diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/dataaccess/FileAccessIO.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/dataaccess/FileAccessIO.java
index a961c3a9e32..d7a405d63c7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/dataaccess/FileAccessIO.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/dataaccess/FileAccessIO.java
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ public FileOutputStream openLocalFileAsOutputStream () {
         return out;
     }
     
-    public String getDatasetDirectory() throws IOException {
+    private String getDatasetDirectory() throws IOException {
         if (dvObject == null) {
             throw new IOException("No DvObject defined in the Data Access Object");
         }