diff --git a/lib/administrate/field/associative.rb b/lib/administrate/field/associative.rb
index 0ae5e35639..b5321a6121 100644
--- a/lib/administrate/field/associative.rb
+++ b/lib/administrate/field/associative.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def associated_class
         associated_class_name.constantize
       end
 
-      protected
+      private
 
       def associated_dashboard
         "#{associated_class_name}Dashboard".constantize.new
diff --git a/lib/administrate/field/polymorphic.rb b/lib/administrate/field/polymorphic.rb
index e622542512..002517f40f 100644
--- a/lib/administrate/field/polymorphic.rb
+++ b/lib/administrate/field/polymorphic.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def selected_global_id
         data ? data.to_global_id : nil
       end
 
-      protected
+      private
 
       def associated_dashboard(klass = data.class)
         "#{klass.name}Dashboard".constantize.new
diff --git a/lib/administrate/page/base.rb b/lib/administrate/page/base.rb
index bf5c250b00..9df70c30df 100644
--- a/lib/administrate/page/base.rb
+++ b/lib/administrate/page/base.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def item_includes
         dashboard.try(:item_includes) || []
       end
 
-      protected
+      private
 
       def attribute_field(dashboard, resource, attribute_name, page)
         value = get_attribute_value(resource, attribute_name)
diff --git a/lib/administrate/page/form.rb b/lib/administrate/page/form.rb
index 6a0fa96346..4e3f7b9685 100644
--- a/lib/administrate/page/form.rb
+++ b/lib/administrate/page/form.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def page_title
         dashboard.display_resource(resource)
       end
 
-      protected
+      private
 
       attr_reader :dashboard
     end