diff --git a/src/bin/tools/mod.rs b/src/bin/tools/mod.rs
index b7d2ac52d2..06f90e0b4e 100644
--- a/src/bin/tools/mod.rs
+++ b/src/bin/tools/mod.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 // file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 
 mod cmds;
-pub mod dump_metadata;
+mod dump_metadata;
 
 pub use cmds::cmds;