diff --git a/include/xbps.h.in b/include/xbps.h.in
index ac34121c..f5a1a8fb 100644
--- a/include/xbps.h.in
+++ b/include/xbps.h.in
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
  *
  * This header documents the full API for the XBPS Library.
  */
-#define XBPS_API_VERSION	"20140912"
+#define XBPS_API_VERSION	"20140913"
 
 #ifndef XBPS_VERSION
  #define XBPS_VERSION		"UNSET"
@@ -1592,6 +1592,28 @@ int xbps_set_pkg_state_dictionary(xbps_dictionary_t dict, pkg_state_t state);
 /** @addtogroup util */
 /*@{*/
 
+/**
+ * Removes a string object matching \a pkgname in
+ * the \a array array of strings.
+ *
+ * @param[in] array Proplib array of strings.
+ * @param[in] pkgname pkgname string object to remove.
+ *
+ * @return true on success, false otherwise.
+ */
+bool xbps_remove_pkgname_from_array(xbps_array_t array, const char *pkgname);
+
+/**
+ * Removes a string object matching \a str in the
+ * \a array array of strings.
+ *
+ * @param[in] array Proplib array of strings.
+ * @param[in] str string object to remove.
+ *
+ * @return true on success, false otherwise.
+ */
+bool xbps_remove_string_from_array(xbps_array_t array, const char *str);
+
 /**
  * Creates a directory (and required components if necessary).
  *
diff --git a/include/xbps_api_impl.h b/include/xbps_api_impl.h
index b1d0201e..83dfff55 100644
--- a/include/xbps_api_impl.h
+++ b/include/xbps_api_impl.h
@@ -126,8 +126,6 @@ int HIDDEN xbps_array_replace_dict_by_pattern(xbps_array_t,
 bool HIDDEN xbps_remove_pkg_from_array_by_name(xbps_array_t, const char *);
 bool HIDDEN xbps_remove_pkg_from_array_by_pattern(xbps_array_t, const char *);
 bool HIDDEN xbps_remove_pkg_from_array_by_pkgver(xbps_array_t, const char *);
-bool HIDDEN xbps_remove_pkgname_from_array(xbps_array_t, const char *);
-bool HIDDEN xbps_remove_string_from_array(xbps_array_t, const char *);
 
 /**
  * @private
diff --git a/lib/plist_remove.c b/lib/plist_remove.c
index 5ec65a59..0f0d77fe 100644
--- a/lib/plist_remove.c
+++ b/lib/plist_remove.c
@@ -104,13 +104,13 @@ remove_obj_from_array(xbps_array_t array, const char *str, int mode)
 	return true;
 }
 
-bool HIDDEN
+bool
 xbps_remove_string_from_array(xbps_array_t array, const char *str)
 {
 	return remove_obj_from_array(array, str, 0);
 }
 
-bool HIDDEN
+bool
 xbps_remove_pkgname_from_array(xbps_array_t array, const char *str)
 {
 	return remove_obj_from_array(array, str, 1);