diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/LossyCounting.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/LossyCounting.java
index 712c22cfd74..d3a66bed7c9 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/LossyCounting.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/LossyCounting.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
  * http://www.vldb.org/conf/2002/S10P03.pdf
  */
 
-@InterfaceAudience.Public
+@InterfaceAudience.Private
 public class LossyCounting {
   private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(LossyCounting.class);
   private long bucketSize;