diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/ibm/wala/ipa/summaries/LambdaSummaryClass.java b/core/src/main/java/com/ibm/wala/ipa/summaries/LambdaSummaryClass.java
index df25024d9..43d96cd89 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/ibm/wala/ipa/summaries/LambdaSummaryClass.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/ibm/wala/ipa/summaries/LambdaSummaryClass.java
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ public static Atom getCaptureFieldName(int i) {
    * Exception thrown when the method containing the body of the lambda (or the target of a method
    * reference) cannot be resolved.
    */
-  public static class UnresolvedLambdaBodyException extends RuntimeException {
+  static class UnresolvedLambdaBodyException extends RuntimeException {
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = -6504849409929928820L;