diff --git a/frame/ethereum/src/lib.rs b/frame/ethereum/src/lib.rs
index 5b913b712e..494fe9b53e 100644
--- a/frame/ethereum/src/lib.rs
+++ b/frame/ethereum/src/lib.rs
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ impl<T: Config> Pallet<T> {
 	// Controls that must be performed by the pool.
 	// The controls common with the State Transition Function (STF) are in
 	// the function `validate_transaction_common`.
-	fn validate_transaction_in_pool(
+	pub fn validate_transaction_in_pool(
 		origin: H160,
 		transaction: &Transaction,
 	) -> TransactionValidity {