diff --git a/include/boost/functional/factory.hpp b/include/boost/functional/factory.hpp
index d97fea5..6692427 100644
--- a/include/boost/functional/factory.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/functional/factory.hpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ namespace boost
 
     template< class Pointer, class Allocator, factory_alloc_propagation AP >
     class factory
-        : Allocator::template rebind< typename boost::pointee<
+        : private Allocator::template rebind< typename boost::pointee<
             typename boost::remove_cv<Pointer>::type >::type >::other
     {
       public:
diff --git a/include/boost/functional/forward_adapter.hpp b/include/boost/functional/forward_adapter.hpp
index 473b2a2..0a4bc36 100644
--- a/include/boost/functional/forward_adapter.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/functional/forward_adapter.hpp
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ namespace boost
         {
             template< typename Sig > struct apply;
 
-          private:
             // Utility metafunction for qualification adjustment on arguments
             template< typename T > struct q          { typedef T const t; };
             template< typename T > struct q<T const> { typedef T const t; };
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ namespace boost
     template< typename Function, int Arity_Or_MinArity, int MaxArity >
     class forward_adapter
         : public BOOST_TMP_MACRO(Function,Function,Function const)
-        , Function
+        , private Function
     {
       public:
         forward_adapter(Function const& f = Function()) 
@@ -95,7 +94,7 @@ namespace boost
     template< typename Function, int Arity_Or_MinArity, int MaxArity >
     class forward_adapter< Function const, Arity_Or_MinArity, MaxArity >
         : public BOOST_TMP_MACRO(Function const, Function const, Function const)
-        , Function
+        , private Function
     {
       public:
         forward_adapter(Function const& f = Function())
diff --git a/include/boost/functional/lightweight_forward_adapter.hpp b/include/boost/functional/lightweight_forward_adapter.hpp
index 37961ca..98509a8 100644
--- a/include/boost/functional/lightweight_forward_adapter.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/functional/lightweight_forward_adapter.hpp
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ namespace boost
         {
             template< typename Sig > struct apply;
 
-          private:
             // Utility metafunction for argument transform
             template< typename T > struct x  { typedef T const& t; };
             template< typename T > struct x< boost::reference_wrapper<T> >
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ namespace boost
     template< typename Function, int Arity_Or_MinArity, int MaxArity >
     class lightweight_forward_adapter
         : public BOOST_TMP_MACRO(Function,Function,Function const)
-        , Function
+        , private Function
     {
       public:
         lightweight_forward_adapter(Function const& f = Function()) 
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ namespace boost
     class lightweight_forward_adapter< Function const, Arity_Or_MinArity, 
         MaxArity >
         : public BOOST_TMP_MACRO(Function const, Function const, Function const)
-        , Function
+        , private Function
     {
       public:
         lightweight_forward_adapter(Function const& f = Function())