diff --git a/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/DatabaseBuilder.java b/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/DatabaseBuilder.java
index cf70dd01e..e69bcc100 100644
--- a/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/DatabaseBuilder.java
+++ b/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/DatabaseBuilder.java
@@ -79,15 +79,6 @@ public interface DatabaseBuilder {
    */
   void putServiceObject(Object configObject);
 
-  default String serviceObjectKey(Object configObject) {
-    return serviceObjectKey(configObject.getClass());
-  }
-
-  default String serviceObjectKey(Class<?> cls) {
-    String simpleName = cls.getSimpleName();
-    return Character.toLowerCase(simpleName.charAt(0)) + simpleName.substring(1);
-  }
-
   /**
    * Set the Jackson JsonFactory to use.
    * <p>
diff --git a/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/DatabaseConfig.java b/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/DatabaseConfig.java
index 0b614f2e5..8d9e4c03e 100644
--- a/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/DatabaseConfig.java
+++ b/ebean-api/src/main/java/io/ebean/config/DatabaseConfig.java
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ public class DatabaseConfig implements DatabaseBuilder.Settings {
    * Note: It is possible that multiple servers are sharing the same state file as
    * long as they are in the <b>same</b> JVM/ClassLoader scope. In this case it is
    * recommended to use the same uuidNodeId configuration.
-   *
+   * <p>
    * If you have multiple servers in different JVMs, do <b>not</b> share the state
    * files!
    */
@@ -610,6 +610,15 @@ public class DatabaseConfig implements DatabaseBuilder.Settings {
     return (P) serviceObject.get(serviceObjectKey(cls));
   }
 
+  private String serviceObjectKey(Object configObject) {
+    return serviceObjectKey(configObject.getClass());
+  }
+
+  private String serviceObjectKey(Class<?> cls) {
+    String simpleName = cls.getSimpleName();
+    return Character.toLowerCase(simpleName.charAt(0)) + simpleName.substring(1);
+  }
+
   @Override
   public JsonFactory getJsonFactory() {
     return jsonFactory;