diff --git a/react-smooth-scrollbar/index.d.ts b/react-smooth-scrollbar/index.d.ts
index 3c4d541294..df5746f9d4 100644
--- a/react-smooth-scrollbar/index.d.ts
+++ b/react-smooth-scrollbar/index.d.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ declare class Scrollbar extends React.Component<Scrollbar.ScrollbarProps, {}> {
     /**
      * Scrollbar instance
      */
-    public readonly scrollbar: SmoothScrollbar;
+    readonly scrollbar: SmoothScrollbar;
 
 }
 
diff --git a/react-smooth-scrollbar/react-smooth-scrollbar-tests.tsx b/react-smooth-scrollbar/react-smooth-scrollbar-tests.tsx
index f46efe0e62..956df59f9c 100644
--- a/react-smooth-scrollbar/react-smooth-scrollbar-tests.tsx
+++ b/react-smooth-scrollbar/react-smooth-scrollbar-tests.tsx
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ import * as SmoothScrollbar from "react-smooth-scrollbar";
 <SmoothScrollbar speed={10} overscrollEffect="bounce" />;
 
 class Test extends React.Component<void, void> {
-    public ref: SmoothScrollbar;
+    ref: SmoothScrollbar;
 
-    public componentDidMount() {
+    componentDidMount() {
         this.ref.scrollbar.scrollTo(0, 500);
     }
 
-    public render() {
+    render() {
         return (
             <SmoothScrollbar ref={ref => this.ref = ref} />
         );