diff --git a/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs b/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs
index 5d1f1fc187..10e396126c 100644
--- a/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs
@@ -1407,7 +1407,8 @@ impl AccountsDb {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn new(paths: Vec<PathBuf>, cluster_type: &ClusterType) -> Self {
+    pub fn new_for_tests(paths: Vec<PathBuf>, cluster_type: &ClusterType) -> Self {
+        // will diverge
         AccountsDb::new_with_config(
             paths,
             cluster_type,
@@ -1417,11 +1418,6 @@ impl AccountsDb {
         )
     }
 
-    pub fn new_for_tests(paths: Vec<PathBuf>, cluster_type: &ClusterType) -> Self {
-        // will diverge
-        Self::new(paths, cluster_type)
-    }
-
     pub fn new_with_config(
         paths: Vec<PathBuf>,
         cluster_type: &ClusterType,
@@ -6186,6 +6182,10 @@ impl AccountsDb {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 impl AccountsDb {
+    pub fn new(paths: Vec<PathBuf>, cluster_type: &ClusterType) -> Self {
+        Self::new_for_tests(paths, cluster_type)
+    }
+
     pub fn new_sized(paths: Vec<PathBuf>, file_size: u64) -> Self {
         AccountsDb {
             file_size,