diff --git a/src/fullnode.rs b/src/fullnode.rs
index 38c087dc78..d5f89f915e 100644
--- a/src/fullnode.rs
+++ b/src/fullnode.rs
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ impl Fullnode {
         self.join()
     }
 
-    pub fn new_bank_from_db_ledger(
+    fn new_bank_from_db_ledger(
         db_ledger: &DbLedger,
         leader_scheduler: Arc<RwLock<LeaderScheduler>>,
     ) -> (Bank, u64, Hash) {