diff --git a/hbase-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/ChoreService.java b/hbase-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/ChoreService.java
index 9540d848d60..8786c5af554 100644
--- a/hbase-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/ChoreService.java
+++ b/hbase-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/ChoreService.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
  * When finished with a ChoreService it is good practice to call {@link ChoreService#shutdown()}.
  * Calling this method ensures that all scheduled chores are cancelled and cleaned up properly.
  */
-@InterfaceAudience.Public
+@InterfaceAudience.Private
 public class ChoreService {
   private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ChoreService.class);
 
diff --git a/hbase-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/ScheduledChore.java b/hbase-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/ScheduledChore.java
index aaedc78574b..ccb2a7296b1 100644
--- a/hbase-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/ScheduledChore.java
+++ b/hbase-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/ScheduledChore.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
  * Don't subclass ScheduledChore if the task relies on being woken up for something to do, such as
  * an entry being added to a queue, etc.
  */
-@InterfaceAudience.Public
+@InterfaceAudience.Private
 public abstract class ScheduledChore implements Runnable {
   private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ScheduledChore.class);