diff --git a/util/src/main/java/io/grpc/util/MultiChildLoadBalancer.java b/util/src/main/java/io/grpc/util/MultiChildLoadBalancer.java
index 748f58924e1..5dfb81ee4b8 100644
--- a/util/src/main/java/io/grpc/util/MultiChildLoadBalancer.java
+++ b/util/src/main/java/io/grpc/util/MultiChildLoadBalancer.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 
 import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
-import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
 import io.grpc.Attributes;
 import io.grpc.ConnectivityState;
 import io.grpc.EquivalentAddressGroup;
@@ -281,11 +280,6 @@ protected final Helper getHelper() {
     return helper;
   }
 
-  @VisibleForTesting
-  public final ImmutableMap<Object, ChildLbState> getImmutableChildMap() {
-    return ImmutableMap.copyOf(childLbStates);
-  }
-
   @VisibleForTesting
   public final Collection<ChildLbState> getChildLbStates() {
     return childLbStates.values();
diff --git a/xds/src/main/java/io/grpc/xds/RingHashLoadBalancer.java b/xds/src/main/java/io/grpc/xds/RingHashLoadBalancer.java
index e2f9a00f25b..74ea9dbb111 100644
--- a/xds/src/main/java/io/grpc/xds/RingHashLoadBalancer.java
+++ b/xds/src/main/java/io/grpc/xds/RingHashLoadBalancer.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 
 import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
 import com.google.common.collect.HashMultiset;
-import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
 import com.google.common.collect.Multiset;
 import com.google.common.primitives.UnsignedInteger;
 import io.grpc.Attributes;
@@ -42,6 +41,7 @@
 import io.grpc.xds.client.XdsLogger.XdsLogLevel;
 import java.net.SocketAddress;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ protected void updateOverallBalancingState() {
       overallState = TRANSIENT_FAILURE;
     }
 
-    RingHashPicker picker = new RingHashPicker(syncContext, ring, getImmutableChildMap());
+    RingHashPicker picker = new RingHashPicker(syncContext, ring, getChildLbStates());
     getHelper().updateBalancingState(overallState, picker);
     this.currentConnectivityState = overallState;
   }
@@ -345,13 +345,12 @@ private static final class RingHashPicker extends SubchannelPicker {
 
     private RingHashPicker(
         SynchronizationContext syncContext, List<RingEntry> ring,
-        ImmutableMap<Object, ChildLbState> subchannels) {
+        Collection<ChildLbState> children) {
       this.syncContext = syncContext;
       this.ring = ring;
-      pickableSubchannels = new HashMap<>(subchannels.size());
-      for (Map.Entry<Object, ChildLbState> entry : subchannels.entrySet()) {
-        ChildLbState childLbState = entry.getValue();
-        pickableSubchannels.put((Endpoint)entry.getKey(),
+      pickableSubchannels = new HashMap<>(children.size());
+      for (ChildLbState childLbState : children) {
+        pickableSubchannels.put((Endpoint)childLbState.getKey(),
             new SubchannelView(childLbState, childLbState.getCurrentState()));
       }
     }