diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/ConfigurationState.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/ConfigurationState.java
index cac90958c..636add146 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/ConfigurationState.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/ConfigurationState.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ package org.apache.myrmidon.components.configurer;
  *
  * @author Adam Murdoch
  */
-public interface ConfigurationState
+interface ConfigurationState
 {
     /**
      * Returns the configurer being used to configure the object.
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/DefaultConfigurationState.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/DefaultConfigurationState.java
index b9086c19b..5dbc1403e 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/DefaultConfigurationState.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/DefaultConfigurationState.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ package org.apache.myrmidon.components.configurer;
  *
  * @author Adam Murdoch
  */
-public class DefaultConfigurationState
+class DefaultConfigurationState
     implements ConfigurationState
 {
     private final int[] m_propCount;
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/NoSuchPropertyException.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/NoSuchPropertyException.java
index d52e3a627..f1b05eb23 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/NoSuchPropertyException.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/NoSuchPropertyException.java
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ import org.apache.avalon.framework.CascadingException;
  *
  * @author Adam Murdoch
  */
-public class NoSuchPropertyException extends CascadingException
+class NoSuchPropertyException
+    extends CascadingException
 {
     public NoSuchPropertyException( String message )
     {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/ObjectConfigurer.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/ObjectConfigurer.java
index 539ef9589..de2db8a75 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/ObjectConfigurer.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/ObjectConfigurer.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import org.apache.avalon.framework.configuration.ConfigurationException;
  * @author <a href="mailto:adammurdoch_ml@yahoo.com">Adam Murdoch</a>
  * @version $Revision$ $Date$
  */
-public interface ObjectConfigurer
+interface ObjectConfigurer
 {
     /**
      * Starts the configuration of an object.
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/PropertyConfigurer.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/PropertyConfigurer.java
index 4e8db70be..0ca8f43eb 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/PropertyConfigurer.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/configurer/PropertyConfigurer.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import org.apache.avalon.framework.configuration.ConfigurationException;
  * @author <a href="mailto:adammurdoch_ml@yahoo.com">Adam Murdoch</a>
  * @version $Revision$ $Date$
  */
-public interface PropertyConfigurer
+interface PropertyConfigurer
 {
     /**
      * Returns the type of this property.