diff --git a/lib/examples/axum/src/lib.rs b/lib/examples/axum/src/lib.rs
index a84e0c13..60cdedf8 100644
--- a/lib/examples/axum/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lib/examples/axum/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-pub mod error;
-pub mod person;
+mod error;
+mod person;
 
 use axum::{
 	routing::{delete, get, post, put},
diff --git a/lib/examples/axum/src/main.rs b/lib/examples/axum/src/main.rs
index 29e3cc04..f398e0e0 100644
--- a/lib/examples/axum/src/main.rs
+++ b/lib/examples/axum/src/main.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-mod error;
-mod person;
 use axum_example::create_router;
 use std::env;
 use surrealdb::engine::any;