diff --git a/modules/sql-backend/src/main/scala/LRUCache.scala b/modules/sql-backend/src/main/scala/LRUCache.scala
index 00cd5803..543d2a0a 100644
--- a/modules/sql-backend/src/main/scala/LRUCache.scala
+++ b/modules/sql-backend/src/main/scala/LRUCache.scala
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ private final class LRUCache[F[_], I, T] private (
   }
 }
 
-object LRUCache {
+private object LRUCache {
   final case class CacheItem[I, T](
       val key: I,
       var value: T,