diff --git a/service/raft/group0_state_machine.cc b/service/raft/group0_state_machine.cc
index edb6b09f8a..d61d101a94 100644
--- a/service/raft/group0_state_machine.cc
+++ b/service/raft/group0_state_machine.cc
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ static future<> mutate_locally(utils::chunked_vector<canonical_mutation> muts, s
     });
 }
 
-static bool should_flush_system_topology_after_applying(const mutation& mut, const data_dictionary::database db) {
+bool should_flush_system_topology_after_applying(const mutation& mut, const data_dictionary::database db) {
     if (!db.has_schema(db::system_keyspace::NAME, db::system_keyspace::TOPOLOGY)) {
         return false;
     }
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ static bool should_flush_system_topology_after_applying(const mutation& mut, con
     return false;
 }
 
-static future<> write_mutations_to_database(storage_proxy& proxy, gms::inet_address from, std::vector<canonical_mutation> cms) {
+future<> write_mutations_to_database(storage_proxy& proxy, gms::inet_address from, std::vector<canonical_mutation> cms) {
     std::vector<frozen_mutation_and_schema> mutations;
     mutations.reserve(cms.size());
     bool need_system_topology_flush = false;
diff --git a/service/raft/group0_state_machine.hh b/service/raft/group0_state_machine.hh
index 976753af90..17e91c951a 100644
--- a/service/raft/group0_state_machine.hh
+++ b/service/raft/group0_state_machine.hh
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <seastar/core/gate.hh>
 #include <seastar/core/abort_source.hh>
 
+#include "data_dictionary/data_dictionary.hh"
 #include "service/broadcast_tables/experimental/lang.hh"
 #include "raft/raft.hh"
 #include "service/raft/group0_state_id_handler.hh"
@@ -122,4 +123,9 @@ public:
     future<> abort() override;
 };
 
+bool should_flush_system_topology_after_applying(const mutation& mut, const data_dictionary::database db);
+
+// Used to write data to topology and other tables except schema tables.
+future<> write_mutations_to_database(storage_proxy& proxy, gms::inet_address from, std::vector<canonical_mutation> cms);
+
 } // end of namespace service