diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/EntityRepositoryGenerator.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/EntityRepositoryGenerator.php
index 39cf3eb9f..e1e0f5b02 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/EntityRepositoryGenerator.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/EntityRepositoryGenerator.php
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class <className> extends <repositoryName>
      * 
      * @return string
      */
-    protected function generateClassName($fullClassName)
+    private function generateClassName($fullClassName)
     {
         $namespace = $this->getClassNamespace($fullClassName);