diff --git a/utils/GunSmith/GunSmith.js b/utils/GunSmith/GunSmith.js
index cd2e6dd7..beb9c6e5 100644
--- a/utils/GunSmith/GunSmith.js
+++ b/utils/GunSmith/GunSmith.js
@@ -628,9 +628,6 @@ function createReplica(path, afterMap = false) {
           }
         })
       })
-    },
-    _getProcCounter() {
-      return procCounter
     }
   }
 }
@@ -765,3 +762,6 @@ module.exports.kill = () => {
 
 module.exports._reforge = forge
 module.exports._isReady = isReady
+module.exports._getProcCounter = () => {
+  return procCounter
+}
diff --git a/utils/GunSmith/GunSmith.spec.js b/utils/GunSmith/GunSmith.spec.js
index 9a4c7110..160862fc 100644
--- a/utils/GunSmith/GunSmith.spec.js
+++ b/utils/GunSmith/GunSmith.spec.js
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ describe('gun smith', () => {
     await whenReady()
     jest.setTimeout(40000)
 
-    const initialProcCounter = instance._getProcCounter()
+    const initialProcCounter = Gun._getProcCounter()
 
     const node = instance.get(words()).get(words())
 
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ describe('gun smith', () => {
     node.specialOn(
       debounce(data => {
         if (data === secondValue) {
-          expect(instance._getProcCounter()).toEqual(initialProcCounter + 1)
+          expect(Gun._getProcCounter()).toEqual(initialProcCounter + 1)
           done()
           release()
         }
diff --git a/utils/GunSmith/Smith.ts b/utils/GunSmith/Smith.ts
index 46bec601..e8d0af0d 100644
--- a/utils/GunSmith/Smith.ts
+++ b/utils/GunSmith/Smith.ts
@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@ namespace Smith {
      * @throws
      */
     pPut(data: GunT.ValidDataValue): Promise<void>
-    /**
-     * @protected
-     */
-    _getProcCounter(): number
   }
 
   export type UserSmithNode = GunSmithNode & GunT.UserGUNNode