diff --git a/providers/nginx_load_balancer.rb b/providers/nginx_load_balancer.rb
index 88493f6..79c9f91 100644
--- a/providers/nginx_load_balancer.rb
+++ b/providers/nginx_load_balancer.rb
@@ -69,9 +69,6 @@
 action :after_restart do
 end
 
-
-protected
-
 def process_hosts(nodes)
   nodes.map do |n|
     if n.is_a?(String)