diff --git a/java/core/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/Descriptors.java b/java/core/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/Descriptors.java
index 939c70e..78d3c43 100644
--- a/java/core/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/Descriptors.java
+++ b/java/core/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/Descriptors.java
@@ -1054,7 +1054,7 @@
   // =================================================================
 
   /** Describes a field of a message type. */
-  public static final class FieldDescriptor extends GenericDescriptor
+public static final class FieldDescriptor extends GenericDescriptor
       implements Comparable<FieldDescriptor>, FieldSet.FieldDescriptorLite<FieldDescriptor> {
     private static final NumberGetter<FieldDescriptor> NUMBER_GETTER =
         new NumberGetter<FieldDescriptor>() {