diff --git a/src/uu/dd/src/parseargs.rs b/src/uu/dd/src/parseargs.rs
index cf123f250cf..8acf1830ddc 100644
--- a/src/uu/dd/src/parseargs.rs
+++ b/src/uu/dd/src/parseargs.rs
@@ -130,19 +130,6 @@ impl Parser {
         Self::default()
     }
 
-    /// Parse the operands, keeping only the error itself.
-    ///
-    /// The utility itself goes through [`Self::parse_with_diagnostics`], which
-    /// also knows which operand failed; this is the plain form the unit tests
-    /// compare against.
-    #[cfg(test)]
-    pub(crate) fn parse(
-        self,
-        operands: impl IntoIterator<Item: AsRef<str>>,
-    ) -> Result<Settings, ParseError> {
-        self.read(operands).map_err(|(_, error)| error)?.validate()
-    }
-
     /// Parse the operands, pointing a caret at the one that is at fault.
     ///
     /// # Arguments
diff --git a/src/uu/dd/src/parseargs/unit_tests.rs b/src/uu/dd/src/parseargs/unit_tests.rs
index cde0ef0cc1f..9e5c9871b10 100644
--- a/src/uu/dd/src/parseargs/unit_tests.rs
+++ b/src/uu/dd/src/parseargs/unit_tests.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,19 @@ use crate::conversion_tables::{
 };
 use crate::parseargs::Parser;
 
+impl Parser {
+    /// Parse the operands, keeping only the error itself.
+    ///
+    /// The utility goes through `parse_with_diagnostics`, which also knows
+    /// which operand failed; this is the plain form the tests compare against.
+    pub(crate) fn parse(
+        self,
+        operands: impl IntoIterator<Item: AsRef<str>>,
+    ) -> Result<Settings, ParseError> {
+        self.read(operands).map_err(|(_, error)| error)?.validate()
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "linux", target_os = "android")))]
 #[allow(clippy::useless_vec)]
 #[test]