diff --git a/pkg/health/health.go b/pkg/health/health.go
index 9136409a404..56c00803417 100644
--- a/pkg/health/health.go
+++ b/pkg/health/health.go
@@ -16,11 +16,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 package health
 
-import (
-	"net/http"
-
-	"github.com/golang/glog"
-)
+import ()
 
 type Status int
 
@@ -30,25 +26,3 @@ const (
 	Unhealthy
 	Unknown
 )
-
-// HTTPGetInterface is an abstract interface for testability. It abstracts the interface of http.Client.Get.
-type HTTPGetInterface interface {
-	Get(url string) (*http.Response, error)
-}
-
-// DoHTTPCheck checks if a GET request to the url succeeds.
-// If the HTTP response code is successful (i.e. 400 > code >= 200), it returns Healthy.
-// If the HTTP response code is unsuccessful, it returns Unhealthy.
-// It returns Unknown and err if the HTTP communication itself fails.
-func DoHTTPCheck(url string, client HTTPGetInterface) (Status, error) {
-	res, err := client.Get(url)
-	if err != nil {
-		return Unknown, err
-	}
-	defer res.Body.Close()
-	if res.StatusCode >= http.StatusOK && res.StatusCode < http.StatusBadRequest {
-		return Healthy, nil
-	}
-	glog.V(1).Infof("Health check failed for %s, Response: %v", url, *res)
-	return Unhealthy, nil
-}
diff --git a/pkg/health/health_check.go b/pkg/health/health_check.go
index 1444d6b230c..f98ccaa6f5d 100644
--- a/pkg/health/health_check.go
+++ b/pkg/health/health_check.go
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ func (m *MuxHealthChecker) HealthCheck(currentState api.PodState, container api.
 	return checker.HealthCheck(currentState, container)
 }
 
+// HTTPGetInterface is an abstract interface for testability. It abstracts the interface of http.Client.Get.
+type HTTPGetInterface interface {
+	Get(url string) (*http.Response, error)
+}
+
+// DoHTTPCheck checks if a GET request to the url succeeds.
 // HTTPHealthChecker is an implementation of HealthChecker which checks container health by sending HTTP Get requests.
 type HTTPHealthChecker struct {
 	client HTTPGetInterface
@@ -115,6 +121,22 @@ func formatURL(host string, port int, path string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("http://%s:%d%s", host, port, path)
 }
 
+// If the HTTP response code is successful (i.e. 400 > code >= 200), it returns Healthy.
+// If the HTTP response code is unsuccessful, it returns Unhealthy.
+// It returns Unknown and err if the HTTP communication itself fails.
+func DoHTTPCheck(url string, client HTTPGetInterface) (Status, error) {
+	res, err := client.Get(url)
+	if err != nil {
+		return Unknown, err
+	}
+	defer res.Body.Close()
+	if res.StatusCode >= http.StatusOK && res.StatusCode < http.StatusBadRequest {
+		return Healthy, nil
+	}
+	glog.V(1).Infof("Health check failed for %s, Response: %v", url, *res)
+	return Unhealthy, nil
+}
+
 // HealthCheck checks if the container is healthy by trying sending HTTP Get requests to the container.
 func (h *HTTPHealthChecker) HealthCheck(currentState api.PodState, container api.Container) (Status, error) {
 	host, port, path, err := getURLParts(currentState, container)