diff --git a/src/components/slides/slides.ts b/src/components/slides/slides.ts
index b4fc406284..3a4c69e41c 100644
--- a/src/components/slides/slides.ts
+++ b/src/components/slides/slides.ts
@@ -943,7 +943,6 @@ export class Slides extends Ion {
   }
 
   /**
-   * @private
    * Update the underlying slider implementation. Call this if you've added or removed
    * child slides.
    */