diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/SpatiallyNestable.h b/libraries/shared/src/SpatiallyNestable.h
index ad2a9e2dd2..a4f4691c40 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/SpatiallyNestable.h
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/SpatiallyNestable.h
@@ -137,13 +137,13 @@ public:
     bool isDead() const { return _isDead; }
 
     bool isParentIDValid() const { bool success = false; getParentPointer(success); return success; }
-    SpatiallyNestablePointer getParentPointer(bool& success) const;
 
 protected:
     const NestableType _nestableType; // EntityItem or an AvatarData
     QUuid _id;
     QUuid _parentID; // what is this thing's transform relative to?
     quint16 _parentJointIndex { 0 }; // which joint of the parent is this relative to?
+    SpatiallyNestablePointer getParentPointer(bool& success) const;
 
     mutable SpatiallyNestableWeakPointer _parent;