diff --git a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/forest/pruner/Pruner.java b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/forest/pruner/Pruner.java
index 3b37672b7dc..984873ab060 100644
--- a/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/forest/pruner/Pruner.java
+++ b/ethereum/core/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/forest/pruner/Pruner.java
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
 
-import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
 import com.google.common.util.concurrent.ThreadFactoryBuilder;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -50,8 +49,7 @@ public class Pruner {
   private final AtomicReference<State> state = new AtomicReference<>(State.IDLE);
   private final ExecutorService executorService;
 
-  @VisibleForTesting
-  Pruner(
+  public Pruner(
       final MarkSweepPruner pruningStrategy,
       final Blockchain blockchain,
       final PrunerConfiguration prunerConfiguration,