diff --git a/src/codegen/codegen_coreneuron_cpp_visitor.cpp b/src/codegen/codegen_coreneuron_cpp_visitor.cpp
index d11e2f53fb..126921c35b 100644
--- a/src/codegen/codegen_coreneuron_cpp_visitor.cpp
+++ b/src/codegen/codegen_coreneuron_cpp_visitor.cpp
@@ -497,29 +497,6 @@ void CodegenCoreneuronCppVisitor::print_abort_routine() const {
 }
 
 
-std::string CodegenCoreneuronCppVisitor::compute_method_name(BlockType type) const {
-    if (type == BlockType::Initial) {
-        return method_name(naming::NRN_INIT_METHOD);
-    }
-    if (type == BlockType::Constructor) {
-        return method_name(naming::NRN_CONSTRUCTOR_METHOD);
-    }
-    if (type == BlockType::Destructor) {
-        return method_name(naming::NRN_DESTRUCTOR_METHOD);
-    }
-    if (type == BlockType::State) {
-        return method_name(naming::NRN_STATE_METHOD);
-    }
-    if (type == BlockType::Equation) {
-        return method_name(naming::NRN_CUR_METHOD);
-    }
-    if (type == BlockType::Watch) {
-        return method_name(naming::NRN_WATCH_CHECK_METHOD);
-    }
-    throw std::logic_error("compute_method_name not implemented");
-}
-
-
 void CodegenCoreneuronCppVisitor::print_global_var_struct_decl() {
     printer->add_line(global_struct(), ' ', global_struct_instance(), ';');
 }
diff --git a/src/codegen/codegen_coreneuron_cpp_visitor.hpp b/src/codegen/codegen_coreneuron_cpp_visitor.hpp
index 1fc5d8d4ad..f411e18366 100644
--- a/src/codegen/codegen_coreneuron_cpp_visitor.hpp
+++ b/src/codegen/codegen_coreneuron_cpp_visitor.hpp
@@ -370,13 +370,6 @@ class CodegenCoreneuronCppVisitor: public CodegenCppVisitor {
     virtual void print_abort_routine() const;
 
 
-    /**
-     * Return the name of main compute kernels
-     * \param type A block type
-     */
-    virtual std::string compute_method_name(BlockType type) const;
-
-
     /**
      * Instantiate global var instance
      *
diff --git a/src/codegen/codegen_cpp_visitor.cpp b/src/codegen/codegen_cpp_visitor.cpp
index 906ea43576..779d045a7b 100644
--- a/src/codegen/codegen_cpp_visitor.cpp
+++ b/src/codegen/codegen_cpp_visitor.cpp
@@ -911,6 +911,28 @@ void CodegenCppVisitor::setup(const Program& node) {
     rename_function_arguments();
 }
 
+std::string CodegenCppVisitor::compute_method_name(BlockType type) const {
+    if (type == BlockType::Initial) {
+        return method_name(naming::NRN_INIT_METHOD);
+    }
+    if (type == BlockType::Constructor) {
+        return method_name(naming::NRN_CONSTRUCTOR_METHOD);
+    }
+    if (type == BlockType::Destructor) {
+        return method_name(naming::NRN_DESTRUCTOR_METHOD);
+    }
+    if (type == BlockType::State) {
+        return method_name(naming::NRN_STATE_METHOD);
+    }
+    if (type == BlockType::Equation) {
+        return method_name(naming::NRN_CUR_METHOD);
+    }
+    if (type == BlockType::Watch) {
+        return method_name(naming::NRN_WATCH_CHECK_METHOD);
+    }
+    throw std::logic_error("compute_method_name not implemented");
+}
+
 
 void CodegenCppVisitor::visit_program(const Program& node) {
     setup(node);
diff --git a/src/codegen/codegen_cpp_visitor.hpp b/src/codegen/codegen_cpp_visitor.hpp
index 710f14c879..b611aec9e7 100644
--- a/src/codegen/codegen_cpp_visitor.hpp
+++ b/src/codegen/codegen_cpp_visitor.hpp
@@ -1123,6 +1123,7 @@ class CodegenCppVisitor: public visitor::ConstAstVisitor {
     void visit_mutex_lock(const ast::MutexLock& node) override;
     void visit_mutex_unlock(const ast::MutexUnlock& node) override;
 
+    std::string compute_method_name(BlockType type) const;
 
   public:
     /** Setup the target backend code generator