diff --git a/lib/wp/iterator.c b/lib/wp/iterator.c
index 702a4fb8..f86f72d7 100644
--- a/lib/wp/iterator.c
+++ b/lib/wp/iterator.c
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ wp_iterator_new (const WpIteratorMethods *methods, size_t user_size)
  * \brief Gets the implementation-specific storage of an iterator
  * \note this only for use by implementations of WpIterator
  *
- * \protected
  * \ingroup wpiterator
  * \param self an iterator object
  * \returns a pointer to the implementation-specific storage area
diff --git a/lib/wp/object.c b/lib/wp/object.c
index c0ba8b2a..396fff36 100644
--- a/lib/wp/object.c
+++ b/lib/wp/object.c
@@ -515,7 +515,6 @@ wp_object_abort_activation (WpObject * self, const gchar *msg)
  *
  * \remark Private method to be called by subclasses only.
  *
- * \protected
  * \ingroup wpobject
  * \param self the object
  * \param activated the features that were activated, or 0