diff --git a/icu4c/source/i18n/repattrn.cpp b/icu4c/source/i18n/repattrn.cpp
index fe6558c7d2e..2bc7d0395db 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/i18n/repattrn.cpp
+++ b/icu4c/source/i18n/repattrn.cpp
@@ -744,8 +744,7 @@ void   RegexPattern::dumpOp(int32_t index) const {
 }
 
 
-U_CAPI void  U_EXPORT2
-RegexPattern::dumpPattern() const {
+void RegexPattern::dumpPattern() const {
 #if defined(REGEX_DEBUG)
     int      index;
     int      i;