diff --git a/addon/components/bs-carousel/slide.js b/addon/components/bs-carousel/slide.js
index 7496779d6..f35a4bf4f 100644
--- a/addon/components/bs-carousel/slide.js
+++ b/addon/components/bs-carousel/slide.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export default class CarouselSlide extends Component.extend(ComponentChild) {
   /**
    * @property _element
    * @type null | HTMLElement
+   * @private
    */
   @ref('mainNode') _element = null;
 
diff --git a/addon/components/bs-collapse.js b/addon/components/bs-collapse.js
index 57047c4c0..14fd1840d 100644
--- a/addon/components/bs-collapse.js
+++ b/addon/components/bs-collapse.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export default class Collapse extends Component {
   /**
    * @property _element
    * @type null | HTMLElement
+   * @private
    */
   @ref('mainNode') _element = null;
 
diff --git a/addon/components/bs-dropdown/menu.js b/addon/components/bs-dropdown/menu.js
index e0f23b30e..ea01f8f68 100644
--- a/addon/components/bs-dropdown/menu.js
+++ b/addon/components/bs-dropdown/menu.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export default class DropdownMenu extends Component {
   /**
    * @property _element
    * @type null | HTMLElement
+   * @private
    */
   @ref('menuElement') menuElement = null;
 
diff --git a/addon/components/bs-form/element.js b/addon/components/bs-form/element.js
index 517814e78..d4aa8ce21 100644
--- a/addon/components/bs-form/element.js
+++ b/addon/components/bs-form/element.js
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ export default class FormElement extends FormGroup {
   /**
    * @property _element
    * @type null | HTMLElement
+   * @private
    */
   @ref('mainNode') _element = null;