diff --git a/DDSTextureLoader/DDSTextureLoader.cpp b/DDSTextureLoader/DDSTextureLoader.cpp
index 5fce88b..f4669f9 100644
--- a/DDSTextureLoader/DDSTextureLoader.cpp
+++ b/DDSTextureLoader/DDSTextureLoader.cpp
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ namespace
 {
     struct handle_closer { void operator()(HANDLE h) { if (h) CloseHandle(h); } };
 
-    typedef public std::unique_ptr<void, handle_closer> ScopedHandle;
+    typedef std::unique_ptr<void, handle_closer> ScopedHandle;
 
     inline HANDLE safe_handle( HANDLE h ) { return (h == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) ? 0 : h; }
 
diff --git a/DDSTextureLoader/DDSTextureLoader12.cpp b/DDSTextureLoader/DDSTextureLoader12.cpp
index 82ef842..79d85be 100644
--- a/DDSTextureLoader/DDSTextureLoader12.cpp
+++ b/DDSTextureLoader/DDSTextureLoader12.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ namespace
 {
     struct handle_closer { void operator()(HANDLE h) { if (h) CloseHandle(h); } };
 
-    typedef public std::unique_ptr<void, handle_closer> ScopedHandle;
+    typedef std::unique_ptr<void, handle_closer> ScopedHandle;
 
     inline HANDLE safe_handle(HANDLE h) { return (h == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) ? 0 : h; }
 
diff --git a/ScreenGrab/ScreenGrab.cpp b/ScreenGrab/ScreenGrab.cpp
index 3339319..7205dfb 100644
--- a/ScreenGrab/ScreenGrab.cpp
+++ b/ScreenGrab/ScreenGrab.cpp
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ namespace
     //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     struct handle_closer { void operator()(HANDLE h) { if (h) CloseHandle(h); } };
 
-    typedef public std::unique_ptr<void, handle_closer> ScopedHandle;
+    typedef std::unique_ptr<void, handle_closer> ScopedHandle;
 
     inline HANDLE safe_handle( HANDLE h ) { return (h == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) ? 0 : h; }
 
diff --git a/ScreenGrab/ScreenGrab12.cpp b/ScreenGrab/ScreenGrab12.cpp
index 7b59d43..01028a0 100644
--- a/ScreenGrab/ScreenGrab12.cpp
+++ b/ScreenGrab/ScreenGrab12.cpp
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ namespace
     //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     struct handle_closer { void operator()(HANDLE h) { if (h) CloseHandle(h); } };
 
-    typedef public std::unique_ptr<void, handle_closer> ScopedHandle;
+    typedef std::unique_ptr<void, handle_closer> ScopedHandle;
 
     inline HANDLE safe_handle( HANDLE h ) { return (h == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) ? 0 : h; }
 
diff --git a/Texassemble/texassemble.cpp b/Texassemble/texassemble.cpp
index cf10c00..fda34fe 100644
--- a/Texassemble/texassemble.cpp
+++ b/Texassemble/texassemble.cpp
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ namespace
 
     struct find_closer { void operator()(HANDLE h) { assert(h != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE); if (h) FindClose(h); } };
 
-    typedef public std::unique_ptr<void, find_closer> ScopedFindHandle;
+    typedef std::unique_ptr<void, find_closer> ScopedFindHandle;
 
 #pragma prefast(disable : 26018, "Only used with static internal arrays")
 
diff --git a/Texconv/texconv.cpp b/Texconv/texconv.cpp
index d7ac5fd..ca83a98 100644
--- a/Texconv/texconv.cpp
+++ b/Texconv/texconv.cpp
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ namespace
 
     struct find_closer { void operator()(HANDLE h) { assert(h != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE); if (h) FindClose(h); } };
 
-    typedef public std::unique_ptr<void, find_closer> ScopedFindHandle;
+    typedef std::unique_ptr<void, find_closer> ScopedFindHandle;
 
     inline static bool ispow2(size_t x)
     {
diff --git a/Texdiag/texdiag.cpp b/Texdiag/texdiag.cpp
index 8c3fda5..9486733 100644
--- a/Texdiag/texdiag.cpp
+++ b/Texdiag/texdiag.cpp
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ namespace
 
     struct find_closer { void operator()(HANDLE h) { assert(h != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE); if (h) FindClose(h); } };
 
-    typedef public std::unique_ptr<void, find_closer> ScopedFindHandle;
+    typedef std::unique_ptr<void, find_closer> ScopedFindHandle;
 
 #pragma prefast(disable : 26018, "Only used with static internal arrays")