diff --git a/capnp/helpers/capabilityHelper.cpp b/capnp/helpers/capabilityHelper.cpp
index 98cf950..455adc2 100644
--- a/capnp/helpers/capabilityHelper.cpp
+++ b/capnp/helpers/capabilityHelper.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ::kj::Promise<kj::Own<PyRefCounter>> convert_to_pypromise(capnp::RemotePromise<c
       return stealPyRef(wrap_dynamic_struct_reader(response)); } );
 }
 
-void reraise_kj_exception() {
+void c_reraise_kj_exception() {
   GILAcquire gil;
   try {
     if (PyErr_Occurred())
diff --git a/capnp/helpers/capabilityHelper.h b/capnp/helpers/capabilityHelper.h
index 3aabbba..fc98b70 100644
--- a/capnp/helpers/capabilityHelper.h
+++ b/capnp/helpers/capabilityHelper.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ inline ::kj::Promise<kj::Own<PyRefCounter>> convert_to_pypromise(kj::Promise<voi
     });
 }
 
-void reraise_kj_exception();
+void c_reraise_kj_exception();
 
 void check_py_error();
 
diff --git a/capnp/helpers/helpers.pxd b/capnp/helpers/helpers.pxd
index dde61f0..e405d2b 100644
--- a/capnp/helpers/helpers.pxd
+++ b/capnp/helpers/helpers.pxd
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from capnp.includes.capnp_cpp cimport (
 
 from capnp.includes.schema_cpp cimport ByteArray
 
-from non_circular cimport reraise_kj_exception
+from non_circular cimport c_reraise_kj_exception as reraise_kj_exception
 
 from cpython.ref cimport PyObject
 
diff --git a/capnp/helpers/non_circular.pxd b/capnp/helpers/non_circular.pxd
index 164a569..000c32b 100644
--- a/capnp/helpers/non_circular.pxd
+++ b/capnp/helpers/non_circular.pxd
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from cpython.ref cimport PyObject
 from libcpp cimport bool
 
 cdef extern from "capnp/helpers/capabilityHelper.h":
-    void reraise_kj_exception()
+    void c_reraise_kj_exception()
     cdef cppclass PyRefCounter:
         PyRefCounter(PyObject *)
         PyObject * obj
diff --git a/capnp/includes/capnp_cpp.pxd b/capnp/includes/capnp_cpp.pxd
index 335b172..9191eae 100644
--- a/capnp/includes/capnp_cpp.pxd
+++ b/capnp/includes/capnp_cpp.pxd
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ cdef extern from "capnp/helpers/checkCompiler.h":
 
 from libcpp cimport bool
 from capnp.helpers.non_circular cimport (
-    reraise_kj_exception, PyRefCounter,
+    c_reraise_kj_exception as reraise_kj_exception, PyRefCounter,
 )
 from capnp.includes.schema_cpp cimport (
     Node, Data, StructNode, EnumNode, InterfaceNode, MessageBuilder, MessageReader, ReaderOptions,
diff --git a/capnp/includes/schema_cpp.pxd b/capnp/includes/schema_cpp.pxd
index e552089..211e31b 100644
--- a/capnp/includes/schema_cpp.pxd
+++ b/capnp/includes/schema_cpp.pxd
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # distutils: language = c++
 
 from libc.stdint cimport *
-from capnp.helpers.non_circular cimport reraise_kj_exception
+from capnp.helpers.non_circular cimport c_reraise_kj_exception as reraise_kj_exception
 
 from capnp.includes.types cimport *
 
diff --git a/capnp/lib/capnp.pxd b/capnp/lib/capnp.pxd
index 1ddd6b8..7a27527 100644
--- a/capnp/lib/capnp.pxd
+++ b/capnp/lib/capnp.pxd
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ from capnp.includes.capnp_cpp cimport (
 )
 from capnp.includes.schema_cpp cimport Node as C_Node, EnumNode as C_EnumNode
 from capnp.includes.types cimport *
-from capnp.helpers.non_circular cimport reraise_kj_exception
 from capnp.helpers cimport helpers
 
+cdef void reraise_kj_exception()
 
 cdef class _StructSchemaField:
     cdef C_StructSchema.Field thisptr
diff --git a/capnp/lib/capnp.pyx b/capnp/lib/capnp.pyx
index e824b2e..b02ce05 100644
--- a/capnp/lib/capnp.pyx
+++ b/capnp/lib/capnp.pyx
@@ -281,6 +281,10 @@ cdef api object wrap_kj_exception_for_reraise(capnp.Exception & exception) with
     return ret
 
 
+cdef void reraise_kj_exception():
+    helpers.reraise_kj_exception()
+
+
 cdef api object get_exception_info(object exc_type, object exc_obj, object exc_tb) with gil:
     try:
         return (exc_tb.tb_frame.f_code.co_filename.encode(),
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 31e7781..eff261b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -221,7 +221,6 @@ def run(self):  # noqa: C901
             "*.capnp",
             "helpers/*.pxd",
             "helpers/*.h",
-            "helpers/*.cpp",
             "includes/*.pxd",
             "lib/*.pxd",
             "lib/*.py",