diff --git a/apps/sam/java/src/net/i2p/sam/SAMHandler.java b/apps/sam/java/src/net/i2p/sam/SAMHandler.java
index 75e92e0c9f9048be8b16a56b4ab4ce30242af91d..a775dd063c085740a87aa4f506eeb5f5a78dae97 100644
--- a/apps/sam/java/src/net/i2p/sam/SAMHandler.java
+++ b/apps/sam/java/src/net/i2p/sam/SAMHandler.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import net.i2p.util.Log;
  *
  * @author human
  */
-public abstract class SAMHandler implements Runnable {
+abstract class SAMHandler implements Runnable {
 
     protected final Log _log;
 
diff --git a/apps/sam/java/src/net/i2p/sam/SAMMessageSession.java b/apps/sam/java/src/net/i2p/sam/SAMMessageSession.java
index 3a0d033d3db12ea7d85b1536a46ccbf6d540d554..3423a27353aad643ac5603b89aea772a072acbda 100644
--- a/apps/sam/java/src/net/i2p/sam/SAMMessageSession.java
+++ b/apps/sam/java/src/net/i2p/sam/SAMMessageSession.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import net.i2p.util.Log;
  *
  * @author human
  */
-public abstract class SAMMessageSession {
+abstract class SAMMessageSession {
 
     protected final Log _log;