diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/mapper/FieldNamesFieldMapper.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/mapper/FieldNamesFieldMapper.java
index 79b2b0c4c67d1..32c44fd5f55a0 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/mapper/FieldNamesFieldMapper.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/index/mapper/FieldNamesFieldMapper.java
@@ -73,21 +73,14 @@ public static class Defaults {
         }
     }
 
-    public static class Builder extends MetadataFieldMapper.Builder<Builder, FieldNamesFieldMapper> {
+    private static class Builder extends MetadataFieldMapper.Builder<Builder, FieldNamesFieldMapper> {
         private boolean enabled = Defaults.ENABLED;
 
-        public Builder(MappedFieldType existing) {
+        private Builder(MappedFieldType existing) {
             super(Defaults.NAME, existing == null ? Defaults.FIELD_TYPE : existing, Defaults.FIELD_TYPE);
         }
 
-        @Override
-        @Deprecated
-        public Builder index(boolean index) {
-            enabled(index);
-            return super.index(index);
-        }
-
-        public Builder enabled(boolean enabled) {
+        private Builder enabled(boolean enabled) {
             this.enabled = enabled;
             return this;
         }