diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Overlays.h b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Overlays.h
index a8f504bbc5..e1996e6bfc 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Overlays.h
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Overlays.h
@@ -305,13 +305,6 @@ public slots:
     OverlayID getKeyboardFocusOverlay();
     void setKeyboardFocusOverlay(const OverlayID& id);
 
-    void mousePressPointerEvent(const OverlayID& overlayID, const PointerEvent& event);
-    void mouseMovePointerEvent(const OverlayID& overlayID, const PointerEvent& event);
-    void mouseReleasePointerEvent(const OverlayID& overlayID, const PointerEvent& event);
-    void hoverEnterPointerEvent(const OverlayID& overlayID, const PointerEvent& event);
-    void hoverOverPointerEvent(const OverlayID& overlayID, const PointerEvent& event);
-    void hoverLeavePointerEvent(const OverlayID& overlayID, const PointerEvent& event);
-
 signals:
     /**jsdoc
      * Emitted when an overlay is deleted
@@ -358,6 +351,14 @@ private:
     OverlayID _currentHoverOverOverlayID { UNKNOWN_OVERLAY_ID };
 
     RayToOverlayIntersectionResult findRayIntersectionForMouseEvent(PickRay ray);
+
+private slots:
+    void mousePressPointerEvent(const OverlayID& overlayID, const PointerEvent& event);
+    void mouseMovePointerEvent(const OverlayID& overlayID, const PointerEvent& event);
+    void mouseReleasePointerEvent(const OverlayID& overlayID, const PointerEvent& event);
+    void hoverEnterPointerEvent(const OverlayID& overlayID, const PointerEvent& event);
+    void hoverOverPointerEvent(const OverlayID& overlayID, const PointerEvent& event);
+    void hoverLeavePointerEvent(const OverlayID& overlayID, const PointerEvent& event);
 };
 
 #endif // hifi_Overlays_h