diff --git a/cli/src/cmd/delete.rs b/cli/src/cmd/delete.rs
index 1d36833ec..67acf4693 100644
--- a/cli/src/cmd/delete.rs
+++ b/cli/src/cmd/delete.rs
@@ -49,4 +49,3 @@ mod test {
         });
     }
 }
-
diff --git a/taskchampion/src/replica.rs b/taskchampion/src/replica.rs
index 525be9888..6e4550ebd 100644
--- a/taskchampion/src/replica.rs
+++ b/taskchampion/src/replica.rs
@@ -135,8 +135,10 @@ impl Replica {
     }
 
     /// Delete a task.  The task must exist.  Note that this is different from setting status to
-    /// Deleted; this is the final purge of the task.
-    pub fn delete_task(&mut self, uuid: &Uuid) -> Fallible<()> {
+    /// Deleted; this is the final purge of the task.  This is not a public method as deletion
+    /// should only occur through expiration.
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    fn delete_task(&mut self, uuid: &Uuid) -> Fallible<()> {
         // check that it already exists; this is a convenience check, as the task may already exist
         // when this Create operation is finally sync'd with operations from other replicas
         if self.taskdb.get_task(&uuid)?.is_none() {