diff --git a/libraries/ESP8266SSDP/ESP8266SSDP.cpp b/libraries/ESP8266SSDP/ESP8266SSDP.cpp
index 99ee9c761..081ca0419 100644
--- a/libraries/ESP8266SSDP/ESP8266SSDP.cpp
+++ b/libraries/ESP8266SSDP/ESP8266SSDP.cpp
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ void SSDPClass::begin(){
   _server.begin(SSDP_PORT);
 }
 
-void SSDPClass::send(ssdp_method_t method){
+void SSDPClass::_send(ssdp_method_t method){
 #ifdef DEBUG_SSDP
   if(method == NONE){
     DEBUG_SSDP.print("Sending Response to ");
@@ -319,10 +319,10 @@ uint8_t SSDPClass::update(){
 
   if(_pending && (millis() - _process_time) > _delay){
     _pending = false; _delay = 0;
-    send(NONE);
+    _send(NONE);
   }else if(_notify_time == 0 || (millis() - _notify_time) > (SSDP_INTERVAL * 1000L)){
     _notify_time = millis();
-    send(NOTIFY);
+    _send(NOTIFY);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/libraries/ESP8266SSDP/ESP8266SSDP.h b/libraries/ESP8266SSDP/ESP8266SSDP.h
index efaba1ac7..1a2528151 100644
--- a/libraries/ESP8266SSDP/ESP8266SSDP.h
+++ b/libraries/ESP8266SSDP/ESP8266SSDP.h
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ class SSDPClass{
 
     void begin();
     uint8_t update();
-    void send(ssdp_method_t method);
     void schema(WiFiClient client);
 
     void setName(char *name);
@@ -78,6 +77,8 @@ class SSDPClass{
     char *_modelName;
     char *_modelURL;
     char *_modelNumber;
+
+    void _send(ssdp_method_t method);
 };
 
 extern SSDPClass SSDP;
diff --git a/libraries/ESP8266SSDP/keywords.txt b/libraries/ESP8266SSDP/keywords.txt
index 40070d672..a01ce3dba 100644
--- a/libraries/ESP8266SSDP/keywords.txt
+++ b/libraries/ESP8266SSDP/keywords.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ SSDP	KEYWORD1
 
 begin	KEYWORD2
 update	KEYWORD2
-send	KEYWORD2
 schema	KEYWORD2
 setName	KEYWORD2
 setURL	KEYWORD2