diff --git a/src/matrix-compacts.vala b/src/matrix-compacts.vala
index 83d0e43..633e9da 100644
--- a/src/matrix-compacts.vala
+++ b/src/matrix-compacts.vala
@@ -541,79 +541,6 @@ namespace Matrix {
         }
     }
 
-    public class StateEvent : JsonCompact {
-        public string? state_key { get; set; default = null; }
-        public Json.Node? content { get; set; default = null; }
-
-        public override Json.Node?
-            get_json_node()
-        throws Matrix.Error
-        {
-            var builder = new Json.Builder();
-
-            builder.begin_object();
-
-            builder.set_member_name("state_key");
-            builder.add_string_value(state_key);
-
-            builder.set_member_name("content");
-            builder.add_value(content);
-
-            builder.end_object();
-
-            return builder.get_root();
-        }
-    }
-
-    private Json.Node?
-    _json_node_deep_copy(Json.Node? node)
-    {
-        Json.Node ret;
-
-        if (node == null) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        ret = new Json.Node(node.get_node_type());
-
-        switch (node.get_node_type()) {
-            case Json.NodeType.OBJECT:
-                var new_obj = new Json.Object();
-
-                node.get_object().foreach_member(
-                        (old_obj, member_name, member_node) => {
-                            new_obj.set_member(
-                                    member_name,
-                                    _json_node_deep_copy(member_node));
-                        });
-
-                ret.set_object(new_obj);
-
-                break;
-
-            case Json.NodeType.ARRAY:
-                var new_ary = new Json.Array();
-
-                node.get_array().foreach_element(
-                        (old_ary, idx, element_node) => {
-                            new_ary.add_element(
-                                    _json_node_deep_copy(element_node));
-                        });
-
-                break;
-
-            case Json.NodeType.VALUE:
-                ret.set_value(node.get_value());
-
-                break;
-
-            case Json.NodeType.NULL:
-                break;
-        }
-
-        return ret;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Class to hold unsigned event data, like event age, redact
      * reason or a transaction ID.
@@ -962,4 +889,53 @@ namespace Matrix {
 
         return new_node;
     }
+
+    public Json.Node?
+    _json_node_deep_copy(Json.Node? node)
+    {
+        Json.Node ret;
+
+        if (node == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        ret = new Json.Node(node.get_node_type());
+
+        switch (node.get_node_type()) {
+            case Json.NodeType.OBJECT:
+                var new_obj = new Json.Object();
+
+                node.get_object().foreach_member(
+                        (old_obj, member_name, member_node) => {
+                            new_obj.set_member(
+                                    member_name,
+                                    _json_node_deep_copy(member_node));
+                        });
+
+                ret.set_object(new_obj);
+
+                break;
+
+            case Json.NodeType.ARRAY:
+                var new_ary = new Json.Array();
+
+                node.get_array().foreach_element(
+                        (old_ary, idx, element_node) => {
+                            new_ary.add_element(
+                                    _json_node_deep_copy(element_node));
+                        });
+
+                break;
+
+            case Json.NodeType.VALUE:
+                ret.set_value(node.get_value());
+
+                break;
+
+            case Json.NodeType.NULL:
+                break;
+        }
+
+        return ret;
+    }
 }