diff --git a/infer/src/backend/rearrange.ml b/infer/src/backend/rearrange.ml
index 11c8fc6ce..ec6230f77 100644
--- a/infer/src/backend/rearrange.ml
+++ b/infer/src/backend/rearrange.ml
@@ -741,6 +741,7 @@ let add_guarded_by_constraints prop lexp pdesc =
         (Prop.get_exp_attributes prop guarded_by_exp) in
     let should_warn pdesc =
       Cfg.Procdesc.get_access pdesc <> Sil.Private &&
+      not (Annotations.pdesc_has_annot pdesc Annotations.visibleForTesting) &&
       not (Procname.java_is_access_method (Cfg.Procdesc.get_proc_name pdesc)) in
     match find_guarded_by_exp guarded_by_str (Prop.get_sigma prop) with
     | Some (Sil.Eexp (guarded_by_exp, _), typ) ->
diff --git a/infer/src/checkers/annotations.ml b/infer/src/checkers/annotations.ml
index 8329ba472..d325db031 100644
--- a/infer/src/checkers/annotations.ml
+++ b/infer/src/checkers/annotations.ml
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ let ma_contains ma ann_names =
     ) ma;
   !found
 
+let pdesc_has_annot pdesc annot =
+  ma_contains (Cfg.Procdesc.get_attributes pdesc).ProcAttributes.method_annotation [annot]
+
 let initializer_ = "Initializer"
 let inject = "Inject"
 let inject_view = "InjectView"
diff --git a/infer/src/checkers/annotations.mli b/infer/src/checkers/annotations.mli
index ab4e302d8..8fe759a30 100644
--- a/infer/src/checkers/annotations.mli
+++ b/infer/src/checkers/annotations.mli
@@ -103,11 +103,9 @@ val ia_is_guarded_by : Typ.item_annotation -> bool
 
 val ia_iter : (Typ.annotation -> unit) -> Typ.item_annotation -> unit
 
-val ma_contains : Typ.method_annotation -> string list -> bool
-
 val ma_has_annotation_with : Typ.method_annotation -> (Typ.annotation -> bool) -> bool
 
-val ma_iter : (Typ.annotation -> unit) -> Typ.method_annotation -> unit
+val pdesc_has_annot : Cfg.Procdesc.t -> string -> bool
 
 (** Mark the return of the method_annotation with the given annotation. *)
 val method_annotation_mark_return :
diff --git a/infer/src/checkers/checkers.ml b/infer/src/checkers/checkers.ml
index 83ca5c11b..f7b4f6c63 100644
--- a/infer/src/checkers/checkers.ml
+++ b/infer/src/checkers/checkers.ml
@@ -396,8 +396,7 @@ let callback_test_state { Callbacks.proc_name } =
 
 (** Check the uses of VisibleForTesting *)
 let callback_checkVisibleForTesting { Callbacks.proc_desc } =
-  let ma = (Specs.pdesc_resolve_attributes proc_desc).ProcAttributes.method_annotation in
-  if Annotations.ma_contains ma [Annotations.visibleForTesting] then
+  if Annotations.pdesc_has_annot proc_desc Annotations.visibleForTesting then
     begin
       let loc = Cfg.Procdesc.get_loc proc_desc in
       let linereader = Printer.LineReader.create () in
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/infer/GuardedByExample.java b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/infer/GuardedByExample.java
index d60ecd5c3..84c725684 100644
--- a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/infer/GuardedByExample.java
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/infer/GuardedByExample.java
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
+
 import java.io.Closeable;
 
 public class GuardedByExample {
@@ -251,6 +253,16 @@ public class GuardedByExample {
     };
   }
 
+  @VisibleForTesting
+  public void visibleForTestingOk1() {
+    f.toString(); // should push proof obl to caller
+  }
+
+  @VisibleForTesting
+  void visibleForTestingOk2() {
+    f.toString(); // should push proof obl to caller
+  }
+
   // TODO: report on these cases
   /*
   public void unguardedCallSiteBad1() {