diff --git a/gdb/cli/cli-script.c b/gdb/cli/cli-script.c
index 8ec5689ebcfd..49ba854c2a09 100644
--- a/gdb/cli/cli-script.c
+++ b/gdb/cli/cli-script.c
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ execute_control_command (struct command_line *cmd, int from_tty)
 
   /* Make sure we use the console uiout.  It's possible that we are executing
      breakpoint commands while running the MI interpreter.  */
-  interp *console = interp_lookup (current_ui, INTERP_CONSOLE);
+  interp *console = current_ui->lookup_interp (INTERP_CONSOLE);
   scoped_restore save_uiout
     = make_scoped_restore (&current_uiout, console->interp_ui_out ());
 
diff --git a/gdb/interps.c b/gdb/interps.c
index b05a6c4eb875..bd95c3175adb 100644
--- a/gdb/interps.c
+++ b/gdb/interps.c
@@ -48,22 +48,6 @@ interp::interp (const char *name)
 
 interp::~interp () = default;
 
-/* An interpreter factory.  Maps an interpreter name to the factory
-   function that instantiates an interpreter by that name.  */
-
-struct interp_factory
-{
-  interp_factory (const char *name_, interp_factory_func func_)
-  : name (name_), func (func_)
-  {}
-
-  /* This is the name in "-i=INTERP" and "interpreter-exec INTERP".  */
-  const char *name;
-
-  /* The function that creates the interpreter.  */
-  interp_factory_func func;
-};
-
 /* The registered interpreter factories.  */
 static std::vector<interp_factory> interpreter_factories;
 
@@ -83,6 +67,18 @@ interp_factory_register (const char *name, interp_factory_func func)
   interpreter_factories.emplace_back (name, func);
 }
 
+/* See interps.h.  */
+
+const interp_factory *
+find_interp_factory (const char *name)
+{
+  for (const interp_factory &factory : interpreter_factories)
+    if (strcmp (factory.name, name) == 0)
+      return &factory;
+
+  return nullptr;
+}
+
 /* This sets the current interpreter to be INTERP.  If INTERP has not
    been initialized, then this will also run the init method.
 
@@ -145,35 +141,11 @@ interp_set (struct interp *interp, bool top_level)
 
 /* See interps.h.  */
 
-struct interp *
-interp_lookup (struct ui *ui, const char *name)
-{
-  if (name == NULL || strlen (name) == 0)
-    return NULL;
-
-  /* Only create each interpreter once per top level.  */
-  interp *interp = ui->lookup_existing_interp (name);
-  if (interp != NULL)
-    return interp;
-
-  for (const interp_factory &factory : interpreter_factories)
-    if (strcmp (factory.name, name) == 0)
-      {
-	interp = factory.func (factory.name);
-	ui->add_interp (interp);
-	return interp;
-      }
-
-  return NULL;
-}
-
-/* See interps.h.  */
-
 void
 set_top_level_interpreter (const char *name)
 {
   /* Find it.  */
-  struct interp *interp = interp_lookup (current_ui, name);
+  struct interp *interp = current_ui->lookup_interp (name);
 
   if (interp == NULL)
     error (_("Interpreter `%s' unrecognized"), name);
@@ -194,7 +166,7 @@ current_interp_set_logging (ui_file_up logfile, bool logging_redirect,
 struct interp *
 scoped_restore_interp::set_interp (const char *name)
 {
-  struct interp *interp = interp_lookup (current_ui, name);
+  struct interp *interp = current_ui->lookup_interp (name);
   struct interp *old_interp = current_ui->current_interpreter;
 
   if (interp)
@@ -290,7 +262,7 @@ interpreter_exec_cmd (const char *args, int from_tty)
 
   interp *old_interp = current_ui->current_interpreter;
 
-  interp_to_use = interp_lookup (current_ui, prules[0]);
+  interp_to_use = current_ui->lookup_interp (prules[0]);
   if (interp_to_use == NULL)
     error (_("Could not find interpreter \"%s\"."), prules[0]);
 
diff --git a/gdb/interps.h b/gdb/interps.h
index 287df2c8c810..433d92439eba 100644
--- a/gdb/interps.h
+++ b/gdb/interps.h
@@ -36,6 +36,22 @@ struct trace_state_variable;
 
 typedef struct interp *(*interp_factory_func) (const char *name);
 
+/* An interpreter factory.  Maps an interpreter name to the factory
+   function that instantiates an interpreter by that name.  */
+
+struct interp_factory
+{
+  interp_factory (const char *name_, interp_factory_func func_)
+  : name (name_), func (func_)
+  {}
+
+  /* This is the name in "-i=INTERP" and "interpreter-exec INTERP".  */
+  const char *name;
+
+  /* The function that creates the interpreter.  */
+  interp_factory_func func;
+};
+
 /* Each interpreter kind (CLI, MI, etc.) registers itself with a call
    to this function, passing along its name, and a pointer to a
    function that creates a new instance of an interpreter with that
@@ -45,6 +61,9 @@ typedef struct interp *(*interp_factory_func) (const char *name);
 extern void interp_factory_register (const char *name,
 				     interp_factory_func func);
 
+/* Return the interpreter factory for NAME.  Return nullptr if not found.  */
+extern const interp_factory *find_interp_factory (const char *name);
+
 extern void interp_exec (struct interp *interp, const char *command);
 
 class interp : public intrusive_list_node<interp>
@@ -193,12 +212,6 @@ class interp : public intrusive_list_node<interp>
   bool inited = false;
 };
 
-/* Look up the interpreter for NAME, creating one if none exists yet.
-   If NAME is not a interpreter type previously registered with
-   interp_factory_register, return NULL; otherwise return a pointer to
-   the interpreter.  */
-extern struct interp *interp_lookup (struct ui *ui, const char *name);
-
 /* Set the current UI's top level interpreter to the interpreter named
    NAME.  Throws an error if NAME is not a known interpreter or the
    interpreter fails to initialize.  */
diff --git a/gdb/mi/mi-interp.c b/gdb/mi/mi-interp.c
index b3b0f5bb1f51..946fed5867c4 100644
--- a/gdb/mi/mi-interp.c
+++ b/gdb/mi/mi-interp.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ mi_cmd_interpreter_exec (const char *command, const char *const *argv,
     error (_("-interpreter-exec: "
 	     "Usage: -interpreter-exec interp command"));
 
-  interp_to_use = interp_lookup (current_ui, argv[0]);
+  interp_to_use = current_ui->lookup_interp (argv[0]);
   if (interp_to_use == NULL)
     error (_("-interpreter-exec: could not find interpreter \"%s\""),
 	   argv[0]);
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ mi_interp::on_normal_stop (struct bpstat *bs, int print_frame)
 	  mi_uiout->field_string ("reason", async_reason_lookup (reason));
 	}
 
-      interp *console_interp = interp_lookup (current_ui, INTERP_CONSOLE);
+      interp *console_interp = current_ui->lookup_interp (INTERP_CONSOLE);
 
       /* We only want to print the displays once, and we want it to
 	 look just how it would on the console, so we use this to
diff --git a/gdb/python/python.c b/gdb/python/python.c
index 6a978d632e9a..a1aaa29d0ce5 100644
--- a/gdb/python/python.c
+++ b/gdb/python/python.c
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ execute_gdb_command (PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kw)
 
 	/* Use the console interpreter uiout to have the same print format
 	   for console or MI.  */
-	interp = interp_lookup (current_ui, "console");
+	interp = current_ui->lookup_interp ("console");
 	current_uiout = interp->interp_ui_out ();
 
 	if (to_string)
diff --git a/gdb/ui.c b/gdb/ui.c
index 624187ac73c3..a7b81c077e9a 100644
--- a/gdb/ui.c
+++ b/gdb/ui.c
@@ -169,7 +169,30 @@ ui::add_interp (interp *interp)
   this->interp_list.push_back (*interp);
 }
 
-/* See top.h.  */
+/* See interps.h.  */
+
+interp *
+ui::lookup_interp (const char *name)
+{
+  if (name == nullptr || strlen (name) == 0)
+    return nullptr;
+
+  /* Only create each interpreter once per UI.  */
+  interp *interp = this->lookup_existing_interp (name);
+  if (interp != nullptr)
+    return interp;
+
+  const interp_factory *factory = find_interp_factory (name);
+  if (factory == nullptr)
+    return nullptr;
+
+  interp = factory->func (factory->name);
+  this->add_interp (interp);
+
+  return interp;
+}
+
+/* See ui.h.  */
 
 void
 ui::unregister_file_handler ()
diff --git a/gdb/ui.h b/gdb/ui.h
index 48cad96b3fb8..aeb26c68823a 100644
--- a/gdb/ui.h
+++ b/gdb/ui.h
@@ -163,6 +163,12 @@ struct ui : public intrusive_list_node<ui>
      return nullptr, otherwise return a pointer to the interpreter.  */
   interp *lookup_existing_interp (const char *name) const;
 
+  /* Look up the interpreter for NAME, creating one if none exists yet.
+     If NAME is not a interpreter type previously registered with
+     interp_factory_register, return nullptr; otherwise return a pointer to
+     the interpreter.  */
+  interp *lookup_interp (const char *name);
+
   /* Add interpreter INTERP to this UI's interpreter list.  The
      interpreter must not have previously been added.  */
   void add_interp (interp *interp);
