diff --git a/app/controllers/epp/base_controller.rb b/app/controllers/epp/base_controller.rb
index bc19670fe..9fa2d4e40 100644
--- a/app/controllers/epp/base_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/epp/base_controller.rb
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ module Epp
     helper_method :current_user
     helper_method :resource
 
+    private
+
     def validate_against_schema
       return if ['hello', 'error', 'keyrelay'].include?(params[:action])
       schema.validate(params[:nokogiri_frame]).each do |error|
@@ -348,8 +350,6 @@ module Epp
       instance_variable_get("@#{name}")
     end
 
-    private
-
     def signed_in?
       epp_session
     end