diff --git a/libjava/ChangeLog b/libjava/ChangeLog
index 338b45e68bd..3735f75687e 100644
--- a/libjava/ChangeLog
+++ b/libjava/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2004-07-20  Bryce McKinlay  <mckinlay@redhat.com>
+
+	* java/net/Socket.java (getImpl): Now private. Remove comment.
+
 2004-07-20  Bryce McKinlay  <mckinlay@redhat.com>
 
 	* java/io/BufferedWriter.java (BufferedWriter): Use existing lock
diff --git a/libjava/java/net/Socket.java b/libjava/java/net/Socket.java
index 714a958e6aa..8855958cff0 100644
--- a/libjava/java/net/Socket.java
+++ b/libjava/java/net/Socket.java
@@ -311,8 +311,7 @@ public class Socket
     // that default.  JDK 1.2 doc infers not to do a bind.
   }
 
-  // This has to be accessible from java.net.ServerSocket.
-  SocketImpl getImpl() throws SocketException
+  private SocketImpl getImpl() throws SocketException
   {
     try
       {