diff --git a/src/fec/mod.rs b/src/fec/mod.rs
index fcd64f9..2e366f0 100644
--- a/src/fec/mod.rs
+++ b/src/fec/mod.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ pub enum ShardType {
 pub trait FecShard: Send + Sync + std::fmt::Debug {
     fn data(&self) -> &[u8];
     fn esi(&self) -> u32;
-    fn get_type(&self) -> ShardType;
+    fn _get_type(&self) -> ShardType;
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ impl FecShard for DataFecShard {
         self.index
     }
 
-    fn get_type(&self) -> ShardType {
+    fn _get_type(&self) -> ShardType {
         self.shard_type
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/fec/raptorq.rs b/src/fec/raptorq.rs
index a01dc62..6f8b537 100644
--- a/src/fec/raptorq.rs
+++ b/src/fec/raptorq.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ impl FecShard for RaptorFecShard {
     fn esi(&self) -> u32 {
         self.pkt.payload_id().encoding_symbol_id()
     }
-    fn get_type(&self) -> ShardType {
+    fn _get_type(&self) -> ShardType {
         self.shard_type
     }
 }