diff --git a/app/controllers/topics_controller.rb b/app/controllers/topics_controller.rb
index 125b24ece62..8dddd4b00ac 100644
--- a/app/controllers/topics_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/topics_controller.rb
@@ -329,8 +329,6 @@ class TopicsController < ApplicationController
     end
   end
 
-  private
-
   def move_posts_to_destination(topic)
     args = {}
     args[:title] = params[:title] if params[:title].present?