diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVRecord.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVRecord.java
index 9b6d6cb4..ccb8ed6f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVRecord.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVRecord.java
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ public final class CSVRecord implements Serializable, Iterable<String> {
      * @param map The Map to populate.
      * @return the given map.
      */
-    public Map<String, String> putIn(final Map<String, String> map) {
+    Map<String, String> putIn(final Map<String, String> map) {
         for (final Entry<String, Integer> entry : mapping.entrySet()) {
             map.put(entry.getKey(), values[entry.getValue().intValue()]);
         }