diff --git a/cql3/cql3_type.cc b/cql3/cql3_type.cc
index 64bcd8a55a..1e55443ddf 100644
--- a/cql3/cql3_type.cc
+++ b/cql3/cql3_type.cc
@@ -246,6 +246,12 @@ cql3_type::raw::tuple(std::vector<shared_ptr<raw>> ts) {
     return make_shared(raw_tuple(std::move(ts)));
 }
 
+shared_ptr<cql3_type::raw>
+cql3_type::raw::frozen(shared_ptr<raw> t) {
+    t->freeze();
+    return t;
+}
+
 thread_local shared_ptr<cql3_type> cql3_type::ascii = make("ascii", ascii_type, cql3_type::kind::ASCII);
 thread_local shared_ptr<cql3_type> cql3_type::bigint = make("bigint", long_type, cql3_type::kind::BIGINT);
 thread_local shared_ptr<cql3_type> cql3_type::blob = make("blob", bytes_type, cql3_type::kind::BLOB);
diff --git a/cql3/cql3_type.hh b/cql3/cql3_type.hh
index 76b6481d8f..c8cba04a67 100644
--- a/cql3/cql3_type.hh
+++ b/cql3/cql3_type.hh
@@ -64,13 +64,7 @@ public:
         static shared_ptr<raw> list(shared_ptr<raw> t);
         static shared_ptr<raw> set(shared_ptr<raw> t);
         static shared_ptr<raw> tuple(std::vector<shared_ptr<raw>> ts);
-#if 0
-        public static Raw frozen(CQL3Type.Raw t) throws InvalidRequestException
-        {
-            t.freeze();
-            return t;
-        }
-#endif
+        static shared_ptr<raw> frozen(shared_ptr<raw> t);
         virtual sstring to_string() const = 0;
         friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const raw& r);
     };