diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyBaseMarker.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyBaseMarker.java
index fb50c36dc..4ff6cf0e8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyBaseMarker.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/nearby/NearbyBaseMarker.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public class NearbyBaseMarker extends BaseMarkerOptions<NearbyMarker, NearbyBase
 
     private Place place;
 
-    public NearbyBaseMarker() {
+    NearbyBaseMarker() {
     }
 
     private NearbyBaseMarker(Parcel in) {