diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/Logging.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/Logging.scala
index f0598816d6c07e1a5f4d1796370ca6e532dd9783..69f6e06ee0057234d579c474190811017aaa9872 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/Logging.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/Logging.scala
@@ -21,11 +21,10 @@ import org.apache.log4j.{LogManager, PropertyConfigurator}
 import org.slf4j.{Logger, LoggerFactory}
 import org.slf4j.impl.StaticLoggerBinder
 
-import org.apache.spark.annotation.DeveloperApi
+import org.apache.spark.annotation.Private
 import org.apache.spark.util.Utils
 
 /**
- * :: DeveloperApi ::
  * Utility trait for classes that want to log data. Creates a SLF4J logger for the class and allows
  * logging messages at different levels using methods that only evaluate parameters lazily if the
  * log level is enabled.
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ import org.apache.spark.util.Utils
  * NOTE: DO NOT USE this class outside of Spark. It is intended as an internal utility.
  *       This will likely be changed or removed in future releases.
  */
-@DeveloperApi
+@Private
 trait Logging {
   // Make the log field transient so that objects with Logging can
   // be serialized and used on another machine