diff --git a/pilosa.go b/pilosa.go
index 9b5918ee2..a63e64f76 100644
--- a/pilosa.go
+++ b/pilosa.go
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func stringSlicesAreEqual(a, b []string) bool {
 // using defaults when necessary.
 func AddressWithDefaults(addr string) (*URI, error) {
 	if addr == "" {
-		return DefaultURI(), nil
+		return defaultURI(), nil
 	} else {
 		return NewURIFromAddress(addr)
 	}
diff --git a/uri.go b/uri.go
index 8577c8238..332166b4e 100644
--- a/uri.go
+++ b/uri.go
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ type URI struct {
 	Port   uint16 `json:"port"`
 }
 
-// DefaultURI creates and returns the default URI.
-func DefaultURI() *URI {
+// defaultURI creates and returns the default URI.
+func defaultURI() *URI {
 	return &URI{
 		Scheme: "http",
 		Host:   "localhost",
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func (u URIs) HostPortStrings() []string {
 
 // NewURIFromHostPort returns a URI with specified host and port.
 func NewURIFromHostPort(host string, port uint16) (*URI, error) {
-	uri := DefaultURI()
+	uri := defaultURI()
 	err := uri.SetHost(host)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "setting uri host")
diff --git a/uri_internal_test.go b/uri_internal_test.go
index 3c9631661..64db3fd8e 100644
--- a/uri_internal_test.go
+++ b/uri_internal_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ package pilosa
 import "testing"
 
 func TestDefaultURI(t *testing.T) {
-	uri := DefaultURI()
+	uri := defaultURI()
 	compare(t, uri, "http", "localhost", 10101)
 }
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func TestURIPath(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSetScheme(t *testing.T) {
-	uri := DefaultURI()
+	uri := defaultURI()
 	target := "fun"
 	err := uri.SetScheme(target)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func TestSetScheme(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSetHost(t *testing.T) {
-	uri := DefaultURI()
+	uri := defaultURI()
 	target := "10.20.30.40"
 	err := uri.SetHost(target)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func TestSetHost(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSetPort(t *testing.T) {
-	uri := DefaultURI()
+	uri := defaultURI()
 	target := uint16(9999)
 	uri.SetPort(target)
 	if uri.Port != target {
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func TestSetPort(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSetInvalidScheme(t *testing.T) {
-	uri := DefaultURI()
+	uri := defaultURI()
 	err := uri.SetScheme("?invalid")
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Should have failed")
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func TestSetInvalidScheme(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSetInvalidHost(t *testing.T) {
-	uri := DefaultURI()
+	uri := defaultURI()
 	err := uri.SetHost("index?.pilosa.com")
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Should have failed")
diff --git a/utils_internal_test.go b/utils_internal_test.go
index df1b7d2e0..7adb110e8 100644
--- a/utils_internal_test.go
+++ b/utils_internal_test.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func NewTestCluster(n int) *cluster {
 
 // NewTestURI is a test URI creator that intentionally swallows errors.
 func NewTestURI(scheme, host string, port uint16) URI {
-	uri := DefaultURI()
+	uri := defaultURI()
 	uri.SetScheme(scheme)
 	uri.SetHost(host)
 	uri.SetPort(port)
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func NewTestURI(scheme, host string, port uint16) URI {
 }
 
 func NewTestURIFromHostPort(host string, port uint16) URI {
-	uri := DefaultURI()
+	uri := defaultURI()
 	uri.SetHost(host)
 	uri.SetPort(port)
 	return *uri