diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
index 85759e7ae8fe..530094e22f24 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
@@ -2469,7 +2469,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
     }
 
     /// Parse a block or unsafe block
-    pub fn parse_block_expr(&mut self, opt_label: Option<Label>,
+    fn parse_block_expr(&mut self, opt_label: Option<Label>,
                             lo: Span, blk_mode: BlockCheckMode,
                             outer_attrs: ThinVec<Attribute>)
                             -> PResult<'a, P<Expr>> {
@@ -4572,7 +4572,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
     }
 
     /// Parse a block. No inner attrs are allowed.
-    crate fn parse_block(&mut self) -> PResult<'a, P<Block>> {
+    pub fn parse_block(&mut self) -> PResult<'a, P<Block>> {
         maybe_whole!(self, NtBlock, |x| x);
 
         let lo = self.span;