diff --git a/src/commands/rectangle.ts b/src/commands/rectangle.ts
index 265139f419..76fdf0b1ee 100644
--- a/src/commands/rectangle.ts
+++ b/src/commands/rectangle.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export class StartAcceptingRectCommand extends EmacsCommand implements IEmacsCom
 
   private acceptingRectCommand = false;
 
-  public startAcceptingRectCommand(): void {
+  private startAcceptingRectCommand(): void {
     this.acceptingRectCommand = true;
     vscode.commands.executeCommand("setContext", "emacs-mcx.acceptingRectCommand", true);
   }