diff --git a/pkg/network/address.go b/pkg/network/address.go
index a7831dcfb..8fe808a20 100644
--- a/pkg/network/address.go
+++ b/pkg/network/address.go
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ func (a Address) String() string {
 	return a.ma.String()
 }
 
-// Equal compares Address's.
-func (a Address) Equal(addr Address) bool {
+// equal compares Address's.
+func (a Address) equal(addr Address) bool {
 	return a.ma.Equal(addr.ma)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/network/group.go b/pkg/network/group.go
index b2bf5fabe..ec9995083 100644
--- a/pkg/network/group.go
+++ b/pkg/network/group.go
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func (x AddressGroup) WriteToNodeInfo(ni *netmap.NodeInfo) {
 func (x AddressGroup) Intersects(x2 AddressGroup) bool {
 	for i := range x {
 		for j := range x2 {
-			if x[i].Equal(x2[j]) {
+			if x[i].equal(x2[j]) {
 				return true
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/network/tls_test.go b/pkg/network/tls_test.go
index 122568b33..cdcf1e769 100644
--- a/pkg/network/tls_test.go
+++ b/pkg/network/tls_test.go
@@ -48,6 +48,6 @@ func TestAddress_AddTLS(t *testing.T) {
 		err := netAddr.FromString(test.want)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
-		require.True(t, netAddr.Equal(addr), test.input)
+		require.True(t, netAddr.equal(addr), test.input)
 	}
 }