diff --git a/tck/api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/microprofile/metrics/tck/metrics/GaugeMethodBean.java b/tck/api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/microprofile/metrics/tck/metrics/GaugeMethodBean.java
index 1b280b4d..f9d956fe 100644
--- a/tck/api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/microprofile/metrics/tck/metrics/GaugeMethodBean.java
+++ b/tck/api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/microprofile/metrics/tck/metrics/GaugeMethodBean.java
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2013, 2022 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
  * Copyright © 2013 Antonin Stefanutti (antonin.stefanutti@gmail.com)
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -26,23 +25,12 @@ public class GaugeMethodBean {
 
     private long gauge;
 
-    private long privateGauge;
-
     @Gauge(name = "gaugeMethod", unit = MetricUnits.NONE)
     public long getGauge() {
         return gauge;
     }
 
-    @Gauge(name = "privateGaugeMethod", unit = MetricUnits.NONE)
-    private long getPrivateGauge() {
-        return privateGauge;
-    }
-
     public void setGauge(long gauge) {
         this.gauge = gauge;
     }
-
-    public void setPrivateGauge(long gauge) {
-        this.privateGauge = gauge;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/tck/api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/microprofile/metrics/tck/metrics/GaugeMethodBeanTest.java b/tck/api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/microprofile/metrics/tck/metrics/GaugeMethodBeanTest.java
index d7e0e26d..65c30b89 100644
--- a/tck/api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/microprofile/metrics/tck/metrics/GaugeMethodBeanTest.java
+++ b/tck/api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/microprofile/metrics/tck/metrics/GaugeMethodBeanTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 /**
- * Copyright (c) 2013, 2022 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
  * Copyright © 2013 Antonin Stefanutti (antonin.stefanutti@gmail.com)
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -41,12 +40,8 @@ public class GaugeMethodBeanTest {
 
     private final static String GAUGE_NAME = MetricRegistry.name(GaugeMethodBean.class, "gaugeMethod");
 
-    private final static String PRIVATE_GAUGE_NAME = MetricRegistry.name(GaugeMethodBean.class, "privateGaugeMethod");
-
     private static MetricID gaugeMID;
 
-    private static MetricID privateGaugeMID;
-
     @Deployment
     public static Archive<?> createTestArchive() {
         return ShrinkWrap.create(WebArchive.class)
@@ -67,7 +62,6 @@ public void instantiateApplicationScopedBeanAndTest() {
         // Let's trigger the instantiation of the application scoped bean explicitly
         // as only a proxy gets injected otherwise
         bean.getGauge();
-
         /*
          * The MetricID relies on the MicroProfile Config API. Running a managed arquillian container will result with
          * the MetricID being created in a client process that does not contain the MPConfig impl.
@@ -75,8 +69,6 @@ public void instantiateApplicationScopedBeanAndTest() {
          * This will cause client instantiated MetricIDs to throw an exception. (i.e the global MetricIDs)
          */
         gaugeMID = new MetricID(GAUGE_NAME);
-
-        privateGaugeMID = new MetricID(PRIVATE_GAUGE_NAME);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -102,28 +94,4 @@ public void callGaugeAfterSetterCall() {
         bean.setGauge(value);
         assertThat("Gauge value is incorrect", gauge.getValue(), is(equalTo(value)));
     }
-
-    @Test
-    @InSequence(3)
-    public void privateGaugeCalledWithDefaultValue() {
-        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-        Gauge<Long> gauge = (Gauge<Long>) registry.getGauge(privateGaugeMID);
-        assertThat("Gauge is not registered correctly", gauge, notNullValue());
-
-        // Make sure that the gauge has the expected value
-        assertThat("Gauge value is incorrect", gauge.getValue(), is(equalTo(0L)));
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    @InSequence(4)
-    public void callPrivateGaugeAfterSetterCall() {
-        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-        Gauge<Long> gauge = (Gauge<Long>) registry.getGauge(privateGaugeMID);
-        assertThat("Gauge is not registered correctly", gauge, notNullValue());
-
-        // Call the setter method and assert the gauge is up-to-date
-        long value = Math.round(Math.random() * Long.MAX_VALUE);
-        bean.setPrivateGauge(value);
-        assertThat("Gauge value is incorrect", gauge.getValue(), is(equalTo(value)));
-    }
 }