diff --git a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/search/type/TransportSearchTypeAction.java b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/search/type/TransportSearchTypeAction.java
index 424f9a92307..cf15874afca 100644
--- a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/search/type/TransportSearchTypeAction.java
+++ b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/search/type/TransportSearchTypeAction.java
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public abstract class TransportSearchTypeAction extends BaseAction<SearchRequest
 
         protected final ActionListener<SearchResponse> listener;
 
-        protected final GroupShardsIterator shardsIts;
+        private final GroupShardsIterator shardsIts;
 
         protected final SearchRequest request;
 
@@ -90,11 +90,11 @@ public abstract class TransportSearchTypeAction extends BaseAction<SearchRequest
 
         protected final int expectedSuccessfulOps;
 
-        protected final int expectedTotalOps;
+        private final int expectedTotalOps;
 
         protected final AtomicInteger successulOps = new AtomicInteger();
 
-        protected final AtomicInteger totalOps = new AtomicInteger();
+        private final AtomicInteger totalOps = new AtomicInteger();
 
         protected final Collection<ShardSearchFailure> shardFailures = searchCache.obtainShardFailures();