diff --git a/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/internal/bind/ReflectiveTypeAdapterFactory.java b/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/internal/bind/ReflectiveTypeAdapterFactory.java
index 1687889b19..95d01acebf 100644
--- a/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/internal/bind/ReflectiveTypeAdapterFactory.java
+++ b/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/internal/bind/ReflectiveTypeAdapterFactory.java
@@ -68,11 +68,7 @@ public ReflectiveTypeAdapterFactory(ConstructorConstructor constructorConstructo
     this.reflectionFilters = reflectionFilters;
   }
 
-  public boolean excludeField(Field f, boolean serialize) {
-    return excludeField(f, serialize, excluder);
-  }
-
-  static boolean excludeField(Field f, boolean serialize, Excluder excluder) {
+  private boolean includeField(Field f, boolean serialize) {
     return !excluder.excludeClass(f.getType(), serialize) && !excluder.excludeField(f, serialize);
   }
 
@@ -196,8 +192,8 @@ private Map<String, BoundField> getBoundFields(Gson context, TypeToken<?> type,
       }
 
       for (Field field : fields) {
-        boolean serialize = excludeField(field, true);
-        boolean deserialize = excludeField(field, false);
+        boolean serialize = includeField(field, true);
+        boolean deserialize = includeField(field, false);
         if (!serialize && !deserialize) {
           continue;
         }