diff --git a/lib/extconfig.py b/lib/extconfig.py
index 60ce075b5b..6aa1ab5046 100644
--- a/lib/extconfig.py
+++ b/lib/extconfig.py
@@ -68,13 +68,13 @@ def _unset(self, section, option):
         Delete an option in the service configuration file specified section.
         """
         lines = self._read_cf().splitlines()
-        lines = self.__unset(lines, section, option)
+        lines = self.unset_line(lines, section, option)
         try:
             self._write_cf(lines)
         except (IOError, OSError) as exc:
             raise ex.excError(str(exc))
 
-    def __unset(self, lines, section, option):
+    def unset_line(self, lines, section, option):
         section = "[%s]" % section
         need_write = False
         in_section = False
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ def _set_multi(self, changes):
             if change is None:
                 continue
             section, option, value = change
-            lines = self.__set(lines, section, option, value)
+            lines = self.set_line(lines, section, option, value)
             changed = True
         if not changed:
             # all changes were None
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ def _set_multi(self, changes):
         except (IOError, OSError) as exc:
             raise ex.excError(str(exc))
 
-    def __set(self, lines, section, option, value):
+    def set_line(self, lines, section, option, value):
         """
         Set <option> to <value> in <section> of the configuration file.
         """
diff --git a/lib/svc.py b/lib/svc.py
index 11a57e7a57..e0ee2e98e5 100644
--- a/lib/svc.py
+++ b/lib/svc.py
@@ -4117,10 +4117,10 @@ def set_disable(self, rids=None, disable=True):
 
             if disable:
                 self.log.info("set %s.disable = true", rid)
-                lines = self.__set(lines, rid, "disable", "true")
+                lines = self.set_line(lines, rid, "disable", "true")
             elif self.config.has_option(rid, "disable"):
                 self.log.info("remove %s.disable", rid)
-                lines = self.__unset(lines, rid, "disable")
+                lines = self.unset_line(lines, rid, "disable")
 
             #
             # if we set <section>.disable = <bool>,
@@ -4136,7 +4136,7 @@ def set_disable(self, rids=None, disable=True):
                 if value == True:
                     continue
                 self.log.info("remove %s.%s = false", rid, option)
-                lines = self.__unset(lines, rid, option)
+                lines = self.unset_line(lines, rid, option)
 
 
         unset_lazy(self, "disabled")