diff --git a/pkg/apis/core/helper/helpers.go b/pkg/apis/core/helper/helpers.go
index 3dbb49993ea..d58e87bc234 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/core/helper/helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/core/helper/helpers.go
@@ -307,13 +307,13 @@ func IsStandardFinalizerName(str string) bool {
 func GetAccessModesAsString(modes []core.PersistentVolumeAccessMode) string {
 	modes = removeDuplicateAccessModes(modes)
 	modesStr := []string{}
-	if containsAccessMode(modes, core.ReadWriteOnce) {
+	if ContainsAccessMode(modes, core.ReadWriteOnce) {
 		modesStr = append(modesStr, "RWO")
 	}
-	if containsAccessMode(modes, core.ReadOnlyMany) {
+	if ContainsAccessMode(modes, core.ReadOnlyMany) {
 		modesStr = append(modesStr, "ROX")
 	}
-	if containsAccessMode(modes, core.ReadWriteMany) {
+	if ContainsAccessMode(modes, core.ReadWriteMany) {
 		modesStr = append(modesStr, "RWX")
 	}
 	return strings.Join(modesStr, ",")
@@ -341,14 +341,14 @@ func GetAccessModesFromString(modes string) []core.PersistentVolumeAccessMode {
 func removeDuplicateAccessModes(modes []core.PersistentVolumeAccessMode) []core.PersistentVolumeAccessMode {
 	accessModes := []core.PersistentVolumeAccessMode{}
 	for _, m := range modes {
-		if !containsAccessMode(accessModes, m) {
+		if !ContainsAccessMode(accessModes, m) {
 			accessModes = append(accessModes, m)
 		}
 	}
 	return accessModes
 }
 
-func containsAccessMode(modes []core.PersistentVolumeAccessMode, mode core.PersistentVolumeAccessMode) bool {
+func ContainsAccessMode(modes []core.PersistentVolumeAccessMode, mode core.PersistentVolumeAccessMode) bool {
 	for _, m := range modes {
 		if m == mode {
 			return true
diff --git a/pkg/apis/core/helper/helpers_test.go b/pkg/apis/core/helper/helpers_test.go
index 6b95876d94e..86c47e01bc1 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/core/helper/helpers_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/core/helper/helpers_test.go
@@ -87,23 +87,23 @@ func TestIsStandardContainerResource(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestGetAccessModesFromString(t *testing.T) {
 	modes := GetAccessModesFromString("ROX")
-	if !containsAccessMode(modes, core.ReadOnlyMany) {
+	if !ContainsAccessMode(modes, core.ReadOnlyMany) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected mode %s, but got %+v", core.ReadOnlyMany, modes)
 	}
 
 	modes = GetAccessModesFromString("ROX,RWX")
-	if !containsAccessMode(modes, core.ReadOnlyMany) {
+	if !ContainsAccessMode(modes, core.ReadOnlyMany) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected mode %s, but got %+v", core.ReadOnlyMany, modes)
 	}
-	if !containsAccessMode(modes, core.ReadWriteMany) {
+	if !ContainsAccessMode(modes, core.ReadWriteMany) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected mode %s, but got %+v", core.ReadWriteMany, modes)
 	}
 
 	modes = GetAccessModesFromString("RWO,ROX,RWX")
-	if !containsAccessMode(modes, core.ReadOnlyMany) {
+	if !ContainsAccessMode(modes, core.ReadOnlyMany) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected mode %s, but got %+v", core.ReadOnlyMany, modes)
 	}
-	if !containsAccessMode(modes, core.ReadWriteMany) {
+	if !ContainsAccessMode(modes, core.ReadWriteMany) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected mode %s, but got %+v", core.ReadWriteMany, modes)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/apis/core/v1/helper/helpers.go b/pkg/apis/core/v1/helper/helpers.go
index 53446fff9b3..372aaa064ad 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/core/v1/helper/helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/core/v1/helper/helpers.go
@@ -174,13 +174,13 @@ func ingressEqual(lhs, rhs *v1.LoadBalancerIngress) bool {
 func GetAccessModesAsString(modes []v1.PersistentVolumeAccessMode) string {
 	modes = removeDuplicateAccessModes(modes)
 	modesStr := []string{}
-	if containsAccessMode(modes, v1.ReadWriteOnce) {
+	if ContainsAccessMode(modes, v1.ReadWriteOnce) {
 		modesStr = append(modesStr, "RWO")
 	}
-	if containsAccessMode(modes, v1.ReadOnlyMany) {
+	if ContainsAccessMode(modes, v1.ReadOnlyMany) {
 		modesStr = append(modesStr, "ROX")
 	}
-	if containsAccessMode(modes, v1.ReadWriteMany) {
+	if ContainsAccessMode(modes, v1.ReadWriteMany) {
 		modesStr = append(modesStr, "RWX")
 	}
 	return strings.Join(modesStr, ",")
@@ -208,14 +208,14 @@ func GetAccessModesFromString(modes string) []v1.PersistentVolumeAccessMode {
 func removeDuplicateAccessModes(modes []v1.PersistentVolumeAccessMode) []v1.PersistentVolumeAccessMode {
 	accessModes := []v1.PersistentVolumeAccessMode{}
 	for _, m := range modes {
-		if !containsAccessMode(accessModes, m) {
+		if !ContainsAccessMode(accessModes, m) {
 			accessModes = append(accessModes, m)
 		}
 	}
 	return accessModes
 }
 
-func containsAccessMode(modes []v1.PersistentVolumeAccessMode, mode v1.PersistentVolumeAccessMode) bool {
+func ContainsAccessMode(modes []v1.PersistentVolumeAccessMode, mode v1.PersistentVolumeAccessMode) bool {
 	for _, m := range modes {
 		if m == mode {
 			return true
diff --git a/pkg/apis/core/v1/helper/helpers_test.go b/pkg/apis/core/v1/helper/helpers_test.go
index db10d288036..77087386939 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/core/v1/helper/helpers_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/core/v1/helper/helpers_test.go
@@ -213,23 +213,23 @@ func TestIsOvercommitAllowed(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestGetAccessModesFromString(t *testing.T) {
 	modes := GetAccessModesFromString("ROX")
-	if !containsAccessMode(modes, v1.ReadOnlyMany) {
+	if !ContainsAccessMode(modes, v1.ReadOnlyMany) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected mode %s, but got %+v", v1.ReadOnlyMany, modes)
 	}
 
 	modes = GetAccessModesFromString("ROX,RWX")
-	if !containsAccessMode(modes, v1.ReadOnlyMany) {
+	if !ContainsAccessMode(modes, v1.ReadOnlyMany) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected mode %s, but got %+v", v1.ReadOnlyMany, modes)
 	}
-	if !containsAccessMode(modes, v1.ReadWriteMany) {
+	if !ContainsAccessMode(modes, v1.ReadWriteMany) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected mode %s, but got %+v", v1.ReadWriteMany, modes)
 	}
 
 	modes = GetAccessModesFromString("RWO,ROX,RWX")
-	if !containsAccessMode(modes, v1.ReadOnlyMany) {
+	if !ContainsAccessMode(modes, v1.ReadOnlyMany) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected mode %s, but got %+v", v1.ReadOnlyMany, modes)
 	}
-	if !containsAccessMode(modes, v1.ReadWriteMany) {
+	if !ContainsAccessMode(modes, v1.ReadWriteMany) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected mode %s, but got %+v", v1.ReadWriteMany, modes)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/storage/storage.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/storage/storage.go
index b584a4da867..9c2194dd6a9 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/storage/storage.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/storage/storage.go
@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@ func IsDefaultAnnotationText(obj metav1.ObjectMeta) string {
 func GetAccessModesAsString(modes []v1.PersistentVolumeAccessMode) string {
 	modes = removeDuplicateAccessModes(modes)
 	modesStr := []string{}
-	if containsAccessMode(modes, v1.ReadWriteOnce) {
+	if ContainsAccessMode(modes, v1.ReadWriteOnce) {
 		modesStr = append(modesStr, "RWO")
 	}
-	if containsAccessMode(modes, v1.ReadOnlyMany) {
+	if ContainsAccessMode(modes, v1.ReadOnlyMany) {
 		modesStr = append(modesStr, "ROX")
 	}
-	if containsAccessMode(modes, v1.ReadWriteMany) {
+	if ContainsAccessMode(modes, v1.ReadWriteMany) {
 		modesStr = append(modesStr, "RWX")
 	}
 	return strings.Join(modesStr, ",")
@@ -65,14 +65,14 @@ func GetAccessModesAsString(modes []v1.PersistentVolumeAccessMode) string {
 func removeDuplicateAccessModes(modes []v1.PersistentVolumeAccessMode) []v1.PersistentVolumeAccessMode {
 	accessModes := []v1.PersistentVolumeAccessMode{}
 	for _, m := range modes {
-		if !containsAccessMode(accessModes, m) {
+		if !ContainsAccessMode(accessModes, m) {
 			accessModes = append(accessModes, m)
 		}
 	}
 	return accessModes
 }
 
-func containsAccessMode(modes []v1.PersistentVolumeAccessMode, mode v1.PersistentVolumeAccessMode) bool {
+func ContainsAccessMode(modes []v1.PersistentVolumeAccessMode, mode v1.PersistentVolumeAccessMode) bool {
 	for _, m := range modes {
 		if m == mode {
 			return true