I'm not seeing value in the upsides you mention. I know the risks, but in this case, the private methods' implementation haven't changed, their signature hasn'

I'm not seeing value in the upsides you mention. I know the risks, but in this case, the private methods' implementation haven't changed, their signature hasn't, it's a completely artificial restriction. That's where the frustration comes from. The code is there, you were allowed to use it, and now you are not, even though the code is still there. If they had refactored, or oprimized, I would understand my code being broken. But this seems more ideological then practical.