diff --git a/api.go b/api.go
index 0b70397e7..5230c8677 100644
--- a/api.go
+++ b/api.go
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ func (api *API) ImportValue(ctx context.Context, req *ImportValueRequest) error
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "getting field")
 	}
 	// Import into fragment.
-	err = field.ImportValue(req.ColumnIDs, req.Values)
+	err = field.importValue(req.ColumnIDs, req.Values)
 	if err != nil {
 		api.server.logger.Printf("import error: index=%s, field=%s, shard=%d, columns=%d, err=%s", req.Index, req.Field, req.Shard, len(req.ColumnIDs), err)
 	}
diff --git a/field.go b/field.go
index bcdb800f8..b9d84cc83 100644
--- a/field.go
+++ b/field.go
@@ -1035,8 +1035,8 @@ func (f *Field) Import(rowIDs, columnIDs []uint64, timestamps []*time.Time) erro
 	return nil
 }
 
-// ImportValue bulk imports range-encoded value data.
-func (f *Field) ImportValue(columnIDs []uint64, values []int64) error {
+// importValue bulk imports range-encoded value data.
+func (f *Field) importValue(columnIDs []uint64, values []int64) error {
 	viewName := viewBSIGroupPrefix + f.name
 	// Get the bsiGroup so we know bitDepth.
 	bsig := f.bsiGroup(f.name)