diff --git a/jetty-websocket/websocket-javax-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/javax/server/config/JavaxWebSocketServletContainerInitializer.java b/jetty-websocket/websocket-javax-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/javax/server/config/JavaxWebSocketServletContainerInitializer.java
index ddc4fd60392..2b5bbfe79f5 100644
--- a/jetty-websocket/websocket-javax-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/javax/server/config/JavaxWebSocketServletContainerInitializer.java
+++ b/jetty-websocket/websocket-javax-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/javax/server/config/JavaxWebSocketServletContainerInitializer.java
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public class JavaxWebSocketServletContainerInitializer implements ServletContain
      * @param context the context to work with
      * @return the default {@link ServerContainer} for this context
      */
-    public static ServerContainer initialize(ServletContextHandler context)
+    private static ServerContainer initialize(ServletContextHandler context)
     {
         JavaxWebSocketServerContainer serverContainer = JavaxWebSocketServerContainer.getContainer(context.getServletContext());
         if (serverContainer == null)
diff --git a/jetty-websocket/websocket-jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/server/config/JettyWebSocketServletContainerInitializer.java b/jetty-websocket/websocket-jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/server/config/JettyWebSocketServletContainerInitializer.java
index 9f282b1d8d0..3f4023d656a 100644
--- a/jetty-websocket/websocket-jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/server/config/JettyWebSocketServletContainerInitializer.java
+++ b/jetty-websocket/websocket-jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/server/config/JettyWebSocketServletContainerInitializer.java
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public class JettyWebSocketServletContainerInitializer implements ServletContain
      * @param context the context to work with
      * @return the default {@link JettyWebSocketServerContainer}
      */
-    public static JettyWebSocketServerContainer initialize(ServletContextHandler context)
+    private static JettyWebSocketServerContainer initialize(ServletContextHandler context)
     {
         WebSocketComponents components = WebSocketComponents.ensureWebSocketComponents(context.getServletContext());
         FilterHolder filterHolder = WebSocketUpgradeFilter.ensureFilter(context.getServletContext());