diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/dictionarypack/DictionarySettingsFragment.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/dictionarypack/DictionarySettingsFragment.java
index 1e93e7e7a..4b89d20bb 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/dictionarypack/DictionarySettingsFragment.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/dictionarypack/DictionarySettingsFragment.java
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ public final class DictionarySettingsFragment extends PreferenceFragment
                 // the description.
                 final String key = matchLevelString + "." + description + "." + wordlistId;
                 final WordListPreference existingPref = prefMap.get(key);
-                if (null == existingPref || hasPriority(status, existingPref.mStatus)) {
+                if (null == existingPref || existingPref.hasPriorityOver(status)) {
                     final WordListPreference oldPreference = mCurrentPreferenceMap.get(key);
                     final WordListPreference pref;
                     if (null != oldPreference
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ public final class DictionarySettingsFragment extends PreferenceFragment
                         // need to be the same, others have been tested through the key of the
                         // map. Also, status may differ so we don't want to use #equals() here.
                         pref = oldPreference;
-                        pref.mStatus = status;
+                        pref.setStatus(status);
                     } else {
                         // Otherwise, discard it and create a new one instead.
                         pref = new WordListPreference(activity, mDictionaryListInterfaceState,
@@ -331,18 +331,6 @@ public final class DictionarySettingsFragment extends PreferenceFragment
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Finds out if a given status has priority over another for display order.
-     *
-     * @param newStatus
-     * @param oldStatus
-     * @return whether newStatus has priority over oldStatus.
-     */
-    private static boolean hasPriority(final int newStatus, final int oldStatus) {
-        // Both of these should be one of MetadataDbHelper.STATUS_*
-        return newStatus > oldStatus;
-    }
-
     @Override
     public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(final MenuItem item) {
         switch (item.getItemId()) {
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/dictionarypack/WordListPreference.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/dictionarypack/WordListPreference.java
index a1031c2ca..7ec7e9c13 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/dictionarypack/WordListPreference.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/dictionarypack/WordListPreference.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public final class WordListPreference extends Preference {
     public final Locale mLocale;
     public final String mDescription;
     // The status
-    public int mStatus;
+    private int mStatus;
     // The size of the dictionary file
     private final int mFilesize;
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public final class WordListPreference extends Preference {
         setKey(wordlistId);
     }
 
-    private void setStatus(final int status) {
+    public void setStatus(final int status) {
         if (status == mStatus) return;
         mStatus = status;
         setSummary(getSummary(status));
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ public final class WordListPreference extends Preference {
         return mInterfaceState.addToCacheAndReturnView(newView);
     }
 
+    public boolean hasPriorityOver(final int otherPrefStatus) {
+        // Both of these should be one of MetadataDbHelper.STATUS_*
+        return mStatus > otherPrefStatus;
+    }
+
     private String getSummary(final int status) {
         switch (status) {
             // If we are deleting the word list, for the user it's like it's already deleted.