diff --git a/lib/src/revset.rs b/lib/src/revset.rs
index 8e9252aaf..6c53a9005 100644
--- a/lib/src/revset.rs
+++ b/lib/src/revset.rs
@@ -1770,14 +1770,6 @@ impl SymbolResolver for DefaultSymbolResolver<'_> {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn resolve_symbol(
-    repo: &dyn Repo,
-    symbol: &str,
-    workspace_id: Option<&WorkspaceId>,
-) -> Result<Vec<CommitId>, RevsetResolutionError> {
-    DefaultSymbolResolver::new(repo, workspace_id).resolve_symbol(symbol)
-}
-
 fn resolve_commit_ref(
     repo: &dyn Repo,
     commit_ref: &RevsetCommitRef,
diff --git a/lib/tests/test_revset.rs b/lib/tests/test_revset.rs
index a4c72689d..ea389ef0c 100644
--- a/lib/tests/test_revset.rs
+++ b/lib/tests/test_revset.rs
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ use jujutsu_lib::op_store::{RefTarget, WorkspaceId};
 use jujutsu_lib::repo::Repo;
 use jujutsu_lib::repo_path::RepoPath;
 use jujutsu_lib::revset::{
-    optimize, parse, resolve_symbol, DefaultSymbolResolver, ReverseRevsetGraphIterator, Revset,
-    RevsetAliasesMap, RevsetExpression, RevsetFilterPredicate, RevsetGraphEdge,
-    RevsetResolutionError, RevsetWorkspaceContext,
+    optimize, parse, DefaultSymbolResolver, ReverseRevsetGraphIterator, Revset, RevsetAliasesMap,
+    RevsetExpression, RevsetFilterPredicate, RevsetGraphEdge, RevsetResolutionError,
+    RevsetWorkspaceContext, SymbolResolver as _,
 };
 use jujutsu_lib::settings::GitSettings;
 use jujutsu_lib::tree::merge_trees;
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ use testutils::{
     create_random_commit, write_random_commit, CommitGraphBuilder, TestRepo, TestWorkspace,
 };
 
+fn resolve_symbol(
+    repo: &dyn Repo,
+    symbol: &str,
+    workspace_id: Option<&WorkspaceId>,
+) -> Result<Vec<CommitId>, RevsetResolutionError> {
+    DefaultSymbolResolver::new(repo, workspace_id).resolve_symbol(symbol)
+}
+
 fn revset_for_commits<'index>(
     repo: &'index dyn Repo,
     commits: &[&Commit],
@@ -47,6 +55,7 @@ fn revset_for_commits<'index>(
         .evaluate(repo)
         .unwrap()
 }
+
 #[test_case(false ; "local backend")]
 #[test_case(true ; "git backend")]
 fn test_resolve_symbol_root(use_git: bool) {