diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/geo/parsers/CoordinateNode.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/geo/parsers/CoordinateNode.java
index d766d75d5ec..eb632219637 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/geo/parsers/CoordinateNode.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/geo/parsers/CoordinateNode.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class CoordinateNode implements ToXContentObject {
      * @param coordinate
      *            Coordinate for the Node
      */
-    protected CoordinateNode(Coordinate coordinate) {
+    CoordinateNode(Coordinate coordinate) {
         this.coordinate = coordinate;
         this.children = null;
     }
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class CoordinateNode implements ToXContentObject {
      * @param children
      *            Children of the Node
      */
-    protected CoordinateNode(List<CoordinateNode> children) {
+    CoordinateNode(List<CoordinateNode> children) {
         this.children = children;
         this.coordinate = null;
     }
@@ -61,10 +61,6 @@ public class CoordinateNode implements ToXContentObject {
         return (coordinate == null && (children == null || children.isEmpty()));
     }
 
-    public boolean isMultiPoint() {
-        return children != null && children.size() > 1;
-    }
-
     @Override
     public XContentBuilder toXContent(XContentBuilder builder, Params params) throws IOException {
         if (children == null) {
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/common/geo/BaseGeoParsingTestCase.java b/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/common/geo/BaseGeoParsingTestCase.java
index 4c2f58cf6c3..3297e956e60 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/common/geo/BaseGeoParsingTestCase.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/common/geo/BaseGeoParsingTestCase.java
@@ -25,9 +25,7 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 
 import static org.elasticsearch.common.geo.builders.ShapeBuilder.SPATIAL_CONTEXT;
 
-/**
- * Created by nknize on 9/22/17.
- */
+/** Base class for all geo parsing tests */
 abstract class BaseGeoParsingTestCase extends ESTestCase {
     protected static final GeometryFactory GEOMETRY_FACTORY = SPATIAL_CONTEXT.getGeometryFactory();