diff --git a/ldap/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/ldap/SpringSecurityLdapTemplate.java b/ldap/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/ldap/SpringSecurityLdapTemplate.java
index 37bec35d2c..8e89141235 100644
--- a/ldap/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/ldap/SpringSecurityLdapTemplate.java
+++ b/ldap/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/ldap/SpringSecurityLdapTemplate.java
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ public class SpringSecurityLdapTemplate extends LdapTemplate {
      * @param adapter - the Context to extract the DN from
      * @return - the String representing the full DN
      */
-    protected String getAdapterDN(DirContextAdapter adapter) {
+    private String getAdapterDN(DirContextAdapter adapter) {
         //returns the full DN rather than the sub DN if a base is specified
         return adapter.getNameInNamespace();
     }
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ public class SpringSecurityLdapTemplate extends LdapTemplate {
      * @param record        - the map holding the attribute names and values
      * @param attributeName - the name for which to fetch the values from
      */
-    protected void extractStringAttributeValues(DirContextAdapter adapter, Map<String, List<String>> record, String attributeName) {
+    private void extractStringAttributeValues(DirContextAdapter adapter, Map<String, List<String>> record, String attributeName) {
         Object[] values = adapter.getObjectAttributes(attributeName);
         if (values == null || values.length == 0) {
             logger.debug("No attribute value found for '" + attributeName + "'");
diff --git a/ldap/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/ldap/userdetails/DefaultLdapAuthoritiesPopulator.java b/ldap/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/ldap/userdetails/DefaultLdapAuthoritiesPopulator.java
index 318cdb9867..252a30b6a4 100644
--- a/ldap/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/ldap/userdetails/DefaultLdapAuthoritiesPopulator.java
+++ b/ldap/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/ldap/userdetails/DefaultLdapAuthoritiesPopulator.java
@@ -320,32 +320,13 @@ public class DefaultLdapAuthoritiesPopulator implements LdapAuthoritiesPopulator
         return ldapTemplate;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Returns the default role
-     * Method available so that classes extending this can override
-     * @return the default role used
-     * @see {@link #setDefaultRole(String)}
-     */
-    protected GrantedAuthority getDefaultRole() {
-        return defaultRole;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the search controls
-     * Method available so that classes extending this can override the search controls used
-     * @return the search controls
-     */
-    protected SearchControls getSearchControls() {
-        return searchControls;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Returns the attribute name of the LDAP attribute that will be mapped to the role name
      * Method available so that classes extending this can override
      * @return the attribute name used for role mapping
      * @see {@link #setGroupRoleAttribute(String)}
      */
-    protected String getGroupRoleAttribute() {
+    protected final String getGroupRoleAttribute() {
         return groupRoleAttribute;
     }
 
@@ -355,7 +336,7 @@ public class DefaultLdapAuthoritiesPopulator implements LdapAuthoritiesPopulator
      * @return the search filter
      * @see {@link #setGroupSearchFilter(String)}
      */
-    protected String getGroupSearchFilter() {
+    protected final String getGroupSearchFilter() {
         return groupSearchFilter;
     }
 
@@ -365,7 +346,7 @@ public class DefaultLdapAuthoritiesPopulator implements LdapAuthoritiesPopulator
      * @return the role prefix
      * @see {@link #setRolePrefix(String)}
      */
-    protected String getRolePrefix() {
+    protected final String getRolePrefix() {
         return rolePrefix;
     }
 
@@ -375,9 +356,26 @@ public class DefaultLdapAuthoritiesPopulator implements LdapAuthoritiesPopulator
      * @return true if role names are converted to uppercase.
      * @see {@link #setConvertToUpperCase(boolean)}
      */
-    protected boolean isConvertToUpperCase() {
+    protected final boolean isConvertToUpperCase() {
         return convertToUpperCase;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the default role
+     * Method available so that classes extending this can override
+     * @return the default role used
+     * @see {@link #setDefaultRole(String)}
+     */
+    private GrantedAuthority getDefaultRole() {
+        return defaultRole;
+    }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the search controls
+     * Method available so that classes extending this can override the search controls used
+     * @return the search controls
+     */
+    private SearchControls getSearchControls() {
+        return searchControls;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/ldap/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/ldap/userdetails/NestedLdapAuthoritiesPopulator.java b/ldap/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/ldap/userdetails/NestedLdapAuthoritiesPopulator.java
index 53ab9842b1..b8dcc685bd 100644
--- a/ldap/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/ldap/userdetails/NestedLdapAuthoritiesPopulator.java
+++ b/ldap/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/ldap/userdetails/NestedLdapAuthoritiesPopulator.java
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ public class NestedLdapAuthoritiesPopulator extends DefaultLdapAuthoritiesPopula
      * @param authorities - the authorities set that will be populated, must not be null
      * @param depth       - the depth remaining, when 0 recursion will end
      */
-    protected void performNestedSearch(String userDn, String username, Set<GrantedAuthority> authorities, int depth) {
+    private void performNestedSearch(String userDn, String username, Set<GrantedAuthority> authorities, int depth) {
         if (depth == 0) {
             //back out of recursion
             if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ public class NestedLdapAuthoritiesPopulator extends DefaultLdapAuthoritiesPopula
      *
      * @return the attribute names or null for all
      */
-    public Set<String> getAttributeNames() {
+    private Set<String> getAttributeNames() {
         return attributeNames;
     }
 
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ public class NestedLdapAuthoritiesPopulator extends DefaultLdapAuthoritiesPopula
      *
      * @return the max search depth, default is 10
      */
-    public int getMaxSearchDepth() {
+    private  int getMaxSearchDepth() {
         return maxSearchDepth;
     }