diff --git a/src/ol/control/Attribution.js b/src/ol/control/Attribution.js
index cdff920019..81b7b81931 100644
--- a/src/ol/control/Attribution.js
+++ b/src/ol/control/Attribution.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {CLASS_CONTROL, CLASS_UNSELECTABLE} from '../css.js';
 import {removeChildren, replaceNode} from '../dom.js';
 import {listen} from '../events.js';
 import EventType from '../events/EventType.js';
-import Layer from '../layer/Layer.js';
+import {visibleAtResolution} from '../layer/Layer.js';
 
 /**
  * @classdesc
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ Attribution.prototype.getSourceAttributions_ = function(frameState) {
   const resolution = frameState.viewState.resolution;
   for (let i = 0, ii = layerStatesArray.length; i < ii; ++i) {
     const layerState = layerStatesArray[i];
-    if (!Layer.visibleAtResolution(layerState, resolution)) {
+    if (!visibleAtResolution(layerState, resolution)) {
       continue;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/ol/layer/Layer.js b/src/ol/layer/Layer.js
index 094aaa6007..1f6bf6ef29 100644
--- a/src/ol/layer/Layer.js
+++ b/src/ol/layer/Layer.js
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@ inherits(Layer, BaseLayer);
  * @param {number} resolution Resolution.
  * @return {boolean} The layer is visible at the given resolution.
  */
-Layer.visibleAtResolution = function(layerState, resolution) {
+export function visibleAtResolution(layerState, resolution) {
   return layerState.visible && resolution >= layerState.minResolution &&
       resolution < layerState.maxResolution;
-};
+}
 
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/Map.js b/src/ol/renderer/Map.js
index 847e76cb2d..dc7c63ffa2 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/Map.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/Map.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {listen, unlistenByKey} from '../events.js';
 import EventType from '../events/EventType.js';
 import {getWidth} from '../extent.js';
 import {TRUE} from '../functions.js';
-import Layer from '../layer/Layer.js';
+import {visibleAtResolution} from '../layer/Layer.js';
 import {getLayerRendererPlugins} from '../plugins.js';
 import {iconImageCache} from '../style.js';
 import _ol_transform_ from '../transform.js';
@@ -139,8 +139,7 @@ MapRenderer.prototype.forEachFeatureAtCoordinate = function(coordinate, frameSta
   for (i = numLayers - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
     const layerState = layerStates[i];
     const layer = layerState.layer;
-    if (Layer.visibleAtResolution(layerState, viewResolution) &&
-        layerFilter.call(thisArg2, layer)) {
+    if (visibleAtResolution(layerState, viewResolution) && layerFilter.call(thisArg2, layer)) {
       const layerRenderer = this.getLayerRenderer(layer);
       if (layer.getSource()) {
         result = layerRenderer.forEachFeatureAtCoordinate(
diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/Map.js b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/Map.js
index 0b655c7c0e..2bf44fd300 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/canvas/Map.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/canvas/Map.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {inherits} from '../../index.js';
 import {stableSort} from '../../array.js';
 import {CLASS_UNSELECTABLE} from '../../css.js';
 import {createCanvasContext2D} from '../../dom.js';
-import Layer from '../../layer/Layer.js';
+import {visibleAtResolution} from '../../layer/Layer.js';
 import RenderEvent from '../../render/Event.js';
 import RenderEventType from '../../render/EventType.js';
 import _ol_render_canvas_ from '../../render/canvas.js';
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ CanvasMapRenderer.prototype.renderFrame = function(frameState) {
     layerState = layerStatesArray[i];
     layer = layerState.layer;
     layerRenderer = /** @type {ol.renderer.canvas.Layer} */ (this.getLayerRenderer(layer));
-    if (!Layer.visibleAtResolution(layerState, viewResolution) ||
+    if (!visibleAtResolution(layerState, viewResolution) ||
         layerState.sourceState != SourceState.READY) {
       continue;
     }
@@ -223,8 +223,7 @@ CanvasMapRenderer.prototype.forEachLayerAtPixel = function(pixel, frameState, ca
   for (i = numLayers - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
     const layerState = layerStates[i];
     const layer = layerState.layer;
-    if (Layer.visibleAtResolution(layerState, viewResolution) &&
-        layerFilter.call(thisArg2, layer)) {
+    if (visibleAtResolution(layerState, viewResolution) && layerFilter.call(thisArg2, layer)) {
       const layerRenderer = /** @type {ol.renderer.canvas.Layer} */ (this.getLayerRenderer(layer));
       result = layerRenderer.forEachLayerAtCoordinate(
         coordinate, frameState, callback, thisArg);
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/layer/layer.test.js b/test/spec/ol/layer/layer.test.js
index 7d8ca955e7..01b8d1931b 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/layer/layer.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/layer/layer.test.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {getUid} from '../../../../src/ol/index.js';
 import Map from '../../../../src/ol/Map.js';
-import Layer from '../../../../src/ol/layer/Layer.js';
+import Layer, {visibleAtResolution} from '../../../../src/ol/layer/Layer.js';
 import {get as getProjection} from '../../../../src/ol/proj.js';
 import RenderEvent from '../../../../src/ol/render/Event.js';
 import Source from '../../../../src/ol/source/Source.js';
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ describe('ol.layer.Layer', function() {
       layer.setMinResolution(3);
       layer.setMaxResolution(5);
       const layerState = layer.getLayerState();
-      expect(Layer.visibleAtResolution(layerState, 4)).to.be(false);
+      expect(visibleAtResolution(layerState, 4)).to.be(false);
     });
 
     it('returns false if resolution lower than minResolution', function() {
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ describe('ol.layer.Layer', function() {
       layer.setMinResolution(3);
       layer.setMaxResolution(5);
       const layerState = layer.getLayerState();
-      expect(Layer.visibleAtResolution(layerState, 2)).to.be(false);
+      expect(visibleAtResolution(layerState, 2)).to.be(false);
     });
 
     it('returns false if resolution greater than maxResolution', function() {
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ describe('ol.layer.Layer', function() {
       layer.setMinResolution(3);
       layer.setMaxResolution(5);
       const layerState = layer.getLayerState();
-      expect(Layer.visibleAtResolution(layerState, 6)).to.be(false);
+      expect(visibleAtResolution(layerState, 6)).to.be(false);
     });
 
     it('returns true otherwise', function() {
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ describe('ol.layer.Layer', function() {
       layer.setMinResolution(3);
       layer.setMaxResolution(5);
       const layerState = layer.getLayerState();
-      expect(Layer.visibleAtResolution(layerState, 4)).to.be(true);
+      expect(visibleAtResolution(layerState, 4)).to.be(true);
     });
 
   });