diff --git a/core/Controller.php b/core/Controller.php
index 2871d257c5612c928f4a4a6d59834d9124c48088..6552be1f1e5517c3b0778900bbd7d2bf89aac487 100644
--- a/core/Controller.php
+++ b/core/Controller.php
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ abstract class Piwik_Controller
 	 * 
 	 * @param $view
 	 */
-	public function setBasicVariablesView($view)
+	protected function setBasicVariablesView($view)
 	{
 		$view->topMenu = Piwik_GetTopMenu();
 		$view->currentAdminMenuName = Piwik_GetCurrentAdminMenuName();