diff --git a/core/generator.ts b/core/generator.ts
index 35a96239637..e80bfb3a745 100644
--- a/core/generator.ts
+++ b/core/generator.ts
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ export class CodeGenerator {
    * @param _opt_thisOnly True to generate code for only this statement.
    * @returns Code with comments and subsequent blocks added.
    */
-  protected scrub_(
+  scrub_(
     _block: Block,
     code: string,
     _opt_thisOnly?: boolean,
diff --git a/generators/javascript/javascript_generator.ts b/generators/javascript/javascript_generator.ts
index 02602e71fa4..592563f919d 100644
--- a/generators/javascript/javascript_generator.ts
+++ b/generators/javascript/javascript_generator.ts
@@ -251,7 +251,6 @@ export class JavascriptGenerator extends CodeGenerator {
    * @param code The JavaScript code created for this block.
    * @param thisOnly True to generate code for only this statement.
    * @returns JavaScript code with comments and subsequent blocks added.
-   * @protected
    */
   scrub_(block: Block, code: string, thisOnly = false): string {
     let commentCode = '';
diff --git a/generators/python/python_generator.ts b/generators/python/python_generator.ts
index 229c2022ccb..52825c7998b 100644
--- a/generators/python/python_generator.ts
+++ b/generators/python/python_generator.ts
@@ -276,7 +276,6 @@ export class PythonGenerator extends CodeGenerator {
    * @param code The Python code created for this block.
    * @param thisOnly True to generate code for only this statement.
    * @returns Python code with comments and subsequent blocks added.
-
    */
   scrub_(block: Block, code: string, thisOnly = false): string {
     let commentCode = '';