diff --git a/lib/gitlab/background_migration/populate_untracked_uploads.rb b/lib/gitlab/background_migration/populate_untracked_uploads.rb
index 50ec2260c60..f06b4ac1940 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/background_migration/populate_untracked_uploads.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/background_migration/populate_untracked_uploads.rb
@@ -98,12 +98,6 @@ module Gitlab
           Digest::SHA256.file(absolute_path).hexdigest
         end
 
-        # Not including a leading slash
-        def path_relative_to_upload_dir
-          base = %r{\A#{Regexp.escape(Gitlab::BackgroundMigration::PrepareUntrackedUploads::RELATIVE_UPLOAD_DIR)}/}
-          @path_relative_to_upload_dir ||= path.sub(base, '')
-        end
-
         private
 
         def matching_pattern_map
@@ -127,6 +121,12 @@ module Gitlab
           project.id
         end
 
+        # Not including a leading slash
+        def path_relative_to_upload_dir
+          base = %r{\A#{Regexp.escape(Gitlab::BackgroundMigration::PrepareUntrackedUploads::RELATIVE_UPLOAD_DIR)}/}
+          @path_relative_to_upload_dir ||= path.sub(base, '')
+        end
+
         def absolute_path
           File.join(CarrierWave.root, path)
         end