diff --git a/alfa-client/libs/design-component/src/lib/form/formcontrol-editor.abstract.component.spec.ts b/alfa-client/libs/design-component/src/lib/form/formcontrol-editor.abstract.component.spec.ts
index cee669970faa3b938e3b1cb88de403dda35c8402..e14da6e4b83e4d1960ad1af78c6c13a6eb381b73 100644
--- a/alfa-client/libs/design-component/src/lib/form/formcontrol-editor.abstract.component.spec.ts
+++ b/alfa-client/libs/design-component/src/lib/form/formcontrol-editor.abstract.component.spec.ts
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ describe('FormControlEditorAbstractComponent', () => {
     it('should remove fieldControl errors', () => {
       component.fieldControl.setErrors({ fehler: 'this is an validation error' });
 
-      component.removeErrors();
+      component._removeErrors();
 
       expect(component.fieldControl.errors).toBeNull();
     });
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ describe('FormControlEditorAbstractComponent', () => {
     it('should call update invalid params', () => {
       component._updateInvalidParams = jest.fn();
 
-      component.removeErrors();
+      component._removeErrors();
 
       expect(component._updateInvalidParams).toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ describe('FormControlEditorAbstractComponent', () => {
     it('should call clear all parent controls', () => {
       component._clearAllParentErrors = jest.fn();
 
-      component.removeErrors();
+      component._removeErrors();
 
       expect(component._clearAllParentErrors).toHaveBeenCalledWith(component.control.control);
     });
diff --git a/alfa-client/libs/design-component/src/lib/form/formcontrol-editor.abstract.component.ts b/alfa-client/libs/design-component/src/lib/form/formcontrol-editor.abstract.component.ts
index 6e07be87f87380f8f888a4758aedfa1113f9a0ee..2a11953641df481a4aaac5e547983b36afa6c047 100644
--- a/alfa-client/libs/design-component/src/lib/form/formcontrol-editor.abstract.component.ts
+++ b/alfa-client/libs/design-component/src/lib/form/formcontrol-editor.abstract.component.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export abstract class FormControlEditorAbstractComponent implements ControlValue
 
   _fieldControlOnChangeHandler(value: unknown): void {
     this.onChange(value);
-    this.removeErrors();
+    this._removeErrors();
   }
 
   touch(): void {
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export abstract class FormControlEditorAbstractComponent implements ControlValue
     this._updateInvalidParams();
   }
 
-  removeErrors(): void {
+  _removeErrors(): void {
     if (!this.control) return;
 
     this.fieldControl.setErrors(null);