diff --git a/src/ol/parser/ogc/gml.js b/src/ol/parser/ogc/gml.js
index d3263a16e8..03630f8ef1 100644
--- a/src/ol/parser/ogc/gml.js
+++ b/src/ol/parser/ogc/gml.js
@@ -627,7 +627,6 @@ ol.parser.ogc.GML.prototype.readFeaturesWithMetadataFromString =
 
 
 /**
- * @protected
  * Handle the writeOptions passed into the write function.
  * @param {ol.parser.ReadFeaturesResult} obj Object structure to write out as
  * GML.