--- a/langtools/src/jdk.jshell/share/classes/jdk/jshell/Eval.java	Thu Oct 27 21:22:12 2016 +0000
+++ b/langtools/src/jdk.jshell/share/classes/jdk/jshell/Eval.java	Thu Oct 27 17:11:16 2016 -0700
@@ -855,6 +855,8 @@
                 case PUBLIC:
                 case PROTECTED:
                 case PRIVATE:
+                    // quietly ignore, user cannot see effects one way or the other
+                    break;
                 case STATIC:
                 case FINAL:
                     list.add(mod);