diff --git a/src/main/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/AbstractDeclarationCollector.java b/src/main/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/AbstractDeclarationCollector.java
index e8ea3c792..372ad0685 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/AbstractDeclarationCollector.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/AbstractDeclarationCollector.java
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractDeclarationCollector extends Check {
         /** Add a name to the frame.
          * @param nameToAdd the name we're adding
          */
-        void addName(String nameToAdd) {
+        private void addName(String nameToAdd) {
             varNames.add(nameToAdd);
         }
 
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractDeclarationCollector extends Check {
          * @param nameToFind the name we're looking for
          * @return whether it was found
          */
-        LexicalFrame getIfContains(String nameToFind) {
+        private LexicalFrame getIfContains(String nameToFind) {
             LexicalFrame frame = null;
 
             if (contains(nameToFind)) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/design/FinalClassCheck.java b/src/main/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/design/FinalClassCheck.java
index aac168a93..682600411 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/design/FinalClassCheck.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/design/FinalClassCheck.java
@@ -134,12 +134,12 @@ public class FinalClassCheck
         }
 
         /** Adds private ctor. */
-        void reportPrivateCtor() {
+        private void reportPrivateCtor() {
             withPrivateCtor = true;
         }
 
         /** Adds non-private ctor. */
-        void reportNonPrivateCtor() {
+        private void reportNonPrivateCtor() {
             withNonPrivateCtor = true;
         }
 
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ public class FinalClassCheck
          *  Does class have private ctors.
          *  @return true if class has private ctors
          */
-        boolean isWithPrivateCtor() {
+        private boolean isWithPrivateCtor() {
             return withPrivateCtor;
         }
 
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public class FinalClassCheck
          *  Does class have non-private ctors.
          *  @return true if class has non-private ctors
          */
-        boolean isWithNonPrivateCtor() {
+        private boolean isWithNonPrivateCtor() {
             return withNonPrivateCtor;
         }
 
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ public class FinalClassCheck
          *  Is class declared as final.
          *  @return true if class is declared as final
          */
-        boolean isDeclaredAsFinal() {
+        private boolean isDeclaredAsFinal() {
             return declaredAsFinal;
         }
 
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ public class FinalClassCheck
          *  Is class declared as abstract.
          *  @return true if class is declared as final
          */
-        boolean isDeclaredAsAbstract() {
+        private boolean isDeclaredAsAbstract() {
             return declaredAsAbstract;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/modifier/ModifierOrderCheck.java b/src/main/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/modifier/ModifierOrderCheck.java
index caf4ca001..fd9134183 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/modifier/ModifierOrderCheck.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/modifier/ModifierOrderCheck.java
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public class ModifierOrderCheck
      * @return null if the order is correct, otherwise returns the offending
      *     modifier AST.
      */
-    static DetailAST checkOrderSuggestedByJLS(List<DetailAST> modifiers) {
+    private static DetailAST checkOrderSuggestedByJLS(List<DetailAST> modifiers) {
         final Iterator<DetailAST> iterator = modifiers.iterator();
 
         //Speed past all initial annotations
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/sizes/MethodCountCheck.java b/src/main/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/sizes/MethodCountCheck.java
index c7601e2e8..f45300081 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/sizes/MethodCountCheck.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/sizes/MethodCountCheck.java
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ public final class MethodCountCheck extends Check {
          * Increments to counter by one for the supplied scope.
          * @param scope the scope counter to increment.
          */
-        void increment(Scope scope) {
+        private void increment(Scope scope) {
             total++;
             if (inInterface) {
                 counts.put(Scope.PUBLIC, 1 + value(Scope.PUBLIC));
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ public final class MethodCountCheck extends Check {
          * @param scope the scope counter to get the value of
          * @return the value of a scope counter
          */
-        int value(Scope scope) {
+        private int value(Scope scope) {
             final Integer value = counts.get(scope);
 
             if (value == null) {
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ public final class MethodCountCheck extends Check {
         /**
          * @return the total number of methods.
          */
-        int getTotal() {
+        private int getTotal() {
             return total;
         }
     }