diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/deprecation/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/deprecation/IndexDeprecationChecksTests.java b/x-pack/plugin/deprecation/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/deprecation/IndexDeprecationChecksTests.java
index 4163c006e0692..283a98bcc4c94 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/deprecation/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/deprecation/IndexDeprecationChecksTests.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/deprecation/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/deprecation/IndexDeprecationChecksTests.java
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ public void testEmptyDataTierPreference() {
         }
     }
 
-    public static ClusterState clusterStateWithoutAllDataRoles() {
+    private static ClusterState clusterStateWithoutAllDataRoles() {
         DiscoveryNodes.Builder discoBuilder = DiscoveryNodes.builder();
         List<DiscoveryNode> nodesList = org.elasticsearch.core.List.of(
             new DiscoveryNode("name_0", "node_0", buildNewFakeTransportAddress(), org.elasticsearch.core.Map.of(),