diff --git a/volatility3/framework/layers/intel.py b/volatility3/framework/layers/intel.py
index 25a98fc21..dc88c20bf 100644
--- a/volatility3/framework/layers/intel.py
+++ b/volatility3/framework/layers/intel.py
@@ -174,13 +174,13 @@ class Intel(linear.LinearlyMappedLayer):
                 f"Page Fault at entry {hex(entry)} in page entry",
             )
 
-        pfn = self.pte_pfn(entry)
+        pfn = self._pte_pfn(entry)
         page_offset = self._mask(offset, position, 0)
         page = pfn << self.page_shift | page_offset
 
         return page, 1 << (position + 1), self._base_layer
 
-    def pte_pfn(self, entry: int) -> int:
+    def _pte_pfn(self, entry: int) -> int:
         """Extracts the page frame number (PFN) from the page table entry (PTE) entry"""
         return entry >> self.page_shift
 
@@ -520,11 +520,11 @@ class WindowsIntel32e(WindowsMixin, Intel32e):
 
 class LinuxMixin(Intel):
     @functools.cached_property
-    def register_mask(self) -> int:
+    def _register_mask(self) -> int:
         return (1 << self._bits_per_register) - 1
 
     @functools.cached_property
-    def physical_mask(self) -> int:
+    def _physical_mask(self) -> int:
         # From kernels 4.18 the physical mask is dynamic: See AMD SME, Intel Multi-Key Total
         # Memory Encryption and CONFIG_DYNAMIC_PHYSICAL_MASK: 94d49eb30e854c84d1319095b5dd0405a7da9362
         physical_mask = (1 << self._maxphyaddr) - 1
@@ -536,42 +536,44 @@ class LinuxMixin(Intel):
         # Note that within the Intel class it's a class method. However, since it uses
         # complement operations and we are working in Python, it would be more careful to
         # limit it to the architecture's pointer size.
-        return ~(self.page_size - 1) & self.register_mask
+        return ~(self.page_size - 1) & self._register_mask
 
     @functools.cached_property
-    def physical_page_mask(self) -> int:
-        return self.page_mask & self.physical_mask
+    def _physical_page_mask(self) -> int:
+        return self.page_mask & self._physical_mask
 
     @functools.cached_property
-    def pte_pfn_mask(self) -> int:
-        return self.physical_page_mask
+    def _pte_pfn_mask(self) -> int:
+        return self._physical_page_mask
 
     @functools.cached_property
-    def pte_flags_mask(self) -> int:
-        return ~self.pte_pfn_mask & self.register_mask
+    def _pte_flags_mask(self) -> int:
+        return ~self._pte_pfn_mask & self._register_mask
 
-    def pte_flags(self, pte) -> int:
-        return pte & self.pte_flags_mask
+    def _pte_flags(self, pte) -> int:
+        return pte & self._pte_flags_mask
 
-    def is_pte_present(self, entry: int) -> bool:
-        return (self.pte_flags(entry) & (self._PAGE_PRESENT | self._PAGE_PROTNONE)) != 0
+    def _is_pte_present(self, entry: int) -> bool:
+        return (
+            self._pte_flags(entry) & (self._PAGE_PRESENT | self._PAGE_PROTNONE)
+        ) != 0
 
     def _page_is_valid(self, entry: int) -> bool:
         # Overrides the Intel static method with the Linux-specific implementation
-        return self.is_pte_present(entry)
+        return self._is_pte_present(entry)
 
-    def pte_needs_invert(self, entry) -> bool:
+    def _pte_needs_invert(self, entry) -> bool:
         # Entries that were set to PROT_NONE (PAGE_PRESENT/PAGE_GLOBAL) are inverted
         return not (entry & self._PAGE_PRESENT)
 
-    def protnone_mask(self, entry: int) -> int:
+    def _protnone_mask(self, entry: int) -> int:
         """Gets a mask to XOR with the page table entry to get the correct PFN"""
-        return ~0 & self.register_mask if self.pte_needs_invert(entry) else 0
+        return ~0 & self._register_mask if self._pte_needs_invert(entry) else 0
 
-    def pte_pfn(self, entry: int) -> int:
+    def _pte_pfn(self, entry: int) -> int:
         """Extracts the page frame number from the page table entry"""
-        pfn = entry ^ self.protnone_mask(entry)
-        return (pfn & self.pte_pfn_mask) >> self.page_shift
+        pfn = entry ^ self._protnone_mask(entry)
+        return (pfn & self._pte_pfn_mask) >> self.page_shift
 
 
 class LinuxIntel(LinuxMixin, Intel):