diff --git a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/support/replication/TransportShardReplicationOperationAction.java b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/support/replication/TransportShardReplicationOperationAction.java
index 8d19c6ffad9..70d7636f648 100644
--- a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/support/replication/TransportShardReplicationOperationAction.java
+++ b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/support/replication/TransportShardReplicationOperationAction.java
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ public abstract class TransportShardReplicationOperationAction<Request extends S
 
         private final ReplicationType replicationType;
 
-        private AsyncShardOperationAction(Request request, ActionListener<Response> listener) {
+        AsyncShardOperationAction(Request request, ActionListener<Response> listener) {
             this.request = request;
             this.listener = listener;