diff --git a/c/validation/adbc_validation.h b/c/validation/adbc_validation.h
index f8ef350cc2..427e39b2e2 100644
--- a/c/validation/adbc_validation.h
+++ b/c/validation/adbc_validation.h
@@ -491,6 +491,14 @@ class StatementTest {
                                             const char* timezone);
 };
 
+template <typename CType>
+void StatementTest::TestSqlIngestType(ArrowType type,
+                                      const std::vector<std::optional<CType>>& values,
+                                      bool dictionary_encode) {
+  SchemaField field("col", type);
+  TestSqlIngestType<CType>(field, values, dictionary_encode);
+}
+
 #define ADBCV_TEST_STATEMENT(FIXTURE)                                                   \
   static_assert(std::is_base_of<adbc_validation::StatementTest, FIXTURE>::value,        \
                 ADBCV_STRINGIFY(FIXTURE) " must inherit from StatementTest");           \
diff --git a/c/validation/adbc_validation_statement.cc b/c/validation/adbc_validation_statement.cc
index 150aabf327..cd388623ba 100644
--- a/c/validation/adbc_validation_statement.cc
+++ b/c/validation/adbc_validation_statement.cc
@@ -178,14 +178,6 @@ void StatementTest::TestSqlIngestType(SchemaField field,
   ASSERT_THAT(AdbcStatementRelease(&statement, &error), IsOkStatus(&error));
 }
 
-template <typename CType>
-void StatementTest::TestSqlIngestType(ArrowType type,
-                                      const std::vector<std::optional<CType>>& values,
-                                      bool dictionary_encode) {
-  SchemaField field("col", type);
-  TestSqlIngestType<CType>(field, values, dictionary_encode);
-}
-
 template <typename CType>
 void StatementTest::TestSqlIngestNumericType(ArrowType type) {
   std::vector<std::optional<CType>> values = {