diff --git a/plonky2/src/gates/gate.rs b/plonky2/src/gates/gate.rs
index 2c52076b..2f8f7df1 100644
--- a/plonky2/src/gates/gate.rs
+++ b/plonky2/src/gates/gate.rs
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ impl<T: Gate<F, D>, F: RichField + Extendable<D>, const D: usize> AnyGate<F, D>
 
 /// A wrapper around an `Arc<AnyGate>` which implements `PartialEq`, `Eq` and `Hash` based on gate IDs.
 #[derive(Clone)]
-pub struct GateRef<F: RichField + Extendable<D>, const D: usize>(pub(crate) Arc<dyn AnyGate<F, D>>);
+pub struct GateRef<F: RichField + Extendable<D>, const D: usize>(pub Arc<dyn AnyGate<F, D>>);
 
 impl<F: RichField + Extendable<D>, const D: usize> GateRef<F, D> {
     pub fn new<G: Gate<F, D>>(gate: G) -> GateRef<F, D> {