diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/ingest/IngestService.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/ingest/IngestService.java
index 4cc4fb69a54fc..ae3416ef3b06d 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/ingest/IngestService.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/ingest/IngestService.java
@@ -207,7 +207,21 @@ static List<PipelineConfiguration> innerGetPipelines(IngestMetadata ingestMetada
      */
     public void putPipeline(Map<DiscoveryNode, IngestInfo> ingestInfos, PutPipelineRequest request,
         ActionListener<AcknowledgedResponse> listener) throws Exception {
-        put(clusterService, ingestInfos, request, listener);
+            // validates the pipeline and processor configuration before submitting a cluster update task:
+            validatePipeline(ingestInfos, request);
+            clusterService.submitStateUpdateTask("put-pipeline-" + request.getId(),
+                new AckedClusterStateUpdateTask<AcknowledgedResponse>(request, listener) {
+
+                    @Override
+                    protected AcknowledgedResponse newResponse(boolean acknowledged) {
+                        return new AcknowledgedResponse(acknowledged);
+                    }
+
+                    @Override
+                    public ClusterState execute(ClusterState currentState) {
+                        return innerPut(request, currentState);
+                    }
+                });
     }
 
     /**
@@ -280,28 +294,6 @@ static ClusterState innerPut(PutPipelineRequest request, ClusterState currentSta
         return newState.build();
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Stores the specified pipeline definition in the request.
-     */
-    public void put(ClusterService clusterService, Map<DiscoveryNode, IngestInfo> ingestInfos, PutPipelineRequest request,
-        ActionListener<AcknowledgedResponse> listener) throws Exception {
-        // validates the pipeline and processor configuration before submitting a cluster update task:
-        validatePipeline(ingestInfos, request);
-        clusterService.submitStateUpdateTask("put-pipeline-" + request.getId(),
-            new AckedClusterStateUpdateTask<AcknowledgedResponse>(request, listener) {
-
-                @Override
-                protected AcknowledgedResponse newResponse(boolean acknowledged) {
-                    return new AcknowledgedResponse(acknowledged);
-                }
-
-                @Override
-                public ClusterState execute(ClusterState currentState) {
-                    return innerPut(request, currentState);
-                }
-            });
-    }
-
     void validatePipeline(Map<DiscoveryNode, IngestInfo> ingestInfos, PutPipelineRequest request) throws Exception {
         if (ingestInfos.isEmpty()) {
             throw new IllegalStateException("Ingest info is empty");