diff --git a/sdk/trace/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/data/ImmutableStatusData.java b/sdk/trace/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/data/ImmutableStatusData.java
index 90119be235..f012da22aa 100644
--- a/sdk/trace/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/data/ImmutableStatusData.java
+++ b/sdk/trace/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/data/ImmutableStatusData.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ abstract class ImmutableStatusData implements StatusData {
    * @param description the new description of the {@code Status}.
    * @return The newly created {@code Status} with the given description.
    */
-  public static StatusData create(StatusCode statusCode, @Nullable String description) {
+  static StatusData create(StatusCode statusCode, @Nullable String description) {
     if (description == null) {
       return codeToStatus.get(statusCode);
     }