diff --git a/kernel/rtlil.h b/kernel/rtlil.h
index 6c22efcd5..d21e0cd56 100644
--- a/kernel/rtlil.h
+++ b/kernel/rtlil.h
@@ -2454,18 +2454,20 @@ void dump_wire(std::ostream &f, std::string indent, const RTLIL::Wire *wire);
 
 struct RTLIL::Wire : public RTLIL::NamedObject
 {
+private:
+	struct ConstructToken { explicit ConstructToken() = default; };
+	friend struct RTLIL::Design;
+	friend struct RTLIL::Cell;
+	friend struct RTLIL::Module;
+	friend struct RTLIL::Patch;
+public:
 	Hasher::hash_t hashidx_;
 	[[nodiscard]] Hasher hash_into(Hasher h) const { h.eat(hashidx_); return h; }
-
-protected:
 	// use module->addWire() and module->remove() to create or destroy wires
-	friend struct RTLIL::Module;
 	friend struct RTLIL::SigNormIndex;
 	Wire();
 	~Wire();
 
-	friend struct RTLIL::Design;
-	friend struct RTLIL::Cell;
 	friend void RTLIL_BACKEND::dump_wire(std::ostream &f, std::string indent, const RTLIL::Wire *wire);
 	RTLIL::Cell *driverCell_ = nullptr;
 	RTLIL::IdString driverPort_;
@@ -2527,13 +2529,13 @@ struct RTLIL::Cell : public RTLIL::NamedObject
 {
 private:
 	struct ConstructToken { explicit ConstructToken() = default; };
+	friend struct RTLIL::Module;
+	friend struct RTLIL::Patch;
 public:
 	Hasher::hash_t hashidx_;
 	[[nodiscard]] Hasher hash_into(Hasher h) const { h.eat(hashidx_); return h; }
 
 	// use module->addCell() and module->remove() to create or destroy cells
-	friend struct RTLIL::Module;
-	friend struct RTLIL::Patch;
 	Cell(ConstructToken);
 	~Cell();
 
diff --git a/kernel/unstable/patch.cc b/kernel/unstable/patch.cc
index 53632114d..8f01daaee 100644
--- a/kernel/unstable/patch.cc
+++ b/kernel/unstable/patch.cc
@@ -9,13 +9,7 @@ Cell* Patch::addCell(IdString name, IdString type) {
 	cell.type = type;
     return &cell;
 }
-// RTLIL::Cell *RTLIL::Module::addCell(RTLIL::IdString name, RTLIL::IdString type)
-// {
-// 	RTLIL::Cell *cell = new RTLIL::Cell;
-// 	cell->name = std::move(name);
-// 	cell->type = type;
-// 	add(cell);
-// 	return cell;
-// }
+
+
 
 YOSYS_NAMESPACE_END
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