diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/resource/impl/TransactionalContinuousResourceStore.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/resource/impl/TransactionalContinuousResourceStore.java
index 548d221..ea289d4 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/resource/impl/TransactionalContinuousResourceStore.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/resource/impl/TransactionalContinuousResourceStore.java
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
         return childMap.replace(key, oldValues, newValues);
     }
 
-    boolean isAllocated(ContinuousResourceId id) {
+    private boolean isAllocated(ContinuousResourceId id) {
         ContinuousResourceAllocation allocations = consumers.get(id);
         return allocations != null && !allocations.allocations().isEmpty();
     }