diff --git a/channeldb/payments.go b/channeldb/payments.go
index f97dc393d..8a0f04a0e 100644
--- a/channeldb/payments.go
+++ b/channeldb/payments.go
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ func serializePaymentAttemptInfo(w io.Writer, a *PaymentAttemptInfo) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := serializeRoute(w, a.Route); err != nil {
+	if err := SerializeRoute(w, a.Route); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ func deserializePaymentAttemptInfo(r io.Reader) (*PaymentAttemptInfo, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	a.Route, err = deserializeRoute(r)
+	a.Route, err = DeserializeRoute(r)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -533,7 +533,8 @@ func deserializeHop(r io.Reader) (*route.Hop, error) {
 	return h, nil
 }
 
-func serializeRoute(w io.Writer, r route.Route) error {
+// SerializeRoute serializes a route.
+func SerializeRoute(w io.Writer, r route.Route) error {
 	if err := WriteElements(w,
 		r.TotalTimeLock, r.TotalAmount, r.SourcePubKey[:],
 	); err != nil {
@@ -553,7 +554,8 @@ func serializeRoute(w io.Writer, r route.Route) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func deserializeRoute(r io.Reader) (route.Route, error) {
+// DeserializeRoute deserializes a route.
+func DeserializeRoute(r io.Reader) (route.Route, error) {
 	rt := route.Route{}
 	if err := ReadElements(r,
 		&rt.TotalTimeLock, &rt.TotalAmount,
diff --git a/channeldb/payments_test.go b/channeldb/payments_test.go
index 2be1f38b8..a12cf65ea 100644
--- a/channeldb/payments_test.go
+++ b/channeldb/payments_test.go
@@ -203,12 +203,12 @@ func TestRouteSerialization(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	var b bytes.Buffer
-	if err := serializeRoute(&b, testRoute); err != nil {
+	if err := SerializeRoute(&b, testRoute); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
 	r := bytes.NewReader(b.Bytes())
-	route2, err := deserializeRoute(r)
+	route2, err := DeserializeRoute(r)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}