diff --git a/balancer/rls/internal/keys/builder.go b/balancer/rls/internal/keys/builder.go
index 0bf096df7..a606155f4 100644
--- a/balancer/rls/internal/keys/builder.go
+++ b/balancer/rls/internal/keys/builder.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	rlspb "google.golang.org/grpc/balancer/rls/internal/proto/grpc_lookup_v1"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/metadata"
 )
@@ -122,6 +123,11 @@ func (bm BuilderMap) RLSKey(md metadata.MD, path string) KeyMap {
 	return b.keys(md)
 }
 
+// BuilderMapEqual returns true if the provided BuilderMap objects are equal.
+func BuilderMapEqual(a, b BuilderMap) bool {
+	return cmp.Equal(a, b, cmp.AllowUnexported(builder{}, matcher{}))
+}
+
 // builder provides the actual functionality of building RLS keys. These are
 // stored in the BuilderMap.
 // While processing a pick, the picker looks in the BuilderMap for the
diff --git a/balancer/rls/internal/keys/builder_test.go b/balancer/rls/internal/keys/builder_test.go
index fb2e09709..09a392ea1 100644
--- a/balancer/rls/internal/keys/builder_test.go
+++ b/balancer/rls/internal/keys/builder_test.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func TestMakeBuilderMap(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(test.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
 			builderMap, err := MakeBuilderMap(test.cfg)
-			if err != nil || !cmp.Equal(builderMap, test.wantBuilderMap, cmp.AllowUnexported(builder{}, matcher{})) {
+			if err != nil || !BuilderMapEqual(builderMap, test.wantBuilderMap) {
 				t.Errorf("MakeBuilderMap(%+v) returned {%v, %v}, want: {%v, nil}", test.cfg, builderMap, err, test.wantBuilderMap)
 			}
 		})