diff --git a/src/config_loader.cpp b/src/config_loader.cpp
index 749fe17..a34e678 100644
--- a/src/config_loader.cpp
+++ b/src/config_loader.cpp
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 #include <cmath>
 #include <cstring>
 
-// Helper function: extract Vec3 from TOML table
-bool extract_vec3_from_table(toml_datum_t table, Vec3* pos) {
+static bool extract_vec3_from_table(toml_datum_t table, Vec3* pos) {
     toml_datum_t x = toml_get(table, "x");
     toml_datum_t y = toml_get(table, "y");
     toml_datum_t z = toml_get(table, "z");
@@ -22,8 +21,7 @@ bool extract_vec3_from_table(toml_datum_t table, Vec3* pos) {
     return true;
 }
 
-// Helper function: extract color RGB from TOML table
-bool extract_color_from_table(toml_datum_t table, float* color) {
+static bool extract_color_from_table(toml_datum_t table, float* color) {
     toml_datum_t r = toml_get(table, "r");
     toml_datum_t g = toml_get(table, "g");
     toml_datum_t b = toml_get(table, "b");
@@ -41,8 +39,7 @@ bool extract_color_from_table(toml_datum_t table, float* color) {
     return true;
 }
 
-// Parse individual body from TOML table
-bool parse_toml_body(toml_datum_t body_table, CelestialBody* body) {
+static bool parse_toml_body(toml_datum_t body_table, CelestialBody* body) {
     // Extract string fields
     toml_datum_t name = toml_get(body_table, "name");
     if (name.type != TOML_STRING) {
@@ -91,7 +88,6 @@ bool parse_toml_body(toml_datum_t body_table, CelestialBody* body) {
     return true;
 }
 
-// Load system configuration from TOML file
 bool load_system_config(SimulationState* sim, const char* filepath) {
     toml_result_t result = toml_parse_file_ex(filepath);
     if (!result.ok) {
diff --git a/src/config_loader.h b/src/config_loader.h
index ffbb3e0..a810a35 100644
--- a/src/config_loader.h
+++ b/src/config_loader.h
@@ -4,12 +4,6 @@
 #include "simulation.h"
 #include "../ext/tomlc17/src/tomlc17.h"
 
-// Load a system configuration from a file (TOML format)
 bool load_system_config(SimulationState* sim, const char* filepath);
 
-// Helper functions for TOML parsing
-bool extract_vec3_from_table(toml_datum_t table, Vec3* pos);
-bool extract_color_from_table(toml_datum_t table, float* color);
-bool parse_toml_body(toml_datum_t body_table, CelestialBody* body);
-
 #endif