diff --git a/modules/congestion_controller/network_control/include/network_control.h b/modules/congestion_controller/network_control/include/network_control.h
index d6ce10a7e6..13d7c9df08 100644
--- a/modules/congestion_controller/network_control/include/network_control.h
+++ b/modules/congestion_controller/network_control/include/network_control.h
@@ -19,12 +19,10 @@ namespace webrtc {
 
 class TargetTransferRateObserver {
  public:
+  virtual ~TargetTransferRateObserver() = default;
   // Called to indicate target transfer rate as well as giving information about
   // the current estimate of network parameters.
   virtual void OnTargetTransferRate(TargetTransferRate) = 0;
-
- protected:
-  virtual ~TargetTransferRateObserver() = default;
 };
 
 // Configuration sent to factory create function. The parameters here are