diff --git a/devstack/component.py b/devstack/component.py
index 4c760bce..7ea5743a 100644
--- a/devstack/component.py
+++ b/devstack/component.py
@@ -85,15 +85,11 @@ class PkgInstallComponent(ComponentBase):
     def _get_param_map(self, config_fn):
         return None
 
-    # Note that there's no underscore on this method because it's two levels
-    # in so that the component installers can't access it as a 'protected'
-    # method. E.g. componentInstall inherits from PythonInstallComponent
-    # which then inherits from here.
-    def get_pkglist(self):
+    def _get_pkglist(self):
         return utils.get_pkg_list(self.distro, self.component_name)
 
     def install(self):
-        pkgs = self.get_pkglist()
+        pkgs = self._get_pkglist()
         if pkgs:
             pkgnames = sorted(pkgs.keys())
             LOG.info("Installing packages (%s)." % (", ".join(pkgnames)))
diff --git a/devstack/components/nova.py b/devstack/components/nova.py
index afd8015c..81b06fc2 100644
--- a/devstack/components/nova.py
+++ b/devstack/components/nova.py
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ class NovaInstaller(comp.PythonInstallComponent):
         self.bindir = sh.joinpths(self.appdir, BIN_DIR)
         self.paste_conf_fn = self._get_target_config_name(PASTE_CONF)
 
-    def get_pkglist(self):
-        pkgs = comp.PkgInstallComponent.get_pkglist(self)
+    def _get_pkglist(self):
+        pkgs = comp.PkgInstallComponent._get_pkglist(self)
         # Walk through the subcomponents (like 'vol' and 'cpu') and add those
         # those packages as well. (Let utils.get_pkglist handle any missing
         # entries
diff --git a/devstack/components/quantum.py b/devstack/components/quantum.py
index d5c091c4..2916ffe6 100644
--- a/devstack/components/quantum.py
+++ b/devstack/components/quantum.py
@@ -86,12 +86,12 @@ class QuantumInstaller(comp.PkgInstallComponent):
         })
         return places
 
-    def get_pkglist(self):
+    def _get_pkglist(self):
         if self.q_vswitch_service:
             listing_fn = sh.joinpths(settings.STACK_PKG_DIR, PKG_VSWITCH)
             return utils.extract_pkg_list([listing_fn], self.distro)
         else:
-            return comp.PkgInstallComponent.get_pkglist(self)
+            return comp.PkgInstallComponent._get_pkglist(self)
 
     def _get_config_files(self):
         parent_list = comp.PkgInstallComponent._get_config_files(self)