diff --git a/src/core/Node.hack b/src/core/Node.hack
index 379f9bfa..f717e8cd 100644
--- a/src/core/Node.hack
+++ b/src/core/Node.hack
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ abstract xhp class node implements \XHPChild {
     }
   }
 
-  final private function validateChildrenExpression(
+  private function validateChildrenExpression(
     ReflectionXHPChildrenExpression $expr,
     int $index,
   ): (bool, int) {
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ abstract xhp class node implements \XHPChild {
     }
   }
 
-  final private function validateChildrenRule(
+  private function validateChildrenRule(
     ReflectionXHPChildrenExpression $expr,
     int $index,
   ): (bool, int) {
diff --git a/src/core/Primitive.hack b/src/core/Primitive.hack
index 820e83b6..f7e8d8b3 100644
--- a/src/core/Primitive.hack
+++ b/src/core/Primitive.hack
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ abstract xhp class primitive extends node {
     return $result;
   }
 
-  final private async function __flushElementChildren(): Awaitable<void> {
+  private async function __flushElementChildren(): Awaitable<void> {
     $children = $this->getChildren();
     $awaitables = dict[];
     foreach ($children as $idx => $child) {