1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/scoping/named.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/scoping/named.rb
index 6af84c1266..27cdf8cb7e 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/scoping/named.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/scoping/named.rb
@@ -171,14 +171,14 @@ module ActiveRecord
           end
         end
 
-      protected
+        private
 
-        def valid_scope_name?(name)
-          if respond_to?(name, true) && logger
-            logger.warn "Creating scope :#{name}. " \
-                        "Overwriting existing method #{self.name}.#{name}."
+          def valid_scope_name?(name)
+            if respond_to?(name, true) && logger
+              logger.warn "Creating scope :#{name}. " \
+                "Overwriting existing method #{self.name}.#{name}."
+            end
           end
-        end
       end
     end
   end