diff --git a/src/ol/base/map.js b/src/ol/base/map.js
index 8bdd1a4644..38d7bd52b9 100644
--- a/src/ol/base/map.js
+++ b/src/ol/base/map.js
@@ -628,6 +628,7 @@ ol.Map.prototype.handleLayersRemove = function(collectionEvent) {
 
 
 /**
+ * @protected
  */
 ol.Map.prototype.handleLayersChanged = function() {
   var layerRenderers = goog.object.getValues(this.layerRenderers);