diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVFormat.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVFormat.java
index 2ead8285..a553dfa4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVFormat.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/csv/CSVFormat.java
@@ -293,8 +293,7 @@ public final class CSVFormat implements Serializable {
      * @param skipHeaderRecord TODO
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the delimiter is a line break character
      */
-    // package protected to give access without needing a synthetic accessor
-    CSVFormat(final char delimiter, final Character quoteChar,
+    private CSVFormat(final char delimiter, final Character quoteChar,
             final Quote quotePolicy, final Character commentStart,
             final Character escape, final boolean ignoreSurroundingSpaces,
             final boolean ignoreEmptyLines, final String recordSeparator,