diff --git a/vtkm/cont/CellLocatorTwoLevel.h b/vtkm/cont/CellLocatorTwoLevel.h
index ed46377de..8fceca777 100644
--- a/vtkm/cont/CellLocatorTwoLevel.h
+++ b/vtkm/cont/CellLocatorTwoLevel.h
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ public:
 
   void PrintSummary(std::ostream& out) const;
 
-public:
   ExecObjType PrepareForExecution(vtkm::cont::DeviceAdapterId device,
                                   vtkm::cont::Token& token) const;
 
diff --git a/vtkm/cont/CellSetPermutation.h b/vtkm/cont/CellSetPermutation.h
index 38d515705..b6a54d26c 100644
--- a/vtkm/cont/CellSetPermutation.h
+++ b/vtkm/cont/CellSetPermutation.h
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ public:
     }
   };
 
-public:
   template <typename CellSetPermutationType>
   static VTKM_CONT vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<vtkm::IdComponent> GetNumIndicesArray(
     const CellSetPermutationType& cs,
@@ -465,7 +464,6 @@ public:
     return this->FullCellSet.GetNumberOfPoints();
   }
 
-public:
   template <typename VisitTopology, typename IncidentTopology>
   using ExecConnectivityType = typename internal::CellSetPermutationConnectivityChooser<
     VisitTopology,
diff --git a/vtkm/cont/internal/DeviceAdapterAlgorithmGeneral.h b/vtkm/cont/internal/DeviceAdapterAlgorithmGeneral.h
index 55778a12f..b724d1c49 100644
--- a/vtkm/cont/internal/DeviceAdapterAlgorithmGeneral.h
+++ b/vtkm/cont/internal/DeviceAdapterAlgorithmGeneral.h
@@ -1011,7 +1011,6 @@ public:
 
   //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
   // Sort by Key
-public:
   template <typename T, typename U, class StorageT, class StorageU>
   VTKM_CONT static void SortByKey(vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<T, StorageT>& keys,
                                   vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<U, StorageU>& values)
diff --git a/vtkm/cont/serial/internal/DeviceAdapterAlgorithmSerial.h b/vtkm/cont/serial/internal/DeviceAdapterAlgorithmSerial.h
index 396691784..cc187c68b 100644
--- a/vtkm/cont/serial/internal/DeviceAdapterAlgorithmSerial.h
+++ b/vtkm/cont/serial/internal/DeviceAdapterAlgorithmSerial.h
@@ -446,7 +446,6 @@ private:
     }
   }
 
-private:
   /// Reorder the value array along with the sorting algorithm
   template <typename T, typename U, class StorageT, class StorageU, class BinaryCompare>
   VTKM_CONT static void SortByKeyDirect(vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<T, StorageT>& keys,