diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/helpers/BaseRowColShifter.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/helpers/BaseRowColShifter.java
index 3b92cf26dd..f926729515 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/helpers/BaseRowColShifter.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/ss/usermodel/helpers/BaseRowColShifter.java
@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@ import org.apache.poi.util.Internal;
 public abstract class BaseRowColShifter {
 
     /**
-     * Updated named ranges
+     * Update named ranges
      */
-    protected abstract void updateNamedRanges(FormulaShifter formulaShifter);
+    public abstract void updateNamedRanges(FormulaShifter formulaShifter);
 
     /**
      * Update formulas.
      */
-    protected abstract void updateFormulas(FormulaShifter formulaShifter);
+    public abstract void updateFormulas(FormulaShifter formulaShifter);
 
 
     public abstract void updateConditionalFormatting(FormulaShifter formulaShifter);