diff --git a/aegisub/libaegisub/include/libaegisub/option.h b/aegisub/libaegisub/include/libaegisub/option.h
index d93507c85..0961e3eea 100644
--- a/aegisub/libaegisub/include/libaegisub/option.h
+++ b/aegisub/libaegisub/include/libaegisub/option.h
@@ -85,15 +85,12 @@ private:
 	/// @param config Config to load.
 	void LoadConfig(std::istream& stream);
 
-
-protected:
 	/// @brief Write an option to file.
 	/// @param[out] obj  Parent object
 	/// @param[in] path  Path option should be stored in.
 	/// @param[in] value Value to write.
 	static bool PutOption(::json::Object &obj, const std::string &path, const ::json::UnknownElement &value);
 
-
 public:
 	/// @brief Constructor
 	/// @param file User config that will be loaded from and written back to.