diff --git a/benchmark/distinct_user_id/distinct_user_id.h b/benchmark/distinct_user_id/distinct_user_id.h
index 6cda36cc5..41ec09feb 100644
--- a/benchmark/distinct_user_id/distinct_user_id.h
+++ b/benchmark/distinct_user_id/distinct_user_id.h
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ template<typename I>
 struct runner : public json_benchmark::file_runner<I> {
   std::vector<uint64_t> ids{};
 
-public:
   bool setup(benchmark::State &state) {
     return this->load_json(state, json_benchmark::TWITTER_JSON);
   }
diff --git a/benchmark/distinct_user_id/simdjson_dom.h b/benchmark/distinct_user_id/simdjson_dom.h
index 64b8e91ab..636374c89 100644
--- a/benchmark/distinct_user_id/simdjson_dom.h
+++ b/benchmark/distinct_user_id/simdjson_dom.h
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ using namespace simdjson;
 struct simdjson_dom {
   dom::parser parser{};
 
-public:
   bool run(const simdjson::padded_string &json, std::vector<uint64_t> &ids) {
     // Walk the document, parsing as we go
     auto doc = parser.parse(json);
diff --git a/benchmark/distinct_user_id/simdjson_ondemand.h b/benchmark/distinct_user_id/simdjson_ondemand.h
index 4495750bf..d20343132 100644
--- a/benchmark/distinct_user_id/simdjson_ondemand.h
+++ b/benchmark/distinct_user_id/simdjson_ondemand.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ using namespace simdjson::builtin;
 
 struct simdjson_ondemand {
   ondemand::parser parser{};
-public:
+
   bool run(const simdjson::padded_string &json, std::vector<uint64_t> &ids) {
     // Walk the document, parsing as we go
     auto doc = parser.iterate(json);
diff --git a/benchmark/distinct_user_id/yyjson.h b/benchmark/distinct_user_id/yyjson.h
index 0a8e0e442..c4df2722d 100644
--- a/benchmark/distinct_user_id/yyjson.h
+++ b/benchmark/distinct_user_id/yyjson.h
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 namespace distinct_user_id {
 
 struct yyjson {
-public:
   bool run(const simdjson::padded_string &json, std::vector<uint64_t> &ids) {
     // Walk the document, parsing the tweets as we go
     yyjson_doc *doc = yyjson_read(json.data(), json.size(), 0);
diff --git a/benchmark/find_tweet/find_tweet.h b/benchmark/find_tweet/find_tweet.h
index d380c89bc..fd7c0f487 100644
--- a/benchmark/find_tweet/find_tweet.h
+++ b/benchmark/find_tweet/find_tweet.h
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ template<typename I>
 struct runner : public json_benchmark::file_runner<I> {
   std::string_view text;
 
-public:
   bool setup(benchmark::State &state) {
     return this->load_json(state, json_benchmark::TWITTER_JSON);
   }
diff --git a/benchmark/json_benchmark/const_json_runner.h b/benchmark/json_benchmark/const_json_runner.h
index d543696aa..c935fb5ea 100644
--- a/benchmark/json_benchmark/const_json_runner.h
+++ b/benchmark/json_benchmark/const_json_runner.h
@@ -7,11 +7,9 @@ namespace json_benchmark {
 
 template<typename I>
 struct const_json_runner : public runner_base<I> {
-protected:
   const simdjson::padded_string &json;
   const_json_runner(const simdjson::padded_string &_json) : json{_json} {}
 
-public:
   /** Get the total number of bytes processed in each iteration. Used for metrics like bytes/second. */
   size_t bytes_per_iteration() {
     return json.size();
diff --git a/benchmark/json_benchmark/file_runner.h b/benchmark/json_benchmark/file_runner.h
index 238264368..135856354 100644
--- a/benchmark/json_benchmark/file_runner.h
+++ b/benchmark/json_benchmark/file_runner.h
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ namespace json_benchmark {
 
 template<typename I>
 struct file_runner : public runner_base<I> {
-protected:
   simdjson::padded_string json{};
 
   bool load_json(benchmark::State &state, const char *file) {
@@ -21,7 +20,6 @@ protected:
     return true;
   }
 
-public:
   /** Get the total number of bytes processed in each iteration. Used for metrics like bytes/second. */
   size_t bytes_per_iteration() {
     return json.size();
diff --git a/benchmark/json_benchmark/runner_base.h b/benchmark/json_benchmark/runner_base.h
index 018832a73..a3758b4b5 100644
--- a/benchmark/json_benchmark/runner_base.h
+++ b/benchmark/json_benchmark/runner_base.h
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ namespace json_benchmark {
 //
 template<typename I>
 struct runner_base {
-public:
   /** Run once, before all iterations. */
   simdjson_warn_unused bool setup(benchmark::State &) { return true; }
 
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ public:
   /** Get the total number of items processed in each iteration. Used for metrics like items/second. */
   size_t items_per_iteration();
 
-protected:
   I implementation{};
 };
 
diff --git a/benchmark/kostya/kostya.h b/benchmark/kostya/kostya.h
index a47d9b011..b7245303d 100644
--- a/benchmark/kostya/kostya.h
+++ b/benchmark/kostya/kostya.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ template<typename I>
 struct runner : public json_benchmark::const_json_runner<I> {
   std::vector<point> points;
 
-public:
   runner() : json_benchmark::const_json_runner<I>(get_built_json_array()) {}
 
   bool before_run(benchmark::State &state) {
diff --git a/benchmark/large_random/large_random.h b/benchmark/large_random/large_random.h
index 1ec3c6fa8..224514248 100644
--- a/benchmark/large_random/large_random.h
+++ b/benchmark/large_random/large_random.h
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ template<typename I>
 struct runner : public json_benchmark::const_json_runner<I> {
   std::vector<point> points;
 
-public:
   runner() : json_benchmark::const_json_runner<I>(get_built_json_array()) {}
 
   bool before_run(benchmark::State &state) {
diff --git a/benchmark/partial_tweets/partial_tweets.h b/benchmark/partial_tweets/partial_tweets.h
index 9688ea39c..c6fc720a8 100644
--- a/benchmark/partial_tweets/partial_tweets.h
+++ b/benchmark/partial_tweets/partial_tweets.h
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ template<typename I>
 struct runner : public json_benchmark::file_runner<I> {
   std::vector<tweet> tweets{};
 
-public:
   bool setup(benchmark::State &state) {
     return this->load_json(state, json_benchmark::TWITTER_JSON);
   }