diff --git a/core/divefilter.cpp b/core/divefilter.cpp
index cdf74a49f..1af1a0b9d 100644
--- a/core/divefilter.cpp
+++ b/core/divefilter.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
 #include "divefilter.h"
-#include "divelist.h" // for filter_dive
+#include "divelist.h"
 #include "gettextfromc.h"
 #include "qthelper.h"
+#include "selection.h"
 #include "subsurface-qt/divelistnotifier.h"
 #if !defined(SUBSURFACE_MOBILE) && !defined(SUBSURFACE_DOWNLOADER)
 #include "desktop-widgets/mapwidget.h"
@@ -12,9 +13,27 @@
 #include "qt-models/filtermodels.h"
 #endif
 
+int shown_dives = 0;
+
+// Set filter status of dive and return whether it has been changed
+static bool setFilterStatus(struct dive *d, bool shown)
+{
+	bool old_shown, changed;
+	if (!d)
+		return false;
+	old_shown = !d->hidden_by_filter;
+	d->hidden_by_filter = !shown;
+	if (!shown && d->selected)
+		deselect_dive(d);
+	changed = old_shown != shown;
+	if (changed)
+		shown_dives += shown - old_shown;
+	return changed;
+}
+
 static void updateDiveStatus(dive *d, bool newStatus, ShownChange &change)
 {
-	if (filter_dive(d, newStatus)) {
+	if (setFilterStatus(d, newStatus)) {
 		if (newStatus)
 			change.newShown.push_back(d);
 		else
diff --git a/core/divefilter.h b/core/divefilter.h
index 84c9efee2..d4342871b 100644
--- a/core/divefilter.h
+++ b/core/divefilter.h
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ struct dive;
 struct dive_trip;
 struct dive_site;
 
+extern int shown_dives;
+
 // Structure describing changes of shown status upon applying the filter
 struct ShownChange {
 	QVector<dive *> newShown;
diff --git a/core/divelist.c b/core/divelist.c
index 9e67e55c2..c68ba2b79 100644
--- a/core/divelist.c
+++ b/core/divelist.c
@@ -786,22 +786,6 @@ void delete_single_dive(int idx)
 	delete_dive_from_table(&dive_table, idx);
 }
 
-int shown_dives = 0;
-bool filter_dive(struct dive *d, bool shown)
-{
-	bool old_shown, changed;
-	if (!d)
-		return false;
-	old_shown = !d->hidden_by_filter;
-	d->hidden_by_filter = !shown;
-	if (!shown && d->selected)
-		deselect_dive(d);
-	changed = old_shown != shown;
-	if (changed)
-		shown_dives += shown - old_shown;
-	return changed;
-}
-
 void process_loaded_dives()
 {
 	int i;
@@ -1375,7 +1359,6 @@ void clear_dive_file_data()
 	while (dive_table.nr)
 		delete_single_dive(0);
 	current_dive = NULL;
-	shown_dives = 0;
 	while (dive_site_table.nr)
 		delete_dive_site(get_dive_site(0, &dive_site_table), &dive_site_table);
 	if (trip_table.nr != 0) {
diff --git a/core/divelist.h b/core/divelist.h
index 8f58cda69..1a19a3e2a 100644
--- a/core/divelist.h
+++ b/core/divelist.h
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ struct trip_table;
 struct dive_site_table;
 struct device_table;
 struct deco_state;
-extern int shown_dives;
 
 struct dive_table {
 	int nr, allocated;
@@ -53,7 +52,6 @@ extern void insert_dive(struct dive_table *table, struct dive *d);
 extern void get_dive_gas(const struct dive *dive, int *o2_p, int *he_p, int *o2low_p);
 extern int get_divenr(const struct dive *dive);
 extern int remove_dive(const struct dive *dive, struct dive_table *table);
-extern bool filter_dive(struct dive *d, bool shown); /* returns true if status changed */
 extern int get_dive_nr_at_idx(int idx);
 extern void set_dive_nr_for_current_dive();
 extern timestamp_t get_surface_interval(timestamp_t when);
diff --git a/qt-models/mobilelistmodel.cpp b/qt-models/mobilelistmodel.cpp
index cf1db1860..f660af2e6 100644
--- a/qt-models/mobilelistmodel.cpp
+++ b/qt-models/mobilelistmodel.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 #include "mobilelistmodel.h"
-#include "core/divelist.h" // for shown_dives
+#include "core/divefilter.h" // for shown_dives
 
 MobileListModelBase::MobileListModelBase(DiveTripModelBase *sourceIn) : source(sourceIn)
 {