diff --git a/tensorflow/compiler/jit/mark_for_compilation_pass.cc b/tensorflow/compiler/jit/mark_for_compilation_pass.cc
index ff1196b2be6..c4ab22274cf 100644
--- a/tensorflow/compiler/jit/mark_for_compilation_pass.cc
+++ b/tensorflow/compiler/jit/mark_for_compilation_pass.cc
@@ -1708,40 +1708,6 @@ std::atomic<int64>* GetPointerToFuel(int64 initial_value) {
 }
 }  // anonymous namespace
 
-bool IsCompilable(FunctionLibraryRuntime* flr, const NodeDef& ndef,
-                  RecursiveCompilabilityChecker::UncompilableNodesMap*
-                      uncompilable_node_info) {
-  Device* device = flr->device();
-  const XlaOpRegistry::DeviceRegistration* registration;
-  CHECK(XlaOpRegistry::GetCompilationDevice(device->device_type(),
-                                            &registration));
-
-  // We can always *compile* resource operations, stateful RNGs and dummy ops,
-  // even if we are sometimes unable to auto-cluster them.
-  RecursiveCompilabilityChecker::OperationFilter op_filter;
-  op_filter.allow_resource_ops_in_called_functions = true;
-  op_filter.allow_stack_ops = true;
-  op_filter.allow_tensor_array_ops = true;
-  op_filter.allow_stateful_rng_ops = true;
-  op_filter.allow_control_trigger = true;
-  op_filter.allow_eliding_assert_and_checknumerics_ops = true;
-  op_filter.allow_ops_producing_or_consuming_variant = true;
-  op_filter.allow_slow_ops = true;
-  op_filter.allow_inaccurate_ops = true;
-
-  RecursiveCompilabilityChecker checker{
-      op_filter, DeviceType{registration->compilation_device_name}};
-  if (!uncompilable_node_info) {
-    // We do not need uncompilable node info. Just return the result.
-    return checker.IsCompilableCall(ndef, flr);
-  }
-
-  RecursiveCompilabilityChecker::UncompilableNodesMap uncompilable_node_result =
-      checker.FindUncompilableNodes(ndef, flr);
-  uncompilable_node_info->swap(uncompilable_node_result);
-  return uncompilable_node_info->empty();
-}
-
 Status MarkForCompilationPass::Run(
     const GraphOptimizationPassOptions& options) {
   MarkForCompilationPassFlags* flags = GetMarkForCompilationPassFlags();
diff --git a/tensorflow/compiler/jit/mark_for_compilation_pass.h b/tensorflow/compiler/jit/mark_for_compilation_pass.h
index 0e9a64e7f28..810ebf38b5c 100644
--- a/tensorflow/compiler/jit/mark_for_compilation_pass.h
+++ b/tensorflow/compiler/jit/mark_for_compilation_pass.h
@@ -50,14 +50,6 @@ class MarkForCompilationPass : public GraphOptimizationPass {
   friend class MarkForCompilationPassTestHelper;
 };
 
-// Returns true iff 'ndef' is a call to a function that is compilable.  A
-// function is compilable iff every operator in the function body is
-// compilable. If 'ndef' is not compilable and 'uncompilable_node_info' is not
-// null, we will populate 'uncompilable_node_info' with uncompilable node info.
-bool IsCompilable(FunctionLibraryRuntime* flr, const NodeDef& ndef,
-                  RecursiveCompilabilityChecker::UncompilableNodesMap*
-                      uncompilable_node_info = nullptr);
-
 absl::flat_hash_map<string, std::vector<string>>* GetAllowlistTable();
 
 namespace testing {
diff --git a/tensorflow/compiler/jit/xla_kernel_creator.cc b/tensorflow/compiler/jit/xla_kernel_creator.cc
index 7387978fbcd..68d726d69fb 100644
--- a/tensorflow/compiler/jit/xla_kernel_creator.cc
+++ b/tensorflow/compiler/jit/xla_kernel_creator.cc
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 #include "tensorflow/compiler/jit/defs.h"
 #include "tensorflow/compiler/jit/flags.h"
 #include "tensorflow/compiler/jit/kernels/xla_ops.h"
-#include "tensorflow/compiler/jit/mark_for_compilation_pass.h"
 #include "tensorflow/compiler/tf2xla/const_analysis.h"
 #include "tensorflow/compiler/tf2xla/xla_op_registry.h"
 #include "tensorflow/core/common_runtime/function.h"
@@ -32,6 +31,44 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 namespace tensorflow {
 
+// Returns true iff 'ndef' is a call to a function that is compilable.  A
+// function is compilable iff every operator in the function body is
+// compilable. If 'ndef' is not compilable and 'uncompilable_node_info' is not
+// null, we will populate 'uncompilable_node_info' with uncompilable node info.
+static bool IsCompilable(FunctionLibraryRuntime* flr, const NodeDef& ndef,
+                         RecursiveCompilabilityChecker::UncompilableNodesMap*
+                             uncompilable_node_info) {
+  Device* device = flr->device();
+  const XlaOpRegistry::DeviceRegistration* registration;
+  CHECK(XlaOpRegistry::GetCompilationDevice(device->device_type(),
+                                            &registration));
+
+  // We can always *compile* resource operations, stateful RNGs and dummy ops,
+  // even if we are sometimes unable to auto-cluster them.
+  RecursiveCompilabilityChecker::OperationFilter op_filter;
+  op_filter.allow_resource_ops_in_called_functions = true;
+  op_filter.allow_stack_ops = true;
+  op_filter.allow_tensor_array_ops = true;
+  op_filter.allow_stateful_rng_ops = true;
+  op_filter.allow_control_trigger = true;
+  op_filter.allow_eliding_assert_and_checknumerics_ops = true;
+  op_filter.allow_ops_producing_or_consuming_variant = true;
+  op_filter.allow_slow_ops = true;
+  op_filter.allow_inaccurate_ops = true;
+
+  RecursiveCompilabilityChecker checker{
+      op_filter, DeviceType{registration->compilation_device_name}};
+  if (!uncompilable_node_info) {
+    // We do not need uncompilable node info. Just return the result.
+    return checker.IsCompilableCall(ndef, flr);
+  }
+
+  RecursiveCompilabilityChecker::UncompilableNodesMap uncompilable_node_result =
+      checker.FindUncompilableNodes(ndef, flr);
+  uncompilable_node_info->swap(uncompilable_node_result);
+  return uncompilable_node_info->empty();
+}
+
 bool XlaKernelCreator::CanCreateKernel(
     const FunctionLibraryRuntime& flr,
     const std::shared_ptr<const NodeProperties>& props) const {