diff --git a/src/packet/packet_def.h b/src/packet/packet_def.h
index 7cb8deb..9c4b977 100644
--- a/src/packet/packet_def.h
+++ b/src/packet/packet_def.h
@@ -57,6 +57,26 @@ struct packet
     struct metadata meta;
 };
 
+inline void packet_set_route_ctx(struct packet *pkt, const struct route_ctx *ctx)
+{
+    pkt->meta.route_ctx = *ctx;
+}
+
+inline const struct route_ctx *packet_get_route_ctx(const struct packet *pkt)
+{
+    return &pkt->meta.route_ctx;
+}
+
+inline void packet_set_origin_ctx(struct packet *pkt, void *ctx)
+{
+    pkt->meta.origin_ctx = ctx;
+}
+
+inline const void *packet_get_origin_ctx(const struct packet *pkt)
+{
+    return pkt->meta.origin_ctx;
+}
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/packet/packet_utils.cpp b/src/packet/packet_utils.cpp
index 9048242..b2be075 100644
--- a/src/packet/packet_utils.cpp
+++ b/src/packet/packet_utils.cpp
@@ -15,16 +15,6 @@
  * metadata utils
  ******************************************************************************/
 
-void packet_set_route_ctx(struct packet *pkt, const struct route_ctx *ctx)
-{
-    pkt->meta.route_ctx = *ctx;
-}
-
-const struct route_ctx *packet_get_route_ctx(const struct packet *pkt)
-{
-    return &pkt->meta.route_ctx;
-}
-
 void packet_set_sids(struct packet *pkt, const struct sids *sids)
 {
     pkt->meta.sids = *sids;
@@ -116,15 +106,6 @@ enum packet_action packet_get_action(const struct packet *pkt)
     return pkt->meta.action;
 }
 
-void packet_set_origin_ctx(struct packet *pkt, void *ctx)
-{
-    pkt->meta.origin_ctx = ctx;
-}
-
-const void *packet_get_origin_ctx(const struct packet *pkt)
-{
-    return pkt->meta.origin_ctx;
-}
 
 /******************************************************************************
  * tuple uitls
diff --git a/src/packet/packet_utils.h b/src/packet/packet_utils.h
index fb8d3e7..bdafbc8 100644
--- a/src/packet/packet_utils.h
+++ b/src/packet/packet_utils.h
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ extern "C"
  * metadata utils
  ******************************************************************************/
 
-void packet_set_route_ctx(struct packet *pkt, const struct route_ctx *ctx);
-const struct route_ctx *packet_get_route_ctx(const struct packet *pkt);
 
 void packet_set_sids(struct packet *pkt, const struct sids *sids);
 const struct sids *packet_get_sids(const struct packet *pkt);
@@ -37,8 +35,6 @@ enum packet_direction packet_get_direction(const struct packet *pkt);
 void packet_set_action(struct packet *pkt, enum packet_action action);
 enum packet_action packet_get_action(const struct packet *pkt);
 
-void packet_set_origin_ctx(struct packet *pkt, void *ctx);
-const void *packet_get_origin_ctx(const struct packet *pkt);
 
 /******************************************************************************
  * tuple uitls