diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/settings/model/ACExclusionFilterEntry.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/settings/model/ACExclusionFilterEntry.java
index d9ce8969702..b6211cbdd06 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/settings/model/ACExclusionFilterEntry.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/settings/model/ACExclusionFilterEntry.java
@@ -21,17 +21,17 @@ public abstract class ACExclusionFilterEntry extends ACPathEntry implements ICEx
 	char[][]fullCharExclusionPatterns = UNINIT_PATTERNS;
 
 
-	public ACExclusionFilterEntry(IPath path, IPath exclusionPatterns[] , int flags) {
+	ACExclusionFilterEntry(IPath path, IPath exclusionPatterns[] , int flags) {
 		super(path, flags);
 		this.exclusionPatterns = exclusionPatterns != null ? (IPath[])exclusionPatterns.clone() : new IPath[0];
 	}
 
-	public ACExclusionFilterEntry(IFolder rc, IPath exclusionPatterns[], int flags) {
+	ACExclusionFilterEntry(IFolder rc, IPath exclusionPatterns[], int flags) {
 		super(rc, flags);
 		this.exclusionPatterns = exclusionPatterns != null ? (IPath[])exclusionPatterns.clone() : new IPath[0];
 	}
 
-	public ACExclusionFilterEntry(String value, IPath exclusionPatterns[], int flags) {
+	ACExclusionFilterEntry(String value, IPath exclusionPatterns[], int flags) {
 		super(value, flags);
 		this.exclusionPatterns = exclusionPatterns != null ? (IPath[])exclusionPatterns.clone() : new IPath[0];
 	}
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/settings/model/ACPathEntry.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/settings/model/ACPathEntry.java
index f89cc83ead1..5e077de9509 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/settings/model/ACPathEntry.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/settings/model/ACPathEntry.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public abstract class ACPathEntry extends ACSettingEntry
 //	IPath fLocation;
 //	private IPath fPath;
 	
-	public ACPathEntry(IResource rc, int flags) {
+	ACPathEntry(IResource rc, int flags) {
 		super(rc.getFullPath().toString(), flags | RESOLVED | VALUE_WORKSPACE_PATH);
 //		fFullPath = rc.getFullPath();
 //		fPath = rc.getFullPath();
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ public abstract class ACPathEntry extends ACSettingEntry
 		fFullPath = fullPath;
 	}
 */
-	public ACPathEntry(String value, int flags) {
+	ACPathEntry(String value, int flags) {
 		super(value, flags);
 	}
 	
-	public ACPathEntry(IPath path, int flags) {
+	ACPathEntry(IPath path, int flags) {
 		super(path.toString(), flags /*| RESOLVED*/);
 //		fPath = path;
 //		if(isValueWorkspacePath())
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/settings/model/ACSettingEntry.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/settings/model/ACSettingEntry.java
index abf6f468c3b..a5d8ebfdfc1 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/settings/model/ACSettingEntry.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/settings/model/ACSettingEntry.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ public abstract class ACSettingEntry implements ICSettingEntry {
 	int fFlags;
 	String fName;
 	
-	public ACSettingEntry(String name, int flags){
+	ACSettingEntry(String name, int flags){
 		fName = name;
 		fFlags = flags;
 	}