diff --git a/runtime/src/bank.rs b/runtime/src/bank.rs
index 8d4c708bf9..074cff15e4 100644
--- a/runtime/src/bank.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/bank.rs
@@ -1140,7 +1140,7 @@ pub(crate) struct StakeReward {
 }
 
 impl StakeReward {
-    pub fn get_stake_reward(&self) -> i64 {
+    fn get_stake_reward(&self) -> i64 {
         self.stake_reward_info.lamports
     }
 }