diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/HeartbeatReceiver.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/HeartbeatReceiver.scala
index e8748dd80a3776787953abc64febdbd19479663a..61f689ec8c127da072bceb47028d3c812a5b3838 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/HeartbeatReceiver.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/HeartbeatReceiver.scala
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ private[spark] class HeartbeatReceiver(sc: SparkContext, clock: Clock)
   }
 }
 
-object HeartbeatReceiver {
+
+private[spark] object HeartbeatReceiver {
   val ENDPOINT_NAME = "HeartbeatReceiver"
 }