diff --git a/api/src/main/java/io/grpc/EquivalentAddressGroup.java b/api/src/main/java/io/grpc/EquivalentAddressGroup.java
index 092850b6383..2dd52fe7f21 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/io/grpc/EquivalentAddressGroup.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/io/grpc/EquivalentAddressGroup.java
@@ -69,12 +69,6 @@ public final class EquivalentAddressGroup {
   @Attr
   static final Attributes.Key<Long> ATTR_WEIGHT =
       Attributes.Key.create("io.grpc.EquivalentAddressGroup.ATTR_WEIGHT");
-  /**
-   * Name associated with individual address, if available (e.g., DNS name).
-   */
-  @Attr
-  static final Attributes.Key<String> ATTR_ADDRESS_NAME =
-      Attributes.Key.create("io.grpc.EquivalentAddressGroup.ATTR_ADDRESS_NAME");
 
   private final List<SocketAddress> addrs;
   private final Attributes attrs;
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/io/grpc/InternalEquivalentAddressGroup.java b/api/src/main/java/io/grpc/InternalEquivalentAddressGroup.java
index 52c01d8d5a7..39577ce940c 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/io/grpc/InternalEquivalentAddressGroup.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/io/grpc/InternalEquivalentAddressGroup.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ private InternalEquivalentAddressGroup() {}
   /**
    * Name associated with individual address, if available (e.g., DNS name).
    */
+  @EquivalentAddressGroup.Attr
   public static final Attributes.Key<String> ATTR_ADDRESS_NAME =
-      EquivalentAddressGroup.ATTR_ADDRESS_NAME;
+      Attributes.Key.create("io.grpc.InternalEquivalentAddressGroup.ATTR_ADDRESS_NAME");
 }