diff --git a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/service/GDBBackend.java b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/service/GDBBackend.java
index 85a624d1afc..9fb36202af2 100644
--- a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/service/GDBBackend.java
+++ b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/service/GDBBackend.java
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public class GDBBackend extends AbstractDsfService implements IGDBBackend {
         });
     }
 
-    public void doInitialize(final RequestMonitor requestMonitor) {
+    private void doInitialize(final RequestMonitor requestMonitor) {
 
         final Sequence.Step[] initializeSteps = new Sequence.Step[] {
                 new GDBProcessStep(InitializationShutdownStep.Direction.INITIALIZING),
diff --git a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/service/command/GDBControl.java b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/service/command/GDBControl.java
index c553f572eb2..621cd227945 100644
--- a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/service/command/GDBControl.java
+++ b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/service/command/GDBControl.java
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public class GDBControl extends AbstractMIControl implements IGDBControl {
         });
     }
 
-    public void doInitialize(final RequestMonitor requestMonitor) {
+    private void doInitialize(final RequestMonitor requestMonitor) {
 
         fMIBackend = getServicesTracker().getService(IGDBBackend.class);
     	
diff --git a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/service/command/GDBControl_7_0.java b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/service/command/GDBControl_7_0.java
index 8251b9af723..f8e050c4363 100644
--- a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/service/command/GDBControl_7_0.java
+++ b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/service/command/GDBControl_7_0.java
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public class GDBControl_7_0 extends AbstractMIControl implements IGDBControl {
         });
     }
 
-    public void doInitialize(final RequestMonitor requestMonitor) {
+    private void doInitialize(final RequestMonitor requestMonitor) {
         fMIBackend = getServicesTracker().getService(IGDBBackend.class);
     	
         // getId uses the MIBackend service, which is why we must wait until we