diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/enum.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/enum.rb
index 34c17f11a9099c9e68ef2cf155866e253f828555..b42039e722649c5f2332977bd31da6e725cf4ca9 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/enum.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/enum.rb
@@ -88,12 +88,13 @@ def enum(definitions)
       end
     end
 
-    def _enum_methods_module
-      @_enum_methods_module ||= begin
-        mod = Module.new
-        include mod
-        mod
+    private
+      def _enum_methods_module
+        @_enum_methods_module ||= begin
+          mod = Module.new
+          include mod
+          mod
+        end
       end
-    end
   end
 end