diff --git a/uri.go b/uri.go
index 605e5cb82..401ec1ad7 100644
--- a/uri.go
+++ b/uri.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func (u URIs) HostPortStrings() []string {
 // NewURIFromHostPort returns a URI with specified host and port.
 func NewURIFromHostPort(host string, port uint16) (*URI, error) {
 	uri := defaultURI()
-	err := uri.SetHost(host)
+	err := uri.setHost(host)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "setting uri host")
 	}
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ func (u *URI) SetScheme(scheme string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// SetHost sets the host of this URI.
-func (u *URI) SetHost(host string) error {
+// setHost sets the host of this URI.
+func (u *URI) setHost(host string) error {
 	m := hostRegexp.FindStringSubmatch(host)
 	if m == nil {
 		return errors.New("invalid host")
diff --git a/uri_internal_test.go b/uri_internal_test.go
index 4d2500010..07da55226 100644
--- a/uri_internal_test.go
+++ b/uri_internal_test.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func TestSetScheme(t *testing.T) {
 func TestSetHost(t *testing.T) {
 	uri := defaultURI()
 	target := "10.20.30.40"
-	err := uri.SetHost(target)
+	err := uri.setHost(target)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func TestSetInvalidScheme(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestSetInvalidHost(t *testing.T) {
 	uri := defaultURI()
-	err := uri.SetHost("index?.pilosa.com")
+	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 1f58c464c..88b1473c0 100644
--- a/utils_internal_test.go
+++ b/utils_internal_test.go
@@ -57,14 +57,14 @@ func NewTestCluster(n int) *cluster {
 func NewTestURI(scheme, host string, port uint16) URI {
 	uri := defaultURI()
 	uri.SetScheme(scheme)
-	uri.SetHost(host)
+	uri.setHost(host)
 	uri.SetPort(port)
 	return *uri
 }
 
 func NewTestURIFromHostPort(host string, port uint16) URI {
 	uri := defaultURI()
-	uri.SetHost(host)
+	uri.setHost(host)
 	uri.SetPort(port)
 	return *uri
 }