diff --git a/shell/shared/imageLoader/ImageLoader.h b/shell/shared/imageLoader/ImageLoader.h
index 6017a01d28..a9bd785641 100644
--- a/shell/shared/imageLoader/ImageLoader.h
+++ b/shell/shared/imageLoader/ImageLoader.h
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ class ImageLoader {
       uint32_t length,
       std::optional<igl::TextureFormat> preferredFormat = {}) noexcept;
 
- protected:
   [[nodiscard]] const FileLoader& fileLoader() const noexcept {
     return fileLoader_;
   }