diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index c759ca3641..35d891b120 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Wed Jul 29 03:36:24 2009  Yukihiro Matsumoto  <matz@ruby-lang.org>
+
+	* ext/json/lib/json/common.rb (JSON#recurse_proc): remove
+	  unnecessary private specifier.  [ruby-dev:38929]
+
 Wed Jul 29 03:34:46 2009  Koichi Sasada  <ko1@atdot.net>
 
 	* vm_core.h, vm_insnhelper.c (vm_call_method): revive
diff --git a/ext/json/lib/json/common.rb b/ext/json/lib/json/common.rb
index 1bd0ad5fbd..f20df569ef 100755
--- a/ext/json/lib/json/common.rb
+++ b/ext/json/lib/json/common.rb
@@ -270,7 +270,6 @@ module JSON
       proc.call result
     end
   end
-  private :recurse_proc
   module_function :recurse_proc
 
   alias restore load