diff --git a/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/typingserver/cache/cache.go b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/typingserver/cache/cache.go
index b1b9452a8..739f60a24 100644
--- a/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/typingserver/cache/cache.go
+++ b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/typingserver/cache/cache.go
@@ -85,12 +85,12 @@ func (t *TypingCache) addUser(userID, roomID string, expiryTimer *time.Timer) {
 // This removes the user.
 func (t *TypingCache) timeoutCallback(userID, roomID string) func() {
 	return func() {
-		t.removeUser(userID, roomID)
+		t.RemoveUser(userID, roomID)
 	}
 }
 
-// removeUser with mutex lock & stop the timer.
-func (t *TypingCache) removeUser(userID, roomID string) {
+// RemoveUser with mutex lock & stop the timer.
+func (t *TypingCache) RemoveUser(userID, roomID string) {
 	t.Lock()
 	defer t.Unlock()
 
diff --git a/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/typingserver/cache/cache_test.go b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/typingserver/cache/cache_test.go
index 92baebafb..7aa73e922 100644
--- a/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/typingserver/cache/cache_test.go
+++ b/src/github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/typingserver/cache/cache_test.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func TestTypingCache(t *testing.T) {
 		testGetTypingUsers(t, tCache)
 	})
 
-	t.Run("removeUser", func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("RemoveUser", func(t *testing.T) {
 		testRemoveUser(t, tCache)
 	})
 }
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func testRemoveUser(t *testing.T, tCache *TypingCache) {
 		}
 
 		length := len(tt.userIDs)
-		tCache.removeUser(tt.userIDs[length-1], tt.roomID)
+		tCache.RemoveUser(tt.userIDs[length-1], tt.roomID)
 		expLeftUsers := tt.userIDs[:length-1]
 		if leftUsers := tCache.GetTypingUsers(tt.roomID); !test.UnsortedStringSliceEqual(leftUsers, expLeftUsers) {
 			t.Errorf("Response after removal is unexpected. Want = %s, got = %s", leftUsers, expLeftUsers)