diff --git a/include/protocol.h b/include/protocol.h
index e33640e77..70e45837e 100644
--- a/include/protocol.h
+++ b/include/protocol.h
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ class CoreExport IRCDProto
 protected:
 	IRCDProto(Module *creator, const Anope::string &proto_name);
 public:
+	/** Retrieves the protocol name. */
+	const Anope::string &GetProtocolName() const { return proto_name; }
+
 	virtual ~IRCDProto();
 
 	virtual void SendSVSKillInternal(const MessageSource &, User *, const Anope::string &);
@@ -39,7 +42,6 @@ public:
 	virtual void SendCTCPInternal(const MessageSource &, const Anope::string &dest, const Anope::string &buf);
 	virtual void SendNumericInternal(int numeric, const Anope::string &dest, const Anope::string &buf);
 
-	const Anope::string &GetProtocolName();
 	virtual bool Parse(const Anope::string &, Anope::map<Anope::string> &, Anope::string &, Anope::string &, std::vector<Anope::string> &);
 	virtual Anope::string Format(const Anope::string &source, const Anope::string &message);
 
diff --git a/src/protocol.cpp b/src/protocol.cpp
index 87efc7894..5630c3e34 100644
--- a/src/protocol.cpp
+++ b/src/protocol.cpp
@@ -35,11 +35,6 @@ IRCDProto::~IRCDProto()
 		IRCD = NULL;
 }
 
-const Anope::string &IRCDProto::GetProtocolName()
-{
-	return this->proto_name;
-}
-
 static inline char nextID(int pos, Anope::string &buf)
 {
 	char &c = buf[pos];