diff --git a/plugin_template.py b/plugin_template.py
index ebd4bee..3659c2c 100644
--- a/plugin_template.py
+++ b/plugin_template.py
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@ class Plugin:
     # The HTML that will be used to display a widget in the plugin main page
     tile_view_html = ""
 
-    # A private method. Any method that gets prefixed by a double underscore (__) will not be callable from JavaScript
-    async def __private_method(*args):
-        pass
 
     # A normal method. It can be called from JavaScript using call_plugin_function("method_1", argument1, argument2)
     async def method_1(*args):