diff --git a/enterprise/b/btree.go b/enterprise/b/btree.go
index 5ae5a7eb3..044411bd7 100644
--- a/enterprise/b/btree.go
+++ b/enterprise/b/btree.go
@@ -233,9 +233,9 @@ func (l *d) mvR(r *d, c int) {
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Tree
 
-// TreeNew returns a newly created, empty Tree. The compare function is used
+// treeNew returns a newly created, empty Tree. The compare function is used
 // for key collation.
-func TreeNew(cmp Cmp) *tree {
+func treeNew(cmp Cmp) *tree {
 	return btTPool.get(cmp)
 }
 
diff --git a/enterprise/b/containers_btree.go b/enterprise/b/containers_btree.go
index 02564dcc8..95fcb09b3 100644
--- a/enterprise/b/containers_btree.go
+++ b/enterprise/b/containers_btree.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ type bTreeContainers struct {
 
 func newBTreeContainers() *bTreeContainers {
 	return &bTreeContainers{
-		tree: TreeNew(cmp),
+		tree: treeNew(cmp),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func (btc *bTreeContainers) Size() int {
 }
 
 func (btc *bTreeContainers) Reset() {
-	btc.tree = TreeNew(cmp)
+	btc.tree = treeNew(cmp)
 	btc.lastKey = 0
 	btc.lastContainer = nil
 }