diff --git a/lib/model/emoji.dart b/lib/model/emoji.dart
index f3b4d9130f..2f0814b722 100644
--- a/lib/model/emoji.dart
+++ b/lib/model/emoji.dart
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ class EmojiAutocompleteView extends AutocompleteView<EmojiAutocompleteQuery, Emo
   }
 
   static EmojiAutocompleteResult? _testCandidate(EmojiAutocompleteQuery query, EmojiCandidate candidate) {
-    return query._testCandidate(candidate);
+    return query.testCandidate(candidate);
   }
 }
 
@@ -336,7 +336,8 @@ class EmojiAutocompleteQuery extends ComposeAutocompleteQuery {
     return EmojiAutocompleteView.init(store: store, query: this);
   }
 
-  EmojiAutocompleteResult? _testCandidate(EmojiCandidate candidate) {
+  @visibleForTesting
+  EmojiAutocompleteResult? testCandidate(EmojiCandidate candidate) {
     return matches(candidate) ? EmojiAutocompleteResult(candidate) : null;
   }