpmstrPool pool,
-		    Header h, rpmTagVal tagN, rpmsenseFlags Flags);
-
 /** \ingroup rpmds
  * Create, load and initialize a dependency set of size 1.
  * @param tagN		type of dependency
@@ -156,18 +135,6 @@ rpmds rpmdsThisPool(rpmstrPool pool,
  */
 rpmds rpmdsSingle(rpmTagVal tagN, const char * N, const char * EVR, rpmsenseFlags Flags);
 
-/** \ingroup rpmds
- * Create, load and initialize a dependency set of size 1.
- * @param pool		string pool (or NULL for private pool)
- * @param tagN		type of dependency
- * @param N		name
- * @param EVR		epoch:version-release
- * @param Flags		comparison flags
- * @return		new dependency set
- */
-rpmds rpmdsSinglePool(rpmstrPool pool, rpmTagVal tagN,
-		      const char * N, const char * EVR, rpmsenseFlags Flags);
-
 /** \ingroup rpmds
  * Return a new dependency set of size 1 from the current iteration index
  * @param ds		dependency set
@@ -204,20 +171,6 @@ int rpmdsSetIx(rpmds ds, int ix);
  */
 const char * rpmdsDNEVR(const rpmds ds);
 
-/** \ingroup rpmds
- * Return current dependency name pool id.
- * @param ds            dependency set
- * @return              current dependency name id, 0 on invalid
- */
-rpmsid rpmdsNId(rpmds ds);
-
-/** \ingroup rpmds
- * Return current dependency epoch-version-release pool id.
- * @param ds            dependency set
- * @return              current dependency EVR id, 0 on invalid
- */
-rpmsid rpmdsEVRId(rpmds ds);
-
 /** \ingroup rpmds
  * Return current dependency name.
  * @param ds		dependency set
@@ -377,18 +330,6 @@ int rpmdsMatchesDep (const Header h, int ix, const rpmds req, int nopromote);
  */
 int rpmdsNVRMatchesDep(const Header h, const rpmds req, int nopromote);
 
-/** \ingroup rpmds
- * Swiss army knife dependency matching function.
- * @param pool		string pool (or NULL for private pool)
- * @param h		header
- * @param prix		index to provides (or -1 or any)
- * @param req		dependency set
- * @param selfevr	only look at package EVR?
- * @param nopromote	dont promote epoch in comparison?
- * @return		1 if dependency overlaps, 0 otherwise
- */
-int rpmdsMatches(rpmstrPool pool, Header h, int prix,
-		 rpmds req, int selfevr, int nopromote);
 /**
  * Load rpmlib provides into a dependency set.
  * @retval *dsp		(loaded) depedency set
@@ -397,22 +338,6 @@ int rpmdsMatches(rpmstrPool pool, Header h, int prix,
  */
 int rpmdsRpmlib(rpmds * dsp, const void * tblp);
 
-/**
- * Load rpmlib provides into a dependency set.
- * @param pool		shared string pool (or NULL for private pool)
- * @retval *dsp		(loaded) depedency set
- * @param tblp		rpmlib provides table (NULL uses internal table)
- * @return		0 on success
- */
-int rpmdsRpmlibPool(rpmstrPool pool, rpmds * dsp, const void * tblp);
-
-/** \ingroup rpmds
- * Return dependency set string pool handle
- * @param ds		dependency set
- * @return		string pool handle (weak reference)
- */
-rpmstrPool rpmdsPool(rpmds ds);
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/rpmds_internal.h b/lib/rpmds_internal.h
index d4f24b39df..edd5a0268d 100644
--- a/lib/rpmds_internal.h
+++ b/lib/rpmds_internal.h
@@ -7,6 +7,90 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+/** \ingroup rpmds
+ * Create and load a dependency set.
+ * @param pool		shared string pool (or NULL for private pool)
+ * @param h		header
+ * @param tagN		type of dependency
+ * @param flags		unused
+ * @return		new dependency set
+ */
+RPM_GNUC_INTERNAL
+rpmds rpmdsNewPool(rpmstrPool pool, Header h, rpmTagVal tagN, int flags);
+
+/** \ingroup rpmds
+ * Create, load and initialize a dependency for this header. 
+ * @param pool		string pool (or NULL for private pool)
+ * @param h		header
+ * @param tagN		type of dependency
+ * @param Flags		comparison flags
+ * @return		new dependency set
+ */
+RPM_GNUC_INTERNAL
+rpmds rpmdsThisPool(rpmstrPool pool,
+		    Header h, rpmTagVal tagN, rpmsenseFlags Flags);
+
+/** \ingroup rpmds
+ * Create, load and initialize a dependency set of size 1.
+ * @param pool		string pool (or NULL for private pool)
+ * @param tagN		type of dependency
+ * @param N		name
+ * @param EVR		epoch:version-release
+ * @param Flags		comparison flags
+ * @return		new dependency set
+ */
+RPM_GNUC_INTERNAL
+rpmds rpmdsSinglePool(rpmstrPool pool, rpmTagVal tagN,
+		      const char * N, const char * EVR, rpmsenseFlags Flags);
+
+/**
+ * Load rpmlib provides into a dependency set.
+ * @param pool		shared string pool (or NULL for private pool)
+ * @retval *dsp		(loaded) depedency set
+ * @param tblp		rpmlib provides table (NULL uses internal table)
+ * @return		0 on success
+ */
+RPM_GNUC_INTERNAL
+int rpmdsRpmlibPool(rpmstrPool pool, rpmds * dsp, const void * tblp);
+
+/** \ingroup rpmds
+ * Swiss army knife dependency matching function.
+ * @param pool		string pool (or NULL for private pool)
+ * @param h		header
+ * @param prix		index to provides (or -1 or any)
+ * @param req		dependency set
+ * @param selfevr	only look at package EVR?
+ * @param nopromote	dont promote epoch in comparison?
+ * @return		1 if dependency overlaps, 0 otherwise
+ */
+RPM_GNUC_INTERNAL
+int rpmdsMatches(rpmstrPool pool, Header h, int prix,
+		 rpmds req, int selfevr, int nopromote);
+
+/** \ingroup rpmds
+ * Return current dependency name pool id.
+ * @param ds            dependency set
+ * @return              current dependency name id, 0 on invalid
+ */
+RPM_GNUC_INTERNAL
+rpmsid rpmdsNId(rpmds ds);
+
+/** \ingroup rpmds
+ * Return current dependency epoch-version-release pool id.
+ * @param ds            dependency set
+ * @return              current dependency EVR id, 0 on invalid
+ */
+RPM_GNUC_INTERNAL
+rpmsid rpmdsEVRId(rpmds ds);
+
+/** \ingroup rpmds
+ * Return dependency set string pool handle
+ * @param ds		dependency set
+ * @return		string pool handle (weak reference)
+ */
+RPM_GNUC_INTERNAL
+rpmstrPool rpmdsPool(rpmds ds);
+
 RPM_GNUC_INTERNAL
 rpmsid rpmdsNIdIndex(rpmds ds, int i);
 
diff --git a/lib/rpmfi.h b/lib/rpmfi.h
index cb85e88436..c526c90cab 100644
--- a/lib/rpmfi.h
+++ b/lib/rpmfi.h
@@ -147,20 +147,6 @@ int rpmfiDX(rpmfi fi);
  */
 int rpmfiSetDX(rpmfi fi, int dx);
 
-/** \ingroup rpmfi
- * Return current base name pool id from file info set.
- * @param fi		file info set
- * @return		current base name id, 0 on invalid
- */
-rpmsid rpmfiBNId(rpmfi fi);
-
-/** \ingroup rpmfi
- * Return current directory name pool id from file info set.
- * @param fi		file info set
- * @return		current base name id, 0 on invalid
- */
-rpmsid rpmfiDNId(rpmfi fi);
-
 /** \ingroup rpmfi
  * Return current base name from file info set.
  * @param fi		file info set
@@ -434,16 +420,6 @@ typedef rpmFlags rpmfiFlags;
  */
 rpmfi rpmfiNew(const rpmts ts, Header h, rpmTagVal tagN, rpmfiFlags flags);
 
-/** \ingroup rpmfi
- * Create and load a file info set.
- * @param pool		shared string pool (or NULL for private pool)
- * @param h		header
- * @param tagN		unused
- * @param flags		Flags to control what information is loaded.
- * @return		new file info set
- */
-rpmfi rpmfiNewPool(rpmstrPool pool, Header h, rpmTagVal tagN, rpmfiFlags flags);
-
 /** \ingroup rpmfi
  * Return file type from mode_t.
  * @param mode		file mode bits (from header)
@@ -475,13 +451,6 @@ rpmFileAction rpmfiDecideFate(const rpmfi ofi, rpmfi nfi, int skipMissing);
  */
 int rpmfiConfigConflict(const rpmfi fi);
 
-/** \ingroup rpmfi
- * Return file info set string pool handle
- * @param fi		file info
- * @return		string pool handle (weak reference)
- */
-rpmstrPool rpmfiPool(rpmfi fi);
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/rpmfi_internal.h b/lib/rpmfi_internal.h
index 24662e6b05..19484ec5ac 100644
--- a/lib/rpmfi_internal.h
+++ b/lib/rpmfi_internal.h
@@ -72,6 +72,41 @@ struct rpmfi_s {
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+/** \ingroup rpmfi
+ * Create and load a file info set.
+ * @param pool		shared string pool (or NULL for private pool)
+ * @param h		header
+ * @param tagN		unused
+ * @param flags		Flags to control what information is loaded.
+ * @return		new file info set
+ */
+RPM_GNUC_INTERNAL
+rpmfi rpmfiNewPool(rpmstrPool pool, Header h, rpmTagVal tagN, rpmfiFlags flags);
+
+/** \ingroup rpmfi
+ * Return file info set string pool handle
+ * @param fi		file info
+ * @return		string pool handle (weak reference)
+ */
+RPM_GNUC_INTERNAL
+rpmstrPool rpmfiPool(rpmfi fi);
+
+/** \ingroup rpmfi
+ * Return current base name pool id from file info set.
+ * @param fi		file info set
+ * @return		current base name id, 0 on invalid
+ */
+RPM_GNUC_INTERNAL
+rpmsid rpmfiBNId(rpmfi fi);
+
+/** \ingroup rpmfi
+ * Return current directory name pool id from file info set.
+ * @param fi		file info set
+ * @return		current base name id, 0 on invalid
+ */
+RPM_GNUC_INTERNAL
+rpmsid rpmfiDNId(rpmfi fi);
+
 RPM_GNUC_INTERNAL
 int rpmfiDIIndex(rpmfi fi, int dx);
 
diff --git a/lib/rpmte.c b/lib/rpmte.c
index 35b8e3e8be..6afd69e97f 100644
--- a/lib/rpmte.c
+++ b/lib/rpmte.c
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
 
 #include "lib/rpmplugins.h"
 #include "lib/rpmte_internal.h"
+/* strpool-related interfaces */
+#include "lib/rpmfi_internal.h"
+#include "lib/rpmds_internal.h"
+#include "lib/rpmts_internal.h"
 
 #include "debug.h"
 
diff --git a/lib/rpmts.h b/lib/rpmts.h
index 2f0dcaff83..0b8d970e79 100644
--- a/lib/rpmts.h
+++ b/lib/rpmts.h
@@ -526,13 +526,6 @@ int rpmtsSetNotifyCallback(rpmts ts,
  */
 rpmts rpmtsCreate(void);
 
-/** \ingroup rpmts
- * Return transaction global string pool handle
- * @param ts		transaction set
- * @return		string pool handle (weak ref)
- */
-rpmstrPool rpmtsPool(rpmts ts);
-
 /** \ingroup rpmts
  * Add package to be installed to transaction set.
  *
diff --git a/lib/rpmts_internal.h b/lib/rpmts_internal.h
index 39511d0e3d..a22c892672 100644
--- a/lib/rpmts_internal.h
+++ b/lib/rpmts_internal.h
@@ -75,6 +75,14 @@ struct rpmts_s {
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
+/** \ingroup rpmts
+ * Return transaction global string pool handle
+ * @param ts		transaction set
+ * @return		string pool handle (weak ref)
+ */
+RPM_GNUC_INTERNAL
+rpmstrPool rpmtsPool(rpmts ts);
+
 RPM_GNUC_INTERNAL
 tsMembers rpmtsMembers(rpmts ts);
 
diff --git a/lib/transaction.c b/lib/transaction.c
index c05d3af3b4..facc36a7b5 100644
--- a/lib/transaction.c
+++ b/lib/transaction.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "lib/misc.h"
 #include "lib/rpmchroot.h"
 #include "lib/rpmlock.h"
+#include "lib/rpmds_internal.h"
 #include "lib/rpmfi_internal.h"	/* only internal apis */
 #include "lib/rpmte_internal.h"	/* only internal apis */
 #include "lib/rpmts_internal.h"