diff --git a/cpp/object.hpp b/cpp/object.hpp
index 860b5693..09ddb896 100644
--- a/cpp/object.hpp
+++ b/cpp/object.hpp
@@ -110,9 +110,6 @@ bool operator!=(const object x, const object y);
 std::ostream& operator<< (std::ostream& s, const object o);
 
 
-template <typename Stream, typename T>
-inline void pack(Stream& s, const T& v);
-
 template <typename Stream, typename T>
 packer<Stream>& operator<< (packer<Stream>& o, const T& v);
 
@@ -238,13 +235,6 @@ inline void pack(packer<Stream>& o, const T& v)
 	o.pack(v);
 }
 
-// obsolete
-template <typename Stream, typename T>
-inline void pack(Stream& s, const T& v)
-{
-	packer<Stream>(s).pack(v);
-}
-
 // obsolete
 template <typename Stream, typename T>
 inline void pack_copy(packer<Stream>& o, T v)
diff --git a/cpp/pack.hpp b/cpp/pack.hpp
index 257ccb6d..c8e37eb8 100644
--- a/cpp/pack.hpp
+++ b/cpp/pack.hpp
@@ -112,6 +112,13 @@ private:
 };
 
 
+template <typename Stream, typename T>
+inline void pack(Stream& s, const T& v)
+{
+	packer<Stream>(s).pack(v);
+}
+
+
 #define msgpack_pack_inline_func(name) \
 	template <typename Stream> \
 	inline void packer<Stream>::_pack ## name