diff --git a/src/reactor/interval.rs b/src/reactor/interval.rs
index bf766b9a7..647ea45bf 100644
--- a/src/reactor/interval.rs
+++ b/src/reactor/interval.rs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ impl Interval {
     /// otherwise functions as this future's `poll` function. This will block a
     /// task if one isn't already blocked or update a previous one if already
     /// blocked.
-    pub fn poll_at(&mut self, now: Instant) -> Poll<Option<()>, io::Error> {
+    fn poll_at(&mut self, now: Instant) -> Poll<Option<()>, io::Error> {
         if self.next <= now {
             self.next = next_interval(self.next, now, self.interval);
             self.token.reset_timeout(self.next, &self.handle);
diff --git a/src/reactor/timeout.rs b/src/reactor/timeout.rs
index 92bf0a2cc..e1a8f3f7a 100644
--- a/src/reactor/timeout.rs
+++ b/src/reactor/timeout.rs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ impl Timeout {
     /// otherwise functions as this future's `poll` function. This will block a
     /// task if one isn't already blocked or update a previous one if already
     /// blocked.
-    pub fn poll_at(&mut self, now: Instant) -> Poll<(), io::Error> {
+    fn poll_at(&mut self, now: Instant) -> Poll<(), io::Error> {
         if self.when <= now {
             Ok(Async::Ready(()))
         } else {