diff --git a/x/auth/ante/fee.go b/x/auth/ante/fee.go
index 80141ef0b5dc..b32bf1b1bc13 100644
--- a/x/auth/ante/fee.go
+++ b/x/auth/ante/fee.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ type DeductFeeDecorator struct {
 
 func NewDeductFeeDecorator(ak AccountKeeper, bk types.BankKeeper, fk FeegrantKeeper, tfc TxFeeChecker) DeductFeeDecorator {
 	if tfc == nil {
-		tfc = checkTxFeeWithValidatorMinGasPrices
+		tfc = CheckTxFeeWithValidatorMinGasPrices
 	}
 
 	return DeductFeeDecorator{
diff --git a/x/auth/ante/validator_tx_fee.go b/x/auth/ante/validator_tx_fee.go
index e8c865b757ed..4fca31c86a87 100644
--- a/x/auth/ante/validator_tx_fee.go
+++ b/x/auth/ante/validator_tx_fee.go
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ import (
 	sdkerrors "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/errors"
 )
 
-// checkTxFeeWithValidatorMinGasPrices implements the default fee logic, where the minimum price per
+// CheckTxFeeWithValidatorMinGasPrices implements the default fee logic, where the minimum price per
 // unit of gas is fixed and set by each validator, can the tx priority is computed from the gas price.
-func checkTxFeeWithValidatorMinGasPrices(ctx sdk.Context, tx sdk.Tx) (sdk.Coins, int64, error) {
+func CheckTxFeeWithValidatorMinGasPrices(ctx sdk.Context, tx sdk.Tx) (sdk.Coins, int64, error) {
 	feeTx, ok := tx.(sdk.FeeTx)
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, 0, sdkerrors.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrTxDecode, "Tx must be a FeeTx")