diff --git a/activemq-unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/advisory/AdvisoryTests.java b/activemq-unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/advisory/AdvisoryTests.java
index 07a2daa17a..1ad1ef4070 100644
--- a/activemq-unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/advisory/AdvisoryTests.java
+++ b/activemq-unit-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/advisory/AdvisoryTests.java
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ public class AdvisoryTests {
     }
 
     @After
-    protected void tearDown() throws Exception {
+    public void tearDown() throws Exception {
         connection.close();
         if (broker != null) {
             broker.stop();