diff --git a/core/generator.ts b/core/generator.ts
index d94597fc127..c7c26f15f40 100644
--- a/core/generator.ts
+++ b/core/generator.ts
@@ -578,11 +578,7 @@ export class CodeGenerator {
    * @param _opt_thisOnly True to generate code for only this statement.
    * @returns Code with comments and subsequent blocks added.
    */
-  protected scrub_(
-    _block: Block,
-    code: string,
-    _opt_thisOnly?: boolean,
-  ): string {
+  scrub_(_block: Block, code: string, _opt_thisOnly?: boolean): string {
     // Optionally override
     return code;
   }
diff --git a/generators/javascript/javascript_generator.ts b/generators/javascript/javascript_generator.ts
index 02602e71fa4..592563f919d 100644
--- a/generators/javascript/javascript_generator.ts
+++ b/generators/javascript/javascript_generator.ts
@@ -251,7 +251,6 @@ export class JavascriptGenerator extends CodeGenerator {
    * @param code The JavaScript code created for this block.
    * @param thisOnly True to generate code for only this statement.
    * @returns JavaScript code with comments and subsequent blocks added.
-   * @protected
    */
   scrub_(block: Block, code: string, thisOnly = false): string {
     let commentCode = '';
diff --git a/generators/python/python_generator.ts b/generators/python/python_generator.ts
index 0700318c2d9..bf7b87496ee 100644
--- a/generators/python/python_generator.ts
+++ b/generators/python/python_generator.ts
@@ -276,7 +276,6 @@ export class PythonGenerator extends CodeGenerator {
    * @param code The Python code created for this block.
    * @param thisOnly True to generate code for only this statement.
    * @returns Python code with comments and subsequent blocks added.
-
    */
   scrub_(block: Block, code: string, thisOnly = false): string {
     let commentCode = '';