diff --git a/core/iwasm/aot/aot_loader.c b/core/iwasm/aot/aot_loader.c
index e4fd3e0fc..b1dbe7940 100644
--- a/core/iwasm/aot/aot_loader.c
+++ b/core/iwasm/aot/aot_loader.c
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@
 #include "../compilation/aot.h"
 #if WASM_ENABLE_JIT != 0
 #include "../compilation/aot_llvm.h"
-#endif
-
-#if (WASM_ENABLE_JIT != 0) || (WASM_ENABLE_LOAD_CUSTOM_SECTION != 0)
 #include "../interpreter/wasm_loader.h"
 #endif
 
@@ -3296,7 +3293,7 @@ aot_unload(AOTModule *module)
 #endif
 
 #if WASM_ENABLE_LOAD_CUSTOM_SECTION != 0
-    wasm_loader_destroy_custom_sections(module->custom_section_list);
+    wasm_runtime_destroy_custom_sections(module->custom_section_list);
 #endif
 
     wasm_runtime_free(module);
diff --git a/core/iwasm/common/wasm_runtime_common.c b/core/iwasm/common/wasm_runtime_common.c
index efaf842d3..35584319a 100644
--- a/core/iwasm/common/wasm_runtime_common.c
+++ b/core/iwasm/common/wasm_runtime_common.c
@@ -4905,3 +4905,16 @@ wasm_runtime_show_app_heap_corrupted_prompt()
               "compiled by asc, please add --exportRuntime to "
               "export the runtime helpers.");
 }
+
+#if WASM_ENABLE_LOAD_CUSTOM_SECTION != 0
+void
+wasm_runtime_destroy_custom_sections(WASMCustomSection *section_list)
+{
+    WASMCustomSection *section = section_list, *next;
+    while (section) {
+        next = section->next;
+        wasm_runtime_free(section);
+        section = next;
+    }
+}
+#endif /* end of WASM_ENABLE_LOAD_CUSTOM_SECTION */
diff --git a/core/iwasm/common/wasm_runtime_common.h b/core/iwasm/common/wasm_runtime_common.h
index 0256b0fea..7ef8f69c1 100644
--- a/core/iwasm/common/wasm_runtime_common.h
+++ b/core/iwasm/common/wasm_runtime_common.h
@@ -884,6 +884,11 @@ wasm_runtime_invoke_c_api_native(WASMModuleInstanceCommon *module_inst,
 void
 wasm_runtime_show_app_heap_corrupted_prompt();
 
+#if WASM_ENABLE_LOAD_CUSTOM_SECTION != 0
+void
+wasm_runtime_destroy_custom_sections(WASMCustomSection *section_list);
+#endif
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/core/iwasm/interpreter/wasm_loader.c b/core/iwasm/interpreter/wasm_loader.c
index 335c94695..fecf75773 100644
--- a/core/iwasm/interpreter/wasm_loader.c
+++ b/core/iwasm/interpreter/wasm_loader.c
@@ -3788,7 +3788,7 @@ wasm_loader_unload(WASMModule *module)
 #endif
 
 #if WASM_ENABLE_LOAD_CUSTOM_SECTION != 0
-    wasm_loader_destroy_custom_sections(module->custom_section_list);
+    wasm_runtime_destroy_custom_sections(module->custom_section_list);
 #endif
 
     wasm_runtime_free(module);
@@ -6503,18 +6503,7 @@ wasm_loader_get_custom_section(WASMModule *module, const char *name,
 
     return false;
 }
-
-void
-wasm_loader_destroy_custom_sections(WASMCustomSection *section_list)
-{
-    WASMCustomSection *section = section_list, *next;
-    while (section) {
-        next = section->next;
-        wasm_runtime_free(section);
-        section = next;
-    }
-}
-#endif /* end of WASM_ENABLE_LOAD_CUSTOM_SECTION */
+#endif
 
 static bool
 wasm_loader_prepare_bytecode(WASMModule *module, WASMFunction *func,
diff --git a/core/iwasm/interpreter/wasm_loader.h b/core/iwasm/interpreter/wasm_loader.h
index ff6b535b5..8b0dc77d6 100644
--- a/core/iwasm/interpreter/wasm_loader.h
+++ b/core/iwasm/interpreter/wasm_loader.h
@@ -73,11 +73,6 @@ wasm_loader_find_block_addr(WASMExecEnv *exec_env, BlockAddr *block_addr_cache,
                             uint8 block_type, uint8 **p_else_addr,
                             uint8 **p_end_addr);
 
-#if WASM_ENABLE_LOAD_CUSTOM_SECTION != 0
-void
-wasm_loader_destroy_custom_sections(WASMCustomSection *section_list);
-#endif
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif