diff --git a/tsdb/compact_test.go b/tsdb/compact_test.go
index db9065109..d4ebd65b0 100644
--- a/tsdb/compact_test.go
+++ b/tsdb/compact_test.go
@@ -1079,7 +1079,7 @@ func TestDeleteCompactionBlockAfterFailedReload(t *testing.T) {
 			// Do the compaction and check the metrics.
 			// Compaction should succeed, but the reload should fail and
 			// the new block created from the compaction should be deleted.
-			testutil.NotOk(t, db.compact())
+			testutil.NotOk(t, db.Compact())
 			testutil.Equals(t, 1.0, prom_testutil.ToFloat64(db.metrics.reloadsFailed), "'failed db reload' count metrics mismatch")
 			testutil.Equals(t, 1.0, prom_testutil.ToFloat64(db.compactor.(*LeveledCompactor).metrics.ran), "`compaction` count metric mismatch")
 			testutil.Equals(t, 1.0, prom_testutil.ToFloat64(db.metrics.compactionsFailed), "`compactions failed` count metric mismatch")
diff --git a/tsdb/db.go b/tsdb/db.go
index 09a819a79..c42bda493 100644
--- a/tsdb/db.go
+++ b/tsdb/db.go
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ func (db *DB) run() {
 
 			db.autoCompactMtx.Lock()
 			if db.autoCompact {
-				if err := db.compact(); err != nil {
+				if err := db.Compact(); err != nil {
 					level.Error(db.logger).Log("msg", "compaction failed", "err", err)
 					backoff = exponential(backoff, 1*time.Second, 1*time.Minute)
 				} else {
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ func (a dbAppender) Commit() error {
 // this is sufficient to reliably delete old data.
 // Old blocks are only deleted on reload based on the new block's parent information.
 // See DB.reload documentation for further information.
-func (db *DB) compact() (err error) {
+func (db *DB) Compact() (err error) {
 	db.cmtx.Lock()
 	defer db.cmtx.Unlock()
 	defer func() {
diff --git a/tsdb/db_test.go b/tsdb/db_test.go
index 86d02bd3a..c25b6ea7d 100644
--- a/tsdb/db_test.go
+++ b/tsdb/db_test.go
@@ -1412,7 +1412,7 @@ func TestChunkAtBlockBoundary(t *testing.T) {
 	err := app.Commit()
 	testutil.Ok(t, err)
 
-	err = db.compact()
+	err = db.Compact()
 	testutil.Ok(t, err)
 
 	for _, block := range db.Blocks() {
@@ -1467,7 +1467,7 @@ func TestQuerierWithBoundaryChunks(t *testing.T) {
 	err := app.Commit()
 	testutil.Ok(t, err)
 
-	err = db.compact()
+	err = db.Compact()
 	testutil.Ok(t, err)
 
 	testutil.Assert(t, len(db.blocks) >= 3, "invalid test, less than three blocks in DB")
@@ -1613,7 +1613,7 @@ func TestNoEmptyBlocks(t *testing.T) {
 	defaultMatcher := labels.MustNewMatcher(labels.MatchRegexp, "", ".*")
 
 	t.Run("Test no blocks after compact with empty head.", func(t *testing.T) {
-		testutil.Ok(t, db.compact())
+		testutil.Ok(t, db.Compact())
 		actBlocks, err := blockDirs(db.Dir())
 		testutil.Ok(t, err)
 		testutil.Equals(t, len(db.Blocks()), len(actBlocks))
@@ -1631,7 +1631,7 @@ func TestNoEmptyBlocks(t *testing.T) {
 		testutil.Ok(t, err)
 		testutil.Ok(t, app.Commit())
 		testutil.Ok(t, db.Delete(math.MinInt64, math.MaxInt64, defaultMatcher))
-		testutil.Ok(t, db.compact())
+		testutil.Ok(t, db.Compact())
 		testutil.Equals(t, 1, int(prom_testutil.ToFloat64(db.compactor.(*LeveledCompactor).metrics.ran)), "compaction should have been triggered here")
 
 		actBlocks, err := blockDirs(db.Dir())
@@ -1653,7 +1653,7 @@ func TestNoEmptyBlocks(t *testing.T) {
 		testutil.Ok(t, err)
 		testutil.Ok(t, app.Commit())
 
-		testutil.Ok(t, db.compact())
+		testutil.Ok(t, db.Compact())
 		testutil.Equals(t, 2, int(prom_testutil.ToFloat64(db.compactor.(*LeveledCompactor).metrics.ran)), "compaction should have been triggered here")
 		actBlocks, err = blockDirs(db.Dir())
 		testutil.Ok(t, err)
@@ -1674,7 +1674,7 @@ func TestNoEmptyBlocks(t *testing.T) {
 		testutil.Ok(t, err)
 		testutil.Ok(t, app.Commit())
 		testutil.Ok(t, db.head.Delete(math.MinInt64, math.MaxInt64, defaultMatcher))
-		testutil.Ok(t, db.compact())
+		testutil.Ok(t, db.Compact())
 		testutil.Equals(t, 3, int(prom_testutil.ToFloat64(db.compactor.(*LeveledCompactor).metrics.ran)), "compaction should have been triggered here")
 		testutil.Equals(t, oldBlocks, db.Blocks())
 	})
@@ -1693,7 +1693,7 @@ func TestNoEmptyBlocks(t *testing.T) {
 		testutil.Ok(t, db.reload())                                      // Reload the db to register the new blocks.
 		testutil.Equals(t, len(blocks)+len(oldBlocks), len(db.Blocks())) // Ensure all blocks are registered.
 		testutil.Ok(t, db.Delete(math.MinInt64, math.MaxInt64, defaultMatcher))
-		testutil.Ok(t, db.compact())
+		testutil.Ok(t, db.Compact())
 		testutil.Equals(t, 5, int(prom_testutil.ToFloat64(db.compactor.(*LeveledCompactor).metrics.ran)), "compaction should have been triggered here once for each block that have tombstones")
 
 		actBlocks, err := blockDirs(db.Dir())
@@ -1776,7 +1776,7 @@ func TestDB_LabelNames(t *testing.T) {
 		testutil.Ok(t, headIndexr.Close())
 
 		// Testing disk.
-		err = db.compact()
+		err = db.Compact()
 		testutil.Ok(t, err)
 		// All blocks have same label names, hence check them individually.
 		// No need to aggregate and check.
@@ -1823,7 +1823,7 @@ func TestCorrectNumTombstones(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	testutil.Ok(t, app.Commit())
 
-	err := db.compact()
+	err := db.Compact()
 	testutil.Ok(t, err)
 	testutil.Equals(t, 1, len(db.blocks))
 
@@ -2189,7 +2189,7 @@ func TestVerticalCompaction(t *testing.T) {
 			// Vertical compaction.
 			lc := db.compactor.(*LeveledCompactor)
 			testutil.Equals(t, 0, int(prom_testutil.ToFloat64(lc.metrics.overlappingBlocks)), "overlapping blocks count should be still 0 here")
-			err = db.compact()
+			err = db.Compact()
 			testutil.Ok(t, err)
 			testutil.Equals(t, c.expBlockNum, len(db.Blocks()), "Wrong number of blocks [after compact]")