diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/api/js-v1/kotlin.collections.kt b/libraries/stdlib/api/js-v1/kotlin.collections.kt
index ddbe6bc5520..47d975850aa 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/api/js-v1/kotlin.collections.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/api/js-v1/kotlin.collections.kt
@@ -10615,8 +10615,6 @@ public open class HashMap<K, V> : kotlin.collections.AbstractMutableMap<K, V>, k
 
     public open override fun containsValue(value: V): kotlin.Boolean
 
-    protected open fun createEntrySet(): kotlin.collections.MutableSet<kotlin.collections.MutableMap.MutableEntry<K, V>>
-
     public open override operator fun get(key: K): V?
 
     public open override fun put(key: K, value: V): V?
@@ -10721,8 +10719,6 @@ public open class LinkedHashMap<K, V> : kotlin.collections.HashMap<K, V>, kotlin
 
     public open override fun containsValue(value: V): kotlin.Boolean
 
-    protected open override fun createEntrySet(): kotlin.collections.MutableSet<kotlin.collections.MutableMap.MutableEntry<K, V>>
-
     public open override operator fun get(key: K): V?
 
     public open override fun put(key: K, value: V): V?
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/api/js/kotlin.collections.kt b/libraries/stdlib/api/js/kotlin.collections.kt
index 3d0f0f15867..1eaa0b303e8 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/api/js/kotlin.collections.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/api/js/kotlin.collections.kt
@@ -10527,8 +10527,6 @@ public open class HashMap<K, V> : kotlin.collections.AbstractMutableMap<K, V>, k
 
     public open override fun containsValue(value: V): kotlin.Boolean
 
-    protected open fun createEntrySet(): kotlin.collections.MutableSet<kotlin.collections.MutableMap.MutableEntry<K, V>>
-
     public open override operator fun get(key: K): V?
 
     public open override fun put(key: K, value: V): V?
@@ -10615,8 +10613,6 @@ public open class LinkedHashMap<K, V> : kotlin.collections.HashMap<K, V>, kotlin
 
     public open override fun containsValue(value: V): kotlin.Boolean
 
-    protected open override fun createEntrySet(): kotlin.collections.MutableSet<kotlin.collections.MutableMap.MutableEntry<K, V>>
-
     public open override operator fun get(key: K): V?
 
     public open override fun put(key: K, value: V): V?
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/js/src/kotlin/collections/HashMap.kt b/libraries/stdlib/js/src/kotlin/collections/HashMap.kt
index 82972a348b9..02e8059cbee 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/js/src/kotlin/collections/HashMap.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/js/src/kotlin/collections/HashMap.kt
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public actual open class HashMap<K, V> : AbstractMutableMap<K, V>, MutableMap<K,
             return _entries!!
         }
 
-    protected open fun createEntrySet(): MutableSet<MutableMap.MutableEntry<K, V>> = EntrySet()
+    internal open fun createEntrySet(): MutableSet<MutableMap.MutableEntry<K, V>> = EntrySet()
 
     actual override operator fun get(key: K): V? = internalMap.get(key)
 
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/js/src/kotlin/collections/LinkedHashMap.kt b/libraries/stdlib/js/src/kotlin/collections/LinkedHashMap.kt
index c06912205cf..8f10ed58714 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/js/src/kotlin/collections/LinkedHashMap.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/js/src/kotlin/collections/LinkedHashMap.kt
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ public actual open class LinkedHashMap<K, V> : HashMap<K, V>, MutableMap<K, V> {
     }
 
 
-    override fun createEntrySet(): MutableSet<MutableMap.MutableEntry<K, V>> = EntrySet()
+    internal override fun createEntrySet(): MutableSet<MutableMap.MutableEntry<K, V>> = EntrySet()
 
     actual override operator fun get(key: K): V? = map.get(key)?.value