diff --git a/nautilus/include/nautilus/std/ostream.hpp b/nautilus/include/nautilus/std/ostream.hpp
index 6492a6b8..99772e4a 100644
--- a/nautilus/include/nautilus/std/ostream.hpp
+++ b/nautilus/include/nautilus/std/ostream.hpp
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ class val<std::basic_ostream<CharT, Traits>> {
 		return *this;
 	}
 
-protected:
 	val<std::basic_ostream<CharT, Traits>*> stream;
 
 private: