diff --git a/libs/pbd/pbd/signals.h b/libs/pbd/pbd/signals.h
index 4bcd19e1f9..cf7d3bfe78 100644
--- a/libs/pbd/pbd/signals.h
+++ b/libs/pbd/pbd/signals.h
@@ -303,7 +303,6 @@ class LIBPBD_API ScopedConnectionList
 	mutable Glib::Threads::Mutex _scoped_connection_lock;
 
 	typedef std::list<ScopedConnection*> ConnectionList;
-  public:
 	ConnectionList _scoped_connection_list;
 };