diff --git a/src/vtab/array.rs b/src/vtab/array.rs
index 8d53a1b..677fb02 100644
--- a/src/vtab/array.rs
+++ b/src/vtab/array.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use std::rc::Rc;
 
 use ffi;
 use types::{ToSql, ToSqlOutput, Value};
-use vtab::{self, declare_vtab, Context, IndexInfo, Module, VTab, VTabCursor, Values};
+use vtab::{self, Context, IndexInfo, Module, VTab, VTabCursor, Values};
 use {Connection, Error, Result};
 
 // http://sqlite.org/bindptr.html
@@ -66,7 +66,10 @@ impl Module for ArrayModule {
         let vtab = ArrayTab {
             base: Default::default(),
         };
-        try!(declare_vtab(db, "CREATE TABLE x(value,pointer hidden)"));
+        try!(ArrayModule::declare_vtab(
+            db,
+            "CREATE TABLE x(value,pointer hidden)"
+        ));
         Ok(vtab)
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/vtab/csvtab.rs b/src/vtab/csvtab.rs
index ebdc290..98c9542 100644
--- a/src/vtab/csvtab.rs
+++ b/src/vtab/csvtab.rs
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ use std::str;
 use ffi;
 use types::Null;
 use vtab::{
-    declare_vtab, dequote, escape_double_quote, parse_boolean, Context, IndexInfo, Module, VTab,
-    VTabCursor, Values,
+    dequote, escape_double_quote, parse_boolean, Context, IndexInfo, Module, VTab, VTabCursor,
+    Values,
 };
 use {Connection, Error, Result};
 
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ impl Module for CSVModule {
             schema = Some(sql);
         }
 
-        try!(declare_vtab(db, &schema.unwrap()));
+        try!(CSVModule::declare_vtab(db, &schema.unwrap()));
         Ok(vtab)
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/vtab/mod.rs b/src/vtab/mod.rs
index 12b24a7..88d36be 100644
--- a/src/vtab/mod.rs
+++ b/src/vtab/mod.rs
@@ -64,6 +64,17 @@ pub trait Module {
         aux: Option<&Self::Aux>,
         args: &[&[u8]],
     ) -> Result<Self::Table>;
+
+    /// Declare the schema of a virtual table.
+    fn declare_vtab(db: &mut ffi::sqlite3, sql: &str) -> Result<()> {
+        let c_sql = try!(CString::new(sql));
+        let rc = unsafe { ffi::sqlite3_declare_vtab(db, c_sql.as_ptr()) };
+        if rc == ffi::SQLITE_OK {
+            Ok(())
+        } else {
+            Err(error_from_sqlite_code(rc, None))
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 /// Virtual table instance trait.
@@ -352,17 +363,6 @@ impl InnerConnection {
     }
 }
 
-/// Declare the schema of a virtual table.
-pub fn declare_vtab(db: &mut ffi::sqlite3, sql: &str) -> Result<()> {
-    let c_sql = try!(CString::new(sql));
-    let rc = unsafe { ffi::sqlite3_declare_vtab(db, c_sql.as_ptr()) };
-    if rc == ffi::SQLITE_OK {
-        Ok(())
-    } else {
-        Err(error_from_sqlite_code(rc, None))
-    }
-}
-
 /// Escape double-quote (`"`) character occurences by doubling them (`""`).
 pub fn escape_double_quote(identifier: &str) -> Cow<str> {
     if identifier.contains('"') {
diff --git a/src/vtab/series.rs b/src/vtab/series.rs
index c088a40..a1de580 100644
--- a/src/vtab/series.rs
+++ b/src/vtab/series.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use std::os::raw::{c_char, c_int, c_void};
 
 use ffi;
 use types::Type;
-use vtab::{self, declare_vtab, Context, IndexInfo, Module, VTab, VTabCursor, Values};
+use vtab::{self, Context, IndexInfo, Module, VTab, VTabCursor, Values};
 use {Connection, Error, Result};
 
 /// Register the "generate_series" module.
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ impl Module for Series {
         let vtab = SeriesTab {
             base: Default::default(),
         };
-        try!(declare_vtab(
+        try!(Series::declare_vtab(
             db,
             "CREATE TABLE x(value,start hidden,stop hidden,step hidden)"
         ));