2 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/packages/subproviders/src/subproviders/rpc_subprovider.ts b/packages/subproviders/src/subproviders/rpc_subprovider.ts
index 5c1c3272c..cb08e729e 100644
--- a/packages/subproviders/src/subproviders/rpc_subprovider.ts
+++ b/packages/subproviders/src/subproviders/rpc_subprovider.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export class RPCSubprovider extends Subprovider {
      */
     // tslint:disable-next-line:prefer-function-over-method async-suffix
     public async handleRequest(payload: JSONRPCRequestPayload, next: Callback, end: ErrorCallback): Promise<void> {
-        const finalPayload = Subprovider.createFinalPayload(payload);
+        const finalPayload = Subprovider._createFinalPayload(payload);
         const headers = new Headers({
             Accept: 'application/json',
             'Content-Type': 'application/json',
diff --git a/packages/subproviders/src/subproviders/subprovider.ts b/packages/subproviders/src/subproviders/subprovider.ts
index 6f4a8f99e..5dc273569 100644
--- a/packages/subproviders/src/subproviders/subprovider.ts
+++ b/packages/subproviders/src/subproviders/subprovider.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { Callback, ErrorCallback, JSONRPCRequestPayloadWithMethod } from '../typ
 export abstract class Subprovider {
     // tslint:disable-next-line:underscore-private-and-protected
     private engine!: Provider;
-    public static createFinalPayload(
+    protected static _createFinalPayload(
         payload: Partial<JSONRPCRequestPayloadWithMethod>,
     ): Partial<JSONRPCRequestPayloadWithMethod> {
         const finalPayload = {
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export abstract class Subprovider {
      * @returns JSON RPC response payload
      */
     public async emitPayloadAsync(payload: Partial<JSONRPCRequestPayloadWithMethod>): Promise<JSONRPCResponsePayload> {
-        const finalPayload = Subprovider.createFinalPayload(payload);
+        const finalPayload = Subprovider._createFinalPayload(payload);
         const response = await promisify<JSONRPCResponsePayload>(this.engine.sendAsync, this.engine)(finalPayload);
         return response;
     }