diff --git a/cmd/commands/arg_parse.go b/cmd/commands/arg_parse.go
index 045f35509..1d8bbe198 100644
--- a/cmd/commands/arg_parse.go
+++ b/cmd/commands/arg_parse.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func parseTime(s string, base time.Time) (uint64, error) {
 
 var lightningPrefix = "lightning:"
 
-// stripPrefix removes accidentally copied 'lightning:' prefix.
-func stripPrefix(s string) string {
+// StripPrefix removes accidentally copied 'lightning:' prefix.
+func StripPrefix(s string) string {
 	return strings.TrimSpace(strings.TrimPrefix(s, lightningPrefix))
 }
diff --git a/cmd/commands/arg_parse_test.go b/cmd/commands/arg_parse_test.go
index ead411fe6..35751098e 100644
--- a/cmd/commands/arg_parse_test.go
+++ b/cmd/commands/arg_parse_test.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func TestStripPrefix(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	for _, test := range stripPrefixTests {
-		actual := stripPrefix(test.in)
+		actual := StripPrefix(test.in)
 		require.Equal(t, test.expected, actual)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/commands/cmd_invoice.go b/cmd/commands/cmd_invoice.go
index 785f6a6ab..2a9c35f22 100644
--- a/cmd/commands/cmd_invoice.go
+++ b/cmd/commands/cmd_invoice.go
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ func decodePayReq(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	resp, err := client.DecodePayReq(ctxc, &lnrpc.PayReqString{
-		PayReq: stripPrefix(payreq),
+		PayReq: StripPrefix(payreq),
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/cmd/commands/cmd_payments.go b/cmd/commands/cmd_payments.go
index 03e650132..277c82653 100644
--- a/cmd/commands/cmd_payments.go
+++ b/cmd/commands/cmd_payments.go
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ func SendPayment(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	// details of the payment are encoded within the request.
 	if ctx.IsSet("pay_req") {
 		req := &routerrpc.SendPaymentRequest{
-			PaymentRequest:    stripPrefix(ctx.String("pay_req")),
+			PaymentRequest:    StripPrefix(ctx.String("pay_req")),
 			Amt:               ctx.Int64("amt"),
 			DestCustomRecords: make(map[uint64][]byte),
 		}
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ func payInvoice(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	req := &routerrpc.SendPaymentRequest{
-		PaymentRequest:    stripPrefix(payReq),
+		PaymentRequest:    StripPrefix(payReq),
 		Amt:               ctx.Int64("amt"),
 		DestCustomRecords: make(map[uint64][]byte),
 	}
@@ -1870,7 +1870,7 @@ func estimateRouteFee(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 		req.AmtSat = amtSat
 
 	case ctx.IsSet("pay_req"):
-		req.PaymentRequest = stripPrefix(ctx.String("pay_req"))
+		req.PaymentRequest = StripPrefix(ctx.String("pay_req"))
 		if ctx.IsSet("timeout") {
 			req.Timeout = uint32(ctx.Duration("timeout").Seconds())
 		}