diff --git a/pkg/backends/syncer.go b/pkg/backends/syncer.go
index 98210a3aee..56ddb13d5e 100644
--- a/pkg/backends/syncer.go
+++ b/pkg/backends/syncer.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/k8s-cloud-provider/pkg/cloud/meta"
-	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/ingress-gce/pkg/backends/features"
 	"k8s.io/ingress-gce/pkg/composite"
@@ -247,7 +246,7 @@ func (s *backendSyncer) ensureHealthCheck(sp utils.ServicePort, hasLegacyHC bool
 		}
 		if probe != nil {
 			klog.V(4).Infof("Applying httpGet settings of readinessProbe to health check on port %+v", sp)
-			applyProbeSettingsToHC(probe, hc)
+			healthchecks.ApplyProbeSettingsToHC(probe, hc)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -282,31 +281,3 @@ func ensureHealthCheckLink(be *composite.BackendService, hcLink string) (needsUp
 	be.HealthChecks = []string{hcLink}
 	return true
 }
-
-func applyProbeSettingsToHC(p *v1.Probe, hc *healthchecks.HealthCheck) {
-	healthPath := p.Handler.HTTPGet.Path
-	// GCE requires a leading "/" for health check urls.
-	if !strings.HasPrefix(healthPath, "/") {
-		healthPath = "/" + healthPath
-	}
-	// Extract host from HTTP headers
-	host := p.Handler.HTTPGet.Host
-	for _, header := range p.Handler.HTTPGet.HTTPHeaders {
-		if header.Name == "Host" {
-			host = header.Value
-			break
-		}
-	}
-
-	hc.RequestPath = healthPath
-	hc.Host = host
-	hc.Description = "Kubernetes L7 health check generated with readiness probe settings."
-	hc.TimeoutSec = int64(p.TimeoutSeconds)
-	if hc.ForNEG {
-		// For NEG mode, we can support more aggressive healthcheck interval.
-		hc.CheckIntervalSec = int64(p.PeriodSeconds)
-	} else {
-		// For IG mode, short healthcheck interval may health check flooding problem.
-		hc.CheckIntervalSec = int64(p.PeriodSeconds) + int64(healthchecks.DefaultHealthCheckInterval.Seconds())
-	}
-}
diff --git a/pkg/backends/syncer_test.go b/pkg/backends/syncer_test.go
index 479297e98f..5771c513cf 100644
--- a/pkg/backends/syncer_test.go
+++ b/pkg/backends/syncer_test.go
@@ -564,32 +564,6 @@ func TestShutdown(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestApplyProbeSettingsToHC(t *testing.T) {
-	p := "healthz"
-	hc := healthchecks.DefaultHealthCheck(8080, annotations.ProtocolHTTPS)
-	probe := &api_v1.Probe{
-		Handler: api_v1.Handler{
-			HTTPGet: &api_v1.HTTPGetAction{
-				Scheme: api_v1.URISchemeHTTP,
-				Path:   p,
-				Port: intstr.IntOrString{
-					Type:   intstr.Int,
-					IntVal: 80,
-				},
-			},
-		},
-	}
-
-	applyProbeSettingsToHC(probe, hc)
-
-	if hc.Protocol() != annotations.ProtocolHTTPS || hc.Port != 8080 {
-		t.Errorf("Basic HC settings changed")
-	}
-	if hc.RequestPath != "/"+p {
-		t.Errorf("Failed to apply probe's requestpath")
-	}
-}
-
 func TestEnsureBackendServiceProtocol(t *testing.T) {
 	fakeGCE := gce.NewFakeGCECloud(gce.DefaultTestClusterValues())
 	syncer := newTestSyncer(fakeGCE)
diff --git a/pkg/healthchecks/healthchecks.go b/pkg/healthchecks/healthchecks.go
index 7d01c34f63..a814e29771 100644
--- a/pkg/healthchecks/healthchecks.go
+++ b/pkg/healthchecks/healthchecks.go
@@ -20,12 +20,14 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/k8s-cloud-provider/pkg/cloud/meta"
 	computealpha "google.golang.org/api/compute/v0.alpha"
 	computebeta "google.golang.org/api/compute/v0.beta"
 	"google.golang.org/api/compute/v1"
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/ingress-gce/pkg/annotations"
 	"k8s.io/ingress-gce/pkg/composite"
@@ -639,3 +641,32 @@ func copyViaJSON(dest interface{}, src jsonConvertable) error {
 	}
 	return json.Unmarshal(bytes, dest)
 }
+
+// ApplyProbeSettingsToHC TODO
+func ApplyProbeSettingsToHC(p *v1.Probe, hc *HealthCheck) {
+	healthPath := p.Handler.HTTPGet.Path
+	// GCE requires a leading "/" for health check urls.
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(healthPath, "/") {
+		healthPath = "/" + healthPath
+	}
+	// Extract host from HTTP headers
+	host := p.Handler.HTTPGet.Host
+	for _, header := range p.Handler.HTTPGet.HTTPHeaders {
+		if header.Name == "Host" {
+			host = header.Value
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	hc.RequestPath = healthPath
+	hc.Host = host
+	hc.Description = "Kubernetes L7 health check generated with readiness probe settings."
+	hc.TimeoutSec = int64(p.TimeoutSeconds)
+	if hc.ForNEG {
+		// For NEG mode, we can support more aggressive healthcheck interval.
+		hc.CheckIntervalSec = int64(p.PeriodSeconds)
+	} else {
+		// For IG mode, short healthcheck interval may health check flooding problem.
+		hc.CheckIntervalSec = int64(p.PeriodSeconds) + int64(DefaultHealthCheckInterval.Seconds())
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/healthchecks/healthchecks_test.go b/pkg/healthchecks/healthchecks_test.go
index 98ecc291a8..36f91b712c 100644
--- a/pkg/healthchecks/healthchecks_test.go
+++ b/pkg/healthchecks/healthchecks_test.go
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/k8s-cloud-provider/pkg/cloud/meta"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/k8s-cloud-provider/pkg/cloud/mock"
 	computealpha "google.golang.org/api/compute/v0.alpha"
+	api_v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
 	"k8s.io/ingress-gce/pkg/annotations"
 	"k8s.io/ingress-gce/pkg/utils"
 	namer_util "k8s.io/ingress-gce/pkg/utils/namer"
@@ -398,5 +400,30 @@ func TestVersion(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 		})
 	}
+}
 
+func TestApplyProbeSettingsToHC(t *testing.T) {
+	p := "healthz"
+	hc := DefaultHealthCheck(8080, annotations.ProtocolHTTPS)
+	probe := &api_v1.Probe{
+		Handler: api_v1.Handler{
+			HTTPGet: &api_v1.HTTPGetAction{
+				Scheme: api_v1.URISchemeHTTP,
+				Path:   p,
+				Port: intstr.IntOrString{
+					Type:   intstr.Int,
+					IntVal: 80,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	ApplyProbeSettingsToHC(probe, hc)
+
+	if hc.Protocol() != annotations.ProtocolHTTPS || hc.Port != 8080 {
+		t.Errorf("Basic HC settings changed")
+	}
+	if hc.RequestPath != "/"+p {
+		t.Errorf("Failed to apply probe's requestpath")
+	}
 }