diff --git a/platforms/common/uORB/uORBDeviceNode.cpp b/platforms/common/uORB/uORBDeviceNode.cpp
index f691665529..431573c457 100644
--- a/platforms/common/uORB/uORBDeviceNode.cpp
+++ b/platforms/common/uORB/uORBDeviceNode.cpp
@@ -44,17 +44,6 @@
 
 static uORB::SubscriptionInterval *filp_to_subscription(cdev::file_t *filp) { return static_cast<uORB::SubscriptionInterval *>(filp->f_priv); }
 
-// Determine the data range
-static inline bool is_in_range(unsigned left, unsigned value, unsigned right)
-{
-	if (right > left) {
-		return (left <= value) && (value <= right);
-
-	} else {  // Maybe the data overflowed and a wraparound occurred
-		return (left <= value) || (value <= right);
-	}
-}
-
 // round up to nearest power of two
 // Such as 0 => 1, 1 => 1, 2 => 2 ,3 => 4, 10 => 16, 60 => 64, 65...255 => 128
 // Note: When the input value > 128, the output is always 128
@@ -151,46 +140,6 @@ uORB::DeviceNode::close(cdev::file_t *filp)
 	return CDev::close(filp);
 }
 
-bool
-uORB::DeviceNode::copy(void *dst, unsigned &generation)
-{
-	if ((dst != nullptr) && (_data != nullptr)) {
-		if (_queue_size == 1) {
-			ATOMIC_ENTER;
-			memcpy(dst, _data, _meta->o_size);
-			generation = _generation.load();
-			ATOMIC_LEAVE;
-			return true;
-
-		} else {
-			ATOMIC_ENTER;
-			const unsigned current_generation = _generation.load();
-
-			if (current_generation == generation) {
-				/* The subscriber already read the latest message, but nothing new was published yet.
-				* Return the previous message
-				*/
-				--generation;
-			}
-
-			// Compatible with normal and overflow conditions
-			if (!is_in_range(current_generation - _queue_size, generation, current_generation - 1)) {
-				// Reader is too far behind: some messages are lost
-				generation = current_generation - _queue_size;
-			}
-
-			memcpy(dst, _data + (_meta->o_size * (generation % _queue_size)), _meta->o_size);
-			ATOMIC_LEAVE;
-
-			++generation;
-
-			return true;
-		}
-	}
-
-	return false;
-}
-
 ssize_t
 uORB::DeviceNode::read(cdev::file_t *filp, char *buffer, size_t buflen)
 {
diff --git a/platforms/common/uORB/uORBDeviceNode.hpp b/platforms/common/uORB/uORBDeviceNode.hpp
index e6bab77564..bff59b3811 100644
--- a/platforms/common/uORB/uORBDeviceNode.hpp
+++ b/platforms/common/uORB/uORBDeviceNode.hpp
@@ -225,7 +225,45 @@ public:
 	 * @return bool
 	 *   Returns true if the data was copied.
 	 */
-	bool copy(void *dst, unsigned &generation);
+	bool copy(void *dst, unsigned &generation)
+	{
+		if ((dst != nullptr) && (_data != nullptr)) {
+			if (_queue_size == 1) {
+				ATOMIC_ENTER;
+				memcpy(dst, _data, _meta->o_size);
+				generation = _generation.load();
+				ATOMIC_LEAVE;
+				return true;
+
+			} else {
+				ATOMIC_ENTER;
+				const unsigned current_generation = _generation.load();
+
+				if (current_generation == generation) {
+					/* The subscriber already read the latest message, but nothing new was published yet.
+					* Return the previous message
+					*/
+					--generation;
+				}
+
+				// Compatible with normal and overflow conditions
+				if (!is_in_range(current_generation - _queue_size, generation, current_generation - 1)) {
+					// Reader is too far behind: some messages are lost
+					generation = current_generation - _queue_size;
+				}
+
+				memcpy(dst, _data + (_meta->o_size * (generation % _queue_size)), _meta->o_size);
+				ATOMIC_LEAVE;
+
+				++generation;
+
+				return true;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return false;
+
+	}
 
 	// add item to list of work items to schedule on node update
 	bool register_callback(SubscriptionCallback *callback_sub);
@@ -253,4 +291,16 @@ private:
 	bool _advertised{false};  /**< has ever been advertised (not necessarily published data yet) */
 	uint8_t _queue_size; /**< maximum number of elements in the queue */
 	int8_t _subscriber_count{0};
+
+
+// Determine the data range
+	static inline bool is_in_range(unsigned left, unsigned value, unsigned right)
+	{
+		if (right > left) {
+			return (left <= value) && (value <= right);
+
+		} else {  // Maybe the data overflowed and a wraparound occurred
+			return (left <= value) || (value <= right);
+		}
+	}
 };