diff --git a/linux/payload/plocMpsocHelpers.h b/linux/payload/plocMpsocHelpers.h
index 6d42e6c6..c9b08a28 100644
--- a/linux/payload/plocMpsocHelpers.h
+++ b/linux/payload/plocMpsocHelpers.h
@@ -878,7 +878,6 @@ class TcCamcmdSend : public TcBase {
   TcCamcmdSend(ploc::SpTcParams params, uint16_t sequenceCount)
       : TcBase(params, apid::TC_CAM_CMD_SEND, sequenceCount) {}
 
- protected:
   ReturnValue_t setPayload(const uint8_t* commandData, size_t commandDataLen) {
     if (commandDataLen > MAX_DATA_LENGTH) {
       return INVALID_LENGTH;