diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/revwalk/BitmappedObjectReachabilityChecker.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/revwalk/BitmappedObjectReachabilityChecker.java
index 3701dc36f..89aef7dc4 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/revwalk/BitmappedObjectReachabilityChecker.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/revwalk/BitmappedObjectReachabilityChecker.java
@@ -25,10 +25,8 @@ import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.BitmapIndex.BitmapBuilder;
 /**
  * Checks if all objects are reachable from certain starting points using
  * bitmaps.
- *
- * @since 5.8
  */
-public class BitmappedObjectReachabilityChecker
+class BitmappedObjectReachabilityChecker
 		implements ObjectReachabilityChecker {
 
 	private final ObjectWalk walk;