diff --git a/src/main/java/de/butzlabben/world/util/PlayerPositions.java b/src/main/java/de/butzlabben/world/util/PlayerPositions.java
index 137ee8f..e3d34ea 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/butzlabben/world/util/PlayerPositions.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/butzlabben/world/util/PlayerPositions.java
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public class PlayerPositions {
         }
     }
 
-    public void checkTables() {
+    private void checkTables() {
         String tableName = PluginConfig.getTableName();
         try {
             PreparedStatement ps = util.prepareStatement("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS " + tableName +
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/butzlabben/world/util/database/DatabaseConnection.java b/src/main/java/de/butzlabben/world/util/database/DatabaseConnection.java
index 9fe42e0..448c154 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/butzlabben/world/util/database/DatabaseConnection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/butzlabben/world/util/database/DatabaseConnection.java
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ package de.butzlabben.world.util.database;
 import java.sql.*;
 
 public abstract class DatabaseConnection implements DatabaseUtil {
-    protected Connection connection;
-    protected Object lock = new Object();
+    Connection connection;
+    final Object lock = new Object();
 
     public void close() {
         synchronized (lock) {
@@ -44,12 +44,4 @@ public abstract class DatabaseConnection implements DatabaseUtil {
             return ps.executeUpdate();
         }
     }
-
-    public Connection getConnection() throws SQLException {
-        synchronized (lock) {
-            if (connection == null || connection.isClosed())
-                connect();
-            return connection;
-        }
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/butzlabben/world/util/database/DatabaseUtil.java b/src/main/java/de/butzlabben/world/util/database/DatabaseUtil.java
index 24314ef..4f64d02 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/butzlabben/world/util/database/DatabaseUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/butzlabben/world/util/database/DatabaseUtil.java
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package de.butzlabben.world.util.database;
 
-import java.sql.Connection;
 import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
 import java.sql.ResultSet;
 import java.sql.SQLException;
@@ -9,7 +8,6 @@ public interface DatabaseUtil {
 
     ResultSet executeQuery(PreparedStatement preparedStatement) throws SQLException;
     int executeUpdate(PreparedStatement preparedStatement) throws SQLException;
-    public Connection getConnection() throws SQLException;
     PreparedStatement prepareStatement(String sql) throws SQLException;
     void close();
     void connect();
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/butzlabben/world/util/database/MysqlConnection.java b/src/main/java/de/butzlabben/world/util/database/MysqlConnection.java
index 84bf5b0..94cd5e7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/butzlabben/world/util/database/MysqlConnection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/butzlabben/world/util/database/MysqlConnection.java
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import java.sql.*;
 
 public class MysqlConnection extends DatabaseConnection {
 
-    public void connect(String host, String database, String port, String user, String password) {
+    private void connect(String host, String database, String port, String user, String password) {
         synchronized (lock) {
             try {
                 Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver");
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/butzlabben/world/util/database/SqliteConnection.java b/src/main/java/de/butzlabben/world/util/database/SqliteConnection.java
index 87290cb..c5bc3f8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/butzlabben/world/util/database/SqliteConnection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/butzlabben/world/util/database/SqliteConnection.java
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import java.sql.*;
 
 public class SqliteConnection extends DatabaseConnection {
 
-    public void connect(String file) {
+    private void connect(String file) {
         synchronized (lock) {
             try {
                 Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver");