diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 4589b5c..ada862c 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -118,16 +118,12 @@ use pki_types::CertificateDer;
 ///
 /// [c_rehash]: https://www.openssl.org/docs/manmaster/man1/c_rehash.html
 pub fn load_native_certs() -> Result<Vec<CertificateDer<'static>>, Error> {
-    if let Some(certs) = load_certs_from_env()? {
+    if let Some(certs) = CertPaths::from_env().load()? {
         return Ok(certs);
     };
     platform::load_native_certs()
 }
 
-fn load_certs_from_env() -> Result<Option<Vec<CertificateDer<'static>>>, Error> {
-    CertPaths::from_env().load()
-}
-
 /// Certificate paths from `SSL_CERT_FILE` and/or `SSL_CERT_DIR`.
 struct CertPaths {
     file: Option<PathBuf>,