diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 0b8c50b07..5bc9205de 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1776,7 +1776,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "libterm",
  "log",
  "path",
- "shell",
  "spin 0.9.4",
  "stdio",
  "task",
diff --git a/applications/shell/src/lib.rs b/applications/shell/src/lib.rs
index 87c066d51..0e4578e5b 100644
--- a/applications/shell/src/lib.rs
+++ b/applications/shell/src/lib.rs
@@ -1286,7 +1286,7 @@ impl Shell {
     /// The print queue is handled first inside the loop iteration, which means that all print events in the print
     /// queue will always be printed to the text display before input events or any other managerial functions are handled. 
     /// This allows for clean appending to the scrollback buffer and prevents interleaving of text.
-    pub fn start(mut self) -> Result<(), &'static str> {
+    fn start(mut self) -> Result<(), &'static str> {
         let mut need_refresh = false;
         let mut need_prompt = false;
         self.redisplay_prompt();