diff --git a/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/algorithms/FrechetDistance.h b/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/algorithms/FrechetDistance.h
index 73c7370..788a13d 100644
--- a/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/algorithms/FrechetDistance.h
+++ b/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/algorithms/FrechetDistance.h
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ protected:
Radians getHeadingWay1(int index);
Radians getHeadingWay2(int index);
-protected:
/**
* @brief getHeadingAvg - get the heading of the way averaged over three way segments (if possible)
* using the average allows for better fitting of two different curves