diff --git a/.rubocop_todo.yml b/.rubocop_todo.yml
index 1739b6d3..d767990f 100644
--- a/.rubocop_todo.yml
+++ b/.rubocop_todo.yml
@@ -125,18 +125,6 @@ Security/Eval:
     - 'spec/indent_spec.rb'
     - 'spec/wrapped_module_spec.rb'
 
-# Offense count: 9
-# Configuration parameters: EnforcedStyle.
-# SupportedStyles: inline, group
-Style/AccessModifierDeclarations:
-  Exclude:
-    - 'lib/pry/command.rb'
-    - 'lib/pry/forwardable.rb'
-    - 'lib/pry/helpers/base_helpers.rb'
-    - 'lib/pry/pry_instance.rb'
-    - 'spec/editor_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/method/patcher_spec.rb'
-
 # Offense count: 39
 Style/CaseEquality:
   Enabled: false
diff --git a/lib/pry/command.rb b/lib/pry/command.rb
index c1ce8094..d10e252b 100644
--- a/lib/pry/command.rb
+++ b/lib/pry/command.rb
@@ -411,40 +411,6 @@ class Pry
       call_safely(*(captures + args))
     end
 
-    # Pass a block argument to a command.
-    # @param [String] arg_string The arguments (as a string) passed to the command.
-    #   We inspect these for a '| do' or a '| {' and if we find it we use it
-    #   to start a block input sequence. Once we have a complete
-    #   block, we save it to an accessor that can be retrieved from the command context.
-    #   Note that if we find the '| do' or '| {' we delete this and the
-    #   elements following it from `arg_string`.
-    def pass_block(arg_string)
-      # Workaround for weird JRuby bug where rindex in this case can return nil
-      # even when there's a match.
-      arg_string.scan(/\| *(?:do|\{)/)
-      block_index = $LAST_MATCH_INFO && $LAST_MATCH_INFO.offset(0)[0]
-
-      return unless block_index
-
-      block_init_string = arg_string.slice!(block_index..-1)[1..-1]
-      prime_string = "proc #{block_init_string}\n"
-
-      block_string =
-        if !Pry::Code.complete_expression?(prime_string)
-          pry_instance.r(target, prime_string)
-        else
-          prime_string
-        end
-
-      begin
-        self.command_block = target.eval(block_string)
-      rescue Pry::RescuableException
-        raise CommandError, "Incomplete block definition."
-      end
-    end
-
-    private :pass_block
-
     # Run the command with the given `args`.
     #
     # This is a public wrapper around `#call` which ensures all preconditions
@@ -482,6 +448,38 @@ class Pry
 
     private
 
+    # Pass a block argument to a command.
+    # @param [String] arg_string The arguments (as a string) passed to the command.
+    #   We inspect these for a '| do' or a '| {' and if we find it we use it
+    #   to start a block input sequence. Once we have a complete
+    #   block, we save it to an accessor that can be retrieved from the command context.
+    #   Note that if we find the '| do' or '| {' we delete this and the
+    #   elements following it from `arg_string`.
+    def pass_block(arg_string)
+      # Workaround for weird JRuby bug where rindex in this case can return nil
+      # even when there's a match.
+      arg_string.scan(/\| *(?:do|\{)/)
+      block_index = $LAST_MATCH_INFO && $LAST_MATCH_INFO.offset(0)[0]
+
+      return unless block_index
+
+      block_init_string = arg_string.slice!(block_index..-1)[1..-1]
+      prime_string = "proc #{block_init_string}\n"
+
+      block_string =
+        if !Pry::Code.complete_expression?(prime_string)
+          pry_instance.r(target, prime_string)
+        else
+          prime_string
+        end
+
+      begin
+        self.command_block = target.eval(block_string)
+      rescue Pry::RescuableException
+        raise CommandError, "Incomplete block definition."
+      end
+    end
+
     def find_hooks(event)
       event_name = "#{event}_#{command_name}"
       (hooks || self.class.hooks).get_hooks(event_name).values
diff --git a/lib/pry/editor.rb b/lib/pry/editor.rb
index 1cb531f0..69eab568 100644
--- a/lib/pry/editor.rb
+++ b/lib/pry/editor.rb
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ class Pry
       end
     end
 
-    private
-
     # Generate the string that's used to start the editor. This includes
     # all the flags we want as well as the file and line number we
     # want to open at.
@@ -54,6 +52,8 @@ class Pry
       end
     end
 
+    private
+
     # Start the editor running, using the calculated invocation string
     def open_editor(editor_invocation)
       # Note we dont want to use Pry.config.system here as that
diff --git a/lib/pry/forwardable.rb b/lib/pry/forwardable.rb
index bc432842..1e0674d4 100644
--- a/lib/pry/forwardable.rb
+++ b/lib/pry/forwardable.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ class Pry
           instance_variable_get(target).__send__(private_delegate, *a, &b)
         end
       end
-      class_eval { private(*private_delegates) }
+      class_eval do
+        private(*private_delegates) # rubocop:disable Style/AccessModifierDeclarations
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/pry/helpers/base_helpers.rb b/lib/pry/helpers/base_helpers.rb
index 94285ca8..b8c6bff6 100644
--- a/lib/pry/helpers/base_helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/pry/helpers/base_helpers.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ class Pry
         (Module === obj ? Module : Object).instance_method(method)
           .bind(obj).call(*args, &block)
       end
-      public :safe_send
 
       def find_command(name, set = Pry::Commands)
         command_match = set.find do |_, command|
diff --git a/lib/pry/pry_instance.rb b/lib/pry/pry_instance.rb
index 189c8763..e7f99f0e 100644
--- a/lib/pry/pry_instance.rb
+++ b/lib/pry/pry_instance.rb
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ class Pry
 
     throw(:breakout) if current_binding.nil?
   end
-  private :handle_line
+  private :handle_line # rubocop:disable Style/AccessModifierDeclarations
 
   # Potentially deprecated. Use `Pry::REPL.new(pry, :target => target).start`
   # (If nested sessions are going to exist, this method is fine, but a goal is
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ class Pry
       @eval_string.force_encoding(val.encoding)
     end
   end
-  private :ensure_correct_encoding!
+  private :ensure_correct_encoding! # rubocop:disable Style/AccessModifierDeclarations
 
   # If the given line is a valid command, process it in the context of the
   # current `eval_string` and binding.
@@ -591,13 +591,13 @@ class Pry
       prompt_proc.call(conf.object, conf.nesting_level, conf.pry_instance)
     end
   end
-  private :generate_prompt
+  private :generate_prompt # rubocop:disable Style/AccessModifierDeclarations
 
   # the array that the prompt stack is stored in
   def prompt_stack
     @prompt_stack ||= []
   end
-  private :prompt_stack
+  private :prompt_stack # rubocop:disable Style/AccessModifierDeclarations
 
   # Pushes the current prompt onto a stack that it can be restored from later.
   # Use this if you wish to temporarily change the prompt.
diff --git a/spec/editor_spec.rb b/spec/editor_spec.rb
index 5fd2ff99..f23d815a 100644
--- a/spec/editor_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/editor_spec.rb
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
 require 'pathname'
 
 describe Pry::Editor do
-  class Pry
-    class Editor
-      public :build_editor_invocation_string
-    end
-  end
-
   before do
     # OS-specific tempdir name. For GNU/Linux it's "tmp", for Windows it's
     # something "Temp".
diff --git a/spec/method/patcher_spec.rb b/spec/method/patcher_spec.rb
index 2408b03f..24524d02 100644
--- a/spec/method/patcher_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/method/patcher_spec.rb
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ describe Pry::Method::Patcher do
   end
 
   it "should preserve visibility" do
-    class << @x; private :test; end
+    class << @x
+      private :test # rubocop:disable Style/AccessModifierDeclarations
+    end
     expect(@method.visibility).to eq :private
     @method.redefine "def @x.test; :after; end\n"
     expect(Pry::Method(@x.method(:test)).visibility).to eq :private