diff --git a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/ArmarXEtherCAT/EtherCATDeviceFactory.h b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/ArmarXEtherCAT/EtherCATDeviceFactory.h
index c57aff2d16196ce8e9425104addc9639000d548f..ee1bfca9a258eaba11052d5d0a997877fb6b8a3c 100644
--- a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/ArmarXEtherCAT/EtherCATDeviceFactory.h
+++ b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/ArmarXEtherCAT/EtherCATDeviceFactory.h
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ namespace armarx
         const std::vector<ControlDevicePtr>& getCtrlDevs() const;
         const std::vector<SensorDevicePtr>& getSensDevs() const;
 
-    protected:
         void addSlave(const AbstractSlavePtr& slave);
         void addControlDevice(ControlDevicePtr dev);
         void addSensorDevice(SensorDevicePtr dev);