diff --git a/common_features.mk b/common_features.mk
index 91e9154f4574..d8dce8a6312b 100644
--- a/common_features.mk
+++ b/common_features.mk
@@ -334,11 +334,6 @@ ifeq ($(strip $(PRINTING_ENABLE)), yes)
     SRC += $(TMK_DIR)/protocol/serial_uart.c
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(strip $(KEY_OVERRIDE_ENABLE)), yes)
-    OPT_DEFS += -DKEY_OVERRIDE_ENABLE
-    SRC += $(QUANTUM_DIR)/process_keycode/process_key_override.c
-endif
-
 ifeq ($(strip $(SERIAL_LINK_ENABLE)), yes)
     SERIAL_SRC := $(wildcard $(SERIAL_PATH)/protocol/*.c)
     SERIAL_SRC += $(wildcard $(SERIAL_PATH)/system/*.c)
@@ -663,6 +658,11 @@ ifeq ($(strip $(COMBO_ENABLE)), yes)
     OPT_DEFS += -DCOMBO_ENABLE
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(strip $(KEY_OVERRIDE_ENABLE)), yes)
+    SRC += $(QUANTUM_DIR)/process_keycode/process_key_override.c
+    OPT_DEFS += -DKEY_OVERRIDE_ENABLE
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(strip $(TAP_DANCE_ENABLE)), yes)
     SRC += $(QUANTUM_DIR)/process_keycode/process_tap_dance.c
     OPT_DEFS += -DTAP_DANCE_ENABLE
diff --git a/quantum/process_keycode/process_key_override.c b/quantum/process_keycode/process_key_override.c
index fe43eacc40f4..8b45a94043f2 100644
--- a/quantum/process_keycode/process_key_override.c
+++ b/quantum/process_keycode/process_key_override.c
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ static bool try_activating_override(const uint16_t keycode, const uint8_t layer,
     return true;
 }
 
-void matrix_scan_key_override(void) {
+void key_override_task(void) {
     if (deferred_register == 0) {
         return;
     }
diff --git a/quantum/process_keycode/process_key_override.h b/quantum/process_keycode/process_key_override.h
index 9ba59e4e9ba6..fd76f297a807 100644
--- a/quantum/process_keycode/process_key_override.h
+++ b/quantum/process_keycode/process_key_override.h
@@ -92,16 +92,22 @@ typedef struct {
 extern const key_override_t **key_overrides;
 
 /** Turns key overrides on */
-extern void key_override_on(void);
+void key_override_on(void);
 
 /** Turns key overrides off */
-extern void key_override_off(void);
+void key_override_off(void);
 
 /** Toggles key overrides on */
-extern void key_override_toggle(void);
+void key_override_toggle(void);
 
 /** Returns whether key overrides are enabled */
-extern bool key_override_is_enabled(void);
+bool key_override_is_enabled(void);
+
+/** Handling of key overrides and its implemented keycodes */
+bool process_key_override(const uint16_t keycode, const keyrecord_t *const record);
+
+/** Perform any deferred keys */
+void key_override_task(void);
 
 /**
  *  Preferrably use these macros to create key overrides. They fix many of the options to a standard setting that should satisfy most basic use-cases. Only directly create a key_override_t struct when you really need to.
diff --git a/quantum/process_keycode/process_key_override_private.h b/quantum/process_keycode/process_key_override_private.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 1d0e134a19c0..000000000000
--- a/quantum/process_keycode/process_key_override_private.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2021 Jonas Gessner
- *
- * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-#pragma once
-
-#include <stdint.h>
-#include "action.h"
-
-bool process_key_override(const uint16_t keycode, const keyrecord_t *const record);
-void matrix_scan_key_override(void);
diff --git a/quantum/quantum.c b/quantum/quantum.c
index 87b219428d04..f35939216ce4 100644
--- a/quantum/quantum.c
+++ b/quantum/quantum.c
@@ -55,10 +55,6 @@ float default_layer_songs[][16][2] = DEFAULT_LAYER_SONGS;
 #    include "process_auto_shift.h"
 #endif
 
-#ifdef KEY_OVERRIDE_ENABLE
-#    include "process_key_override_private.h"
-#endif
-
 uint8_t extract_mod_bits(uint16_t code) {
     switch (code) {
         case QK_MODS ... QK_MODS_MAX:
@@ -415,7 +411,7 @@ void matrix_scan_quantum() {
 #endif
 
 #ifdef KEY_OVERRIDE_ENABLE
-    matrix_scan_key_override();
+    key_override_task();
 #endif
 
 #ifdef SEQUENCER_ENABLE