diff --git a/compiler_opt/rl/compilation_runner.py b/compiler_opt/rl/compilation_runner.py
index b0db6dc5..1496086d 100644
--- a/compiler_opt/rl/compilation_runner.py
+++ b/compiler_opt/rl/compilation_runner.py
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ def __post_init__(self, sequence_examples: List[tf.train.SequenceExample]):
     ]
     object.__setattr__(self, 'length', sum(lengths))
 
+    # TODO: is it necessary to return keys AND reward_stats(which has the keys)?
     assert (len(self.serialized_sequence_examples) == len(self.rewards) ==
             (len(self.keys)))
     assert set(self.keys) == set(self.reward_stats.keys())
@@ -228,6 +229,15 @@ def __post_init__(self, sequence_examples: List[tf.train.SequenceExample]):
 class CompilationRunnerStub(metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
   """The interface of a stub to CompilationRunner, for type checkers."""
 
+  @abc.abstractmethod
+  def collect_results(
+      self,
+      module_spec: corpus.ModuleSpec,
+      tf_policy_path: str,
+      collect_default_result: bool,
+      reward_only: bool = False) -> Tuple[Optional[Dict], Optional[Dict]]:
+    raise NotImplementedError()
+
   @abc.abstractmethod
   def collect_data(
       self, module_spec: corpus.ModuleSpec, tf_policy_path: str,
@@ -275,6 +285,46 @@ def enable(self):
   def cancel_all_work(self):
     self._cancellation_manager.kill_all_processes()
 
+  @staticmethod
+  def get_rewards(result: Dict) -> List[float]:
+    return [v[1] for v in result.values()]
+
+  def collect_results(
+      self,
+      module_spec: corpus.ModuleSpec,
+      tf_policy_path: str,
+      collect_default_result: bool,
+      reward_only: bool = False) -> Tuple[Optional[Dict], Optional[Dict]]:
+    """Collect data for the given IR file and policy.
+
+    Args:
+      module_spec: a ModuleSpec.
+      tf_policy_path: path to the tensorflow policy.
+      collect_default_result: whether to get the default result as well.
+      reward_only: whether to only collect the rewards in the results.
+
+    Returns:
+      A tuple of the default result and policy result.
+    """
+    default_result = None
+    policy_result = None
+    if collect_default_result:
+      default_result = self._compile_fn(
+          module_spec,
+          tf_policy_path='',
+          reward_only=bool(tf_policy_path) or reward_only,
+          cancellation_manager=self._cancellation_manager)
+      policy_result = default_result
+
+    if tf_policy_path:
+      policy_result = self._compile_fn(
+          module_spec,
+          tf_policy_path,
+          reward_only=reward_only,
+          cancellation_manager=self._cancellation_manager)
+
+    return default_result, policy_result
+
   def collect_data(
       self, module_spec: corpus.ModuleSpec, tf_policy_path: str,
       reward_stat: Optional[Dict[str, RewardStat]]) -> CompilationResult:
@@ -284,8 +334,6 @@ def collect_data(
       module_spec: a ModuleSpec.
       tf_policy_path: path to the tensorflow policy.
       reward_stat: reward stat of this module, None if unknown.
-      cancellation_token: a CancellationToken through which workers may be
-      signaled early termination
 
     Returns:
       A CompilationResult. In particular:
@@ -297,25 +345,18 @@ def collect_data(
       compilation_runner.ProcessKilledException is passed through.
       ValueError if example under default policy and ml policy does not match.
     """
+    default_result, policy_result = self.collect_results(
+        module_spec,
+        tf_policy_path,
+        collect_default_result=reward_stat is None,
+        reward_only=False)
     if reward_stat is None:
-      default_result = self._compile_fn(
-          module_spec,
-          tf_policy_path='',
-          reward_only=bool(tf_policy_path),
-          cancellation_manager=self._cancellation_manager)
+      # TODO: Add structure to default_result and policy_result.
+      # get_rewards above should be updated/removed when this is resolved.
       reward_stat = {
           k: RewardStat(v[1], v[1]) for (k, v) in default_result.items()
       }
 
-    if tf_policy_path:
-      policy_result = self._compile_fn(
-          module_spec,
-          tf_policy_path,
-          reward_only=False,
-          cancellation_manager=self._cancellation_manager)
-    else:
-      policy_result = default_result
-
     sequence_example_list = []
     rewards = []
     keys = []
diff --git a/compiler_opt/rl/compilation_runner_test.py b/compiler_opt/rl/compilation_runner_test.py
index d2c930b3..0f986ca1 100644
--- a/compiler_opt/rl/compilation_runner_test.py
+++ b/compiler_opt/rl/compilation_runner_test.py
@@ -162,6 +162,29 @@ def test_default(self, mock_compile_fn):
         }, data.reward_stats)
     self.assertAllClose([0], data.rewards)
 
+  @mock.patch(constant.BASE_MODULE_DIR +
+              '.compilation_runner.CompilationRunner._compile_fn')
+  def test_reward_only(self, mock_compile_fn):
+    mock_compile_fn.side_effect = _mock_compile_fn
+    runner = compilation_runner.CompilationRunner(
+        moving_average_decay_rate=_MOVING_AVERAGE_DECAY_RATE)
+    default_result, policy_result = runner.collect_results(
+        module_spec=corpus.ModuleSpec(name='dummy'),
+        tf_policy_path='policy_path',
+        collect_default_result=True,
+        reward_only=True)
+    self.assertEqual(2, mock_compile_fn.call_count)
+
+    self.assertIsNotNone(default_result)
+    self.assertIsNotNone(policy_result)
+
+    self.assertEqual(
+        [_DEFAULT_REWARD],
+        compilation_runner.CompilationRunner.get_rewards(default_result))
+    self.assertEqual(
+        [_POLICY_REWARD],
+        compilation_runner.CompilationRunner.get_rewards(policy_result))
+
   @mock.patch(constant.BASE_MODULE_DIR +
               '.compilation_runner.CompilationRunner._compile_fn')
   def test_given_default_size(self, mock_compile_fn):