diff --git a/pox-locking/src/pox_2.rs b/pox-locking/src/pox_2.rs
index e2b605786eb..64e9b6a803a 100644
--- a/pox-locking/src/pox_2.rs
+++ b/pox-locking/src/pox_2.rs
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ pub fn parse_pox_increase(result: &Value) -> std::result::Result<(PrincipalData,
 /// - Returns Error::PoxExtendNotLocked if this function was called on an account
 ///   which isn't locked. This *should* have been checked by the PoX v2 contract,
 ///   so this should surface in a panic.
-pub fn pox_lock_increase_v2(
+fn pox_lock_increase_v2(
     db: &mut ClarityDatabase,
     principal: &PrincipalData,
     new_total_locked: u128,
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ pub fn pox_lock_increase_v2(
 /// - Returns Error::PoxExtendNotLocked if this function was called on an account
 ///   which isn't locked. This *should* have been checked by the PoX v2 contract,
 ///   so this should surface in a panic.
-pub fn pox_lock_extend_v2(
+fn pox_lock_extend_v2(
     db: &mut ClarityDatabase,
     principal: &PrincipalData,
     unlock_burn_height: u64,
diff --git a/pox-locking/src/pox_3.rs b/pox-locking/src/pox_3.rs
index 1aefe8ec05d..ce44ca64c49 100644
--- a/pox-locking/src/pox_3.rs
+++ b/pox-locking/src/pox_3.rs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ pub(crate) fn is_read_only(func_name: &str) -> bool {
 }
 
 /// Lock up STX for PoX for a time.  Does NOT touch the account nonce.
-pub fn pox_lock_v3(
+fn pox_lock_v3(
     db: &mut ClarityDatabase,
     principal: &PrincipalData,
     lock_amount: u128,