diff --git a/mempool/mempool.go b/mempool/mempool.go
index f830a51382..a80d8ee4f4 100644
--- a/mempool/mempool.go
+++ b/mempool/mempool.go
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/blockchain"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/blockchain/indexers"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcjson"
+	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcutil"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg/chainhash"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/mining"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/txscript"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/wire"
-	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcutil"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@ func (mp *TxPool) maybeAcceptTransaction(tx *btcutil.Tx, isNew, rateLimit, rejec
 	// Don't allow non-standard transactions if the network parameters
 	// forbid their acceptance.
 	if !mp.cfg.Policy.AcceptNonStd {
-		err = checkTransactionStandard(tx, nextBlockHeight,
+		err = CheckTransactionStandard(tx, nextBlockHeight,
 			medianTimePast, mp.cfg.Policy.MinRelayTxFee,
 			mp.cfg.Policy.MaxTxVersion)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/mempool/policy.go b/mempool/policy.go
index edba16ac2e..758f7e06a9 100644
--- a/mempool/policy.go
+++ b/mempool/policy.go
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/blockchain"
+	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcutil"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/txscript"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/wire"
-	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcutil"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -275,14 +275,14 @@ func IsDust(txOut *wire.TxOut, minRelayTxFee btcutil.Amount) bool {
 	return txOut.Value*1000/GetDustThreshold(txOut) < int64(minRelayTxFee)
 }
 
-// checkTransactionStandard performs a series of checks on a transaction to
+// CheckTransactionStandard performs a series of checks on a transaction to
 // ensure it is a "standard" transaction.  A standard transaction is one that
 // conforms to several additional limiting cases over what is considered a
 // "sane" transaction such as having a version in the supported range, being
 // finalized, conforming to more stringent size constraints, having scripts
 // of recognized forms, and not containing "dust" outputs (those that are
 // so small it costs more to process them than they are worth).
-func checkTransactionStandard(tx *btcutil.Tx, height int32,
+func CheckTransactionStandard(tx *btcutil.Tx, height int32,
 	medianTimePast time.Time, minRelayTxFee btcutil.Amount,
 	maxTxVersion int32) error {
 
diff --git a/mempool/policy_test.go b/mempool/policy_test.go
index 5175b67999..1b29d71f1f 100644
--- a/mempool/policy_test.go
+++ b/mempool/policy_test.go
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcec/v2"
+	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcutil"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg/chainhash"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/txscript"
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/wire"
-	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcutil"
 )
 
 // TestCalcMinRequiredTxRelayFee tests the calcMinRequiredTxRelayFee API.
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ func TestDust(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-// TestCheckTransactionStandard tests the checkTransactionStandard API.
+// TestCheckTransactionStandard tests the CheckTransactionStandard API.
 func TestCheckTransactionStandard(t *testing.T) {
 	// Create some dummy, but otherwise standard, data for transactions.
 	prevOutHash, err := chainhash.NewHashFromStr("01")
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ func TestCheckTransactionStandard(t *testing.T) {
 	pastMedianTime := time.Now()
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		// Ensure standardness is as expected.
-		err := checkTransactionStandard(btcutil.NewTx(&test.tx),
+		err := CheckTransactionStandard(btcutil.NewTx(&test.tx),
 			test.height, pastMedianTime, DefaultMinRelayTxFee, 1)
 		if err == nil && test.isStandard {
 			// Test passes since function returned standard for a
@@ -477,12 +477,12 @@ func TestCheckTransactionStandard(t *testing.T) {
 			continue
 		}
 		if err == nil && !test.isStandard {
-			t.Errorf("checkTransactionStandard (%s): standard when "+
+			t.Errorf("CheckTransactionStandard (%s): standard when "+
 				"it should not be", test.name)
 			continue
 		}
 		if err != nil && test.isStandard {
-			t.Errorf("checkTransactionStandard (%s): nonstandard "+
+			t.Errorf("CheckTransactionStandard (%s): nonstandard "+
 				"when it should not be: %v", test.name, err)
 			continue
 		}
@@ -490,20 +490,20 @@ func TestCheckTransactionStandard(t *testing.T) {
 		// Ensure error type is a TxRuleError inside of a RuleError.
 		rerr, ok := err.(RuleError)
 		if !ok {
-			t.Errorf("checkTransactionStandard (%s): unexpected "+
+			t.Errorf("CheckTransactionStandard (%s): unexpected "+
 				"error type - got %T", test.name, err)
 			continue
 		}
 		txrerr, ok := rerr.Err.(TxRuleError)
 		if !ok {
-			t.Errorf("checkTransactionStandard (%s): unexpected "+
+			t.Errorf("CheckTransactionStandard (%s): unexpected "+
 				"error type - got %T", test.name, rerr.Err)
 			continue
 		}
 
 		// Ensure the reject code is the expected one.
 		if txrerr.RejectCode != test.code {
-			t.Errorf("checkTransactionStandard (%s): unexpected "+
+			t.Errorf("CheckTransactionStandard (%s): unexpected "+
 				"error code - got %v, want %v", test.name,
 				txrerr.RejectCode, test.code)
 			continue