diff --git a/core/src/cluster_info.rs b/core/src/cluster_info.rs
index 17653f2498..4e03fe3550 100644
--- a/core/src/cluster_info.rs
+++ b/core/src/cluster_info.rs
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ impl ClusterInfo {
     pub fn my_data(&self) -> NodeInfo {
         self.lookup(self.id()).cloned().unwrap()
     }
-    pub fn leader_id(&self) -> Pubkey {
+    fn leader_id(&self) -> Pubkey {
         let entry = CrdsValueLabel::LeaderId(self.id());
         self.gossip
             .crds