diff --git a/gossip/src/cluster_info.rs b/gossip/src/cluster_info.rs
index 8a21e9fab7e749..d8649a9150b37c 100644
--- a/gossip/src/cluster_info.rs
+++ b/gossip/src/cluster_info.rs
@@ -3035,7 +3035,7 @@ impl Node {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn push_messages_to_peer(
+pub fn push_messages_to_peer_for_tests(
     messages: Vec<CrdsValue>,
     self_id: Pubkey,
     peer_gossip: SocketAddr,
diff --git a/local-cluster/src/cluster_tests.rs b/local-cluster/src/cluster_tests.rs
index e02645601282b3..277165f681d869 100644
--- a/local-cluster/src/cluster_tests.rs
+++ b/local-cluster/src/cluster_tests.rs
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ pub fn submit_vote_to_cluster_gossip(
         None,
     );
 
-    cluster_info::push_messages_to_peer(
+    cluster_info::push_messages_to_peer_for_tests(
         vec![CrdsValue::new(
             CrdsData::Vote(
                 0,