diff --git a/richtextfx/src/main/java/org/fxmisc/richtext/StyledTextAreaModel.java b/richtextfx/src/main/java/org/fxmisc/richtext/StyledTextAreaModel.java
index debc57918..4ebc7dd43 100644
--- a/richtextfx/src/main/java/org/fxmisc/richtext/StyledTextAreaModel.java
+++ b/richtextfx/src/main/java/org/fxmisc/richtext/StyledTextAreaModel.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
  * @param <S> type of style that can be applied to text.
  * @param <PS> type of style that can be applied to Paragraph
  */
-public class StyledTextAreaModel<PS, S>
+class StyledTextAreaModel<PS, S>
         implements
         TextEditingArea<PS, S>,
         EditActions<PS, S>,