diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
index 8a2ed10..3751a3c 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.utils.CoordinateUtils;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.utils.DialogUtils;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.utils.DistracterFilter;
+import com.android.inputmethod.latin.utils.DistracterFilterUtils;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.utils.ImportantNoticeUtils;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.utils.IntentUtils;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.utils.JniUtils;
@@ -1745,7 +1746,8 @@
 
     @UsedForTesting
     /* package for test */ DistracterFilter createDistracterFilter() {
-        return DistracterFilter.createDistracterFilter(mInputLogic.mSuggest, mKeyboardSwitcher);
+        return DistracterFilterUtils.createDistracterFilter(
+                mInputLogic.mSuggest, mKeyboardSwitcher);
     }
 
     public void dumpDictionaryForDebug(final String dictName) {
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/DistracterFilter.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/DistracterFilter.java
index f0963f7..0a03799 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/DistracterFilter.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/DistracterFilter.java
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 package com.android.inputmethod.latin.utils;
 
 import com.android.inputmethod.keyboard.Keyboard;
-import com.android.inputmethod.keyboard.KeyboardSwitcher;
-import com.android.inputmethod.keyboard.MainKeyboardView;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.Constants;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.Suggest;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.Suggest.OnGetSuggestedWordsCallback;
@@ -54,18 +52,6 @@
         mKeyboard = keyboard;
     }
 
-    public static DistracterFilter createDistracterFilter(final Suggest suggest,
-            final KeyboardSwitcher keyboardSwitcher) {
-        final MainKeyboardView mainKeyboardView = keyboardSwitcher.getMainKeyboardView();
-        // TODO: Create Keyboard when mainKeyboardView is null.
-        // TODO: Figure out the most reasonable keyboard for the filter. Refer to the
-        // spellchecker's logic.
-        final Keyboard keyboard = (mainKeyboardView != null) ?
-                mainKeyboardView.getKeyboard() : null;
-        final DistracterFilter distracterFilter = new DistracterFilter(suggest, keyboard);
-        return distracterFilter;
-    }
-
     private static boolean suggestionExceedsDistracterThreshold(
             final SuggestedWordInfo suggestion, final String consideredWord,
             final float distracterThreshold) {
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/DistracterFilterUtils.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/DistracterFilterUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df07f97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/DistracterFilterUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.android.inputmethod.latin.utils;
+
+import com.android.inputmethod.keyboard.Keyboard;
+import com.android.inputmethod.keyboard.KeyboardSwitcher;
+import com.android.inputmethod.keyboard.MainKeyboardView;
+import com.android.inputmethod.latin.Suggest;
+
+public class DistracterFilterUtils {
+    private DistracterFilterUtils() {
+        // This utility class is not publicly instantiable.
+    }
+
+    public static final DistracterFilter createDistracterFilter(final Suggest suggest,
+            final KeyboardSwitcher keyboardSwitcher) {
+        final MainKeyboardView mainKeyboardView = keyboardSwitcher.getMainKeyboardView();
+        // TODO: Create Keyboard when mainKeyboardView is null.
+        // TODO: Figure out the most reasonable keyboard for the filter. Refer to the
+        // spellchecker's logic.
+        final Keyboard keyboard = (mainKeyboardView != null) ?
+                mainKeyboardView.getKeyboard() : null;
+        final DistracterFilter distracterFilter = new DistracterFilter(suggest, keyboard);
+        return distracterFilter;
+    }
+}