diff --git a/manifests/deps.pp b/manifests/deps.pp
index 8622f470..c795e1f8 100644
--- a/manifests/deps.pp
+++ b/manifests/deps.pp
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 #  Ceilometer anchors and dependency management
 #
 class ceilometer::deps {
+
+  assert_private()
+
   # Setup anchors for install, config and service phases of the module.  These
   # anchors allow external modules to hook the begin and end of any of these
   # phases.  Package or service management can also be replaced by ensuring the
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index c3082707..0386c6df 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 # should be considered to be constant
 #
 class ceilometer::params {
+
+  assert_private()
+
   include openstacklib::defaults
 
   $dbsync_command  = 'ceilometer-upgrade'