diff --git a/lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb b/lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb
index 12e25a689b0..0d4d521dd98 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/ast/node.rb
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def complete?
         @mutable_attributes.frozen?
       end
 
-      protected :parent= # rubocop:disable Style/AccessModifierDeclarations
+      protected :parent=
 
       # Override `AST::Node#updated` so that `AST::Processor` does not try to
       # mutate our ASTs. Since we keep references from children to parents and
@@ -321,9 +321,7 @@ def const_name
          (casgn $_ $_        (send (const nil? {:Class :Module}) :new ...))
          (casgn $_ $_ (block (send (const nil? {:Class :Module}) :new ...) ...))}
       PATTERN
-      # rubocop:disable Style/AccessModifierDeclarations
       private :defined_module0
-      # rubocop:enable Style/AccessModifierDeclarations
 
       def defined_module
         namespace, name = *defined_module0