diff --git a/src/Monolog/Handler/GelfHandler.php b/src/Monolog/Handler/GelfHandler.php
index 2eec8fc1..7346029a 100644
--- a/src/Monolog/Handler/GelfHandler.php
+++ b/src/Monolog/Handler/GelfHandler.php
@@ -40,14 +40,6 @@ class GelfHandler extends AbstractProcessingHandler
         $this->publisher = $publisher;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * {@inheritDoc}
-     */
-    protected function getDefaultFormatter()
-    {
-        return new GelfMessageFormatter();
-    }
-
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
@@ -59,8 +51,16 @@ class GelfHandler extends AbstractProcessingHandler
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
-    public function write(array $record)
+    protected function write(array $record)
     {
         $this->publisher->publish($record['formatted']);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritDoc}
+     */
+    protected function getDefaultFormatter()
+    {
+        return new GelfMessageFormatter();
+    }
 }