diff --git a/src/Adapter.cc b/src/Adapter.cc
index 498c524..0887c67 100644
--- a/src/Adapter.cc
+++ b/src/Adapter.cc
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@
 
 namespace pEp {
     namespace Adapter {
-        ::SYNC_EVENT _cb_retrieve_next_sync_event_dequeue_next_sync_event(
-            void *management,
-            unsigned threshold);
-
         // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         // SESSION
         // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/Adapter.hh b/src/Adapter.hh
index 651ee59..27d6546 100644
--- a/src/Adapter.hh
+++ b/src/Adapter.hh
@@ -104,9 +104,17 @@ namespace pEp {
         // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         // SYNC
         // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+        // Sync/async impl of the sync event handling
+        // sync - deliver to engine directly
         int _cb_inject_sync_event_do_sync_protocol_step(::SYNC_EVENT ev, void *management);
+        // async - put on queue
         int _cb_inject_sync_event_enqueue_sync_event(::SYNC_EVENT ev, void *management);
 
+        // for async only - get event from queue
+        ::SYNC_EVENT _cb_retrieve_next_sync_event_dequeue_next_sync_event(
+            void *management,
+            unsigned threshold);
+
 
         void start_sync();