diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/tools/handlers/view_image.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/tools/handlers/view_image.rs
index 2791097298..90db1b11f8 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/tools/handlers/view_image.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/tools/handlers/view_image.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use crate::tools::registry::ToolHandler;
 use crate::tools::registry::ToolKind;
 use codex_protocol::models::ContentItem;
 use codex_protocol::models::ResponseInputItem;
-use codex_protocol::models::local_image_content_items;
+use codex_protocol::models::local_image_content_items_with_label_number;
 
 pub struct ViewImageHandler;
 
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ impl ToolHandler for ViewImageHandler {
         }
         let event_path = abs_path.clone();
 
-        let content: Vec<ContentItem> = local_image_content_items(&abs_path, false);
+        let content: Vec<ContentItem> =
+            local_image_content_items_with_label_number(&abs_path, false, 1);
         let input = ResponseInputItem::Message {
             role: "user".to_string(),
             content,
diff --git a/codex-rs/protocol/src/models.rs b/codex-rs/protocol/src/models.rs
index e635b637aa..4ac683ff40 100644
--- a/codex-rs/protocol/src/models.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/protocol/src/models.rs
@@ -227,11 +227,7 @@ fn unsupported_image_error_placeholder(path: &std::path::Path, mime: &str) -> Co
     }
 }
 
-pub fn local_image_content_items(path: &std::path::Path, include_label: bool) -> Vec<ContentItem> {
-    local_image_content_items_with_label_number(path, include_label, 1)
-}
-
-fn local_image_content_items_with_label_number(
+pub fn local_image_content_items_with_label_number(
     path: &std::path::Path,
     include_label: bool,
     label_number: usize,