diff --git a/src/LCT.PackageIdentifier/ConanProcessor.cs b/src/LCT.PackageIdentifier/ConanProcessor.cs
index bf6bf145..0fc79b5d 100644
--- a/src/LCT.PackageIdentifier/ConanProcessor.cs
+++ b/src/LCT.PackageIdentifier/ConanProcessor.cs
@@ -150,6 +150,18 @@ public async Task<List<Component>> GetJfrogRepoDetailsOfAComponent(List<Componen
             return modifiedBOM;
         }
 
+        public static bool IsDevDependency(ConanPackage component, ConanPackage rootNode, ref int noOfDevDependent)
+        {
+            var isDev = false;
+            if (rootNode.DevDependencies != null && rootNode.DevDependencies.Contains(component.Id))
+            {
+                isDev = true;
+                noOfDevDependent++;
+            }
+
+            return isDev;
+        }
+
         #endregion
 
         #region private methods
@@ -267,18 +279,6 @@ private static void GetPackagesForBom(ref List<Component> lstComponentForBOM, re
             }
         }
 
-        private static bool IsDevDependency(ConanPackage component, ConanPackage rootNode, ref int noOfDevDependent)
-        {
-            var isDev = false;
-            if (rootNode.DevDependencies != null && rootNode.DevDependencies.Contains(component.Id))
-            {
-                isDev = true;
-                noOfDevDependent++;
-            }
-
-            return isDev;
-        }
-
         private static bool IsInternalConanComponent(List<AqlResult> aqlResultList, Component component)
         {
             string jfrogcomponentPath = $"{component.Name}/{component.Version}";