diff --git a/lib/searchkick/results.rb b/lib/searchkick/results.rb
index 4f6c495..d661377 100644
--- a/lib/searchkick/results.rb
+++ b/lib/searchkick/results.rb
@@ -127,8 +127,6 @@ module Searchkick
       next_page.nil?
     end
 
-    protected
-
     def hits
       @response["hits"]["hits"]
     end
diff --git a/test/sql_test.rb b/test/sql_test.rb
index 17c5bac..b0e2645 100644
--- a/test/sql_test.rb
+++ b/test/sql_test.rb
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ class TestSql < Minitest::Test
 
   def test_select_all
     store [{name: "Product A", user_ids: [1, 2]}]
-    hit = Product.search("product", select: true).send(:hits).first
+    hit = Product.search("product", select: true).hits.first
     assert_equal hit["_source"]["name"], "Product A"
     assert_equal hit["_source"]["user_ids"], [1, 2]
   end
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