diff --git a/src/ol/format/WFS.js b/src/ol/format/WFS.js
index aaff2c62ac..cd1f10f82d 100644
--- a/src/ol/format/WFS.js
+++ b/src/ol/format/WFS.js
@@ -855,11 +855,11 @@ function writeTimeInstant(node, time) {
  * @return {Node} Result.
  * @api
  */
-WFS.writeFilter = function(filter) {
+export function writeFilter(filter) {
   const child = createElementNS(OGCNS, 'Filter');
   writeFilterCondition(child, filter, []);
   return child;
-};
+}
 
 
 /**
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/format/wfs.test.js b/test/spec/ol/format/wfs.test.js
index e3bcd95b4e..62d0e8a929 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/format/wfs.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/format/wfs.test.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import Feature from '../../../../src/ol/Feature.js';
 import GML2 from '../../../../src/ol/format/GML2.js';
-import WFS from '../../../../src/ol/format/WFS.js';
+import WFS, {writeFilter} from '../../../../src/ol/format/WFS.js';
 import {
   and as andFilter,
   bbox as bboxFilter,
@@ -1314,7 +1314,7 @@ describe('ol.format.WFS', function() {
           '    </PropertyIsEqualTo>' +
           '  </And>' +
           '</Filter>';
-      const serialized = WFS.writeFilter(
+      const serialized = writeFilter(
         andFilter(
           likeFilter('name', 'Mississippi*'),
           equalToFilter('waterway', 'riverbank')