diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/permissions/PermissibleBase.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/permissions/PermissibleBase.java
index d0b6a5a6..3b95061a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/permissions/PermissibleBase.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/permissions/PermissibleBase.java
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ public class PermissibleBase implements Permissible {
         }
     }
 
-    private synchronized void clearPermissions() {
+    public synchronized void clearPermissions() {
         Set<String> perms = permissions.keySet();
 
         for (String name : perms) {