diff --git a/include/ircd/openssl.h b/include/ircd/openssl.h
index 008b18f5f..55ed4eee3 100644
--- a/include/ircd/openssl.h
+++ b/include/ircd/openssl.h
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ namespace ircd::openssl
 	string_view write_pem(const mutable_buffer &out, const X509 &);
 	string_view print(const mutable_buffer &buf, const X509 &);
 	string_view genX509(const mutable_buffer &out, const json::object &opts);
-	const X509 &get_peer_cert(const SSL &);
-	X509 &get_peer_cert(SSL &);
+	const X509 &peer_cert(const SSL &);
+	X509 &peer_cert(SSL &);
 }
 
 /// OpenSSL BIO convenience utils and wraps; also secure file IO closures
diff --git a/ircd/net.cc b/ircd/net.cc
index a37c96183..2599e1989 100644
--- a/ircd/net.cc
+++ b/ircd/net.cc
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ ircd::net::peer_cert_der(const mutable_raw_buffer &buf,
                          const socket &socket)
 {
 	const SSL &ssl(socket);
-	const X509 &cert(openssl::get_peer_cert(ssl));
+	const X509 &cert{openssl::peer_cert(ssl)};
 	return openssl::i2d(buf, cert);
 }
 
diff --git a/ircd/openssl.cc b/ircd/openssl.cc
index 83b481045..601c43353 100644
--- a/ircd/openssl.cc
+++ b/ircd/openssl.cc
@@ -57,6 +57,30 @@ namespace ircd::openssl
 	void append_entries(X509 &cert, const json::object &opts);
 }
 
+X509 &
+ircd::openssl::peer_cert(SSL &ssl)
+{
+	auto *const ret
+	{
+		SSL_get_peer_certificate(&ssl)
+	};
+
+	assert(ret);
+	return *ret;
+}
+
+const X509 &
+ircd::openssl::peer_cert(const SSL &ssl)
+{
+	const auto *const ret
+	{
+		SSL_get_peer_certificate(&ssl)
+	};
+
+	assert(ret);
+	return *ret;
+}
+
 ircd::string_view
 ircd::openssl::genX509(const mutable_buffer &out,
                        const json::object &opts)
@@ -316,30 +340,6 @@ ircd::openssl::i2d(const mutable_raw_buffer &buf,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-X509 &
-ircd::openssl::get_peer_cert(SSL &ssl)
-{
-	auto *const ret
-	{
-		SSL_get_peer_certificate(&ssl)
-	};
-
-	assert(ret);
-	return *ret;
-}
-
-const X509 &
-ircd::openssl::get_peer_cert(const SSL &ssl)
-{
-	const auto *const ret
-	{
-		SSL_get_peer_certificate(&ssl)
-	};
-
-	assert(ret);
-	return *ret;
-}
-
 //
 // RSA
 //