diff --git a/packages/@ember/-internals/glimmer/lib/components/-link-to.ts b/packages/@ember/-internals/glimmer/lib/components/-link-to.ts
index 4be618d267b..2ae57b6e124 100644
--- a/packages/@ember/-internals/glimmer/lib/components/-link-to.ts
+++ b/packages/@ember/-internals/glimmer/lib/components/-link-to.ts
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ const LinkComponent = EmberComponent.extend({
    * link-to-external component extends the link-to component.
    *
    * @method assertLinkToOrigin
-   * @public
+   * @private
    */
   assertLinkToOrigin() {
     assert(