diff --git a/pkg/skaffold/kubernetes/portforward/entry_manager_test.go b/pkg/skaffold/kubernetes/portforward/entry_manager_test.go
index 0a0da9c16a7..1f2ba7e0b7e 100644
--- a/pkg/skaffold/kubernetes/portforward/entry_manager_test.go
+++ b/pkg/skaffold/kubernetes/portforward/entry_manager_test.go
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ func TestNewEntryManager(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestStop(t *testing.T) {
-	pfe1 := NewPortForwardEntry(0, latest.PortForwardResource{
+	pfe1 := newPortForwardEntry(0, latest.PortForwardResource{
 		Type:      constants.Pod,
 		Name:      "resource",
 		Namespace: "default",
 	}, "", "", "", 9000, false)
 
-	pfe2 := NewPortForwardEntry(0, latest.PortForwardResource{
+	pfe2 := newPortForwardEntry(0, latest.PortForwardResource{
 		Type:      constants.Pod,
 		Name:      "resource2",
 		Namespace: "default",
diff --git a/pkg/skaffold/kubernetes/portforward/pod_forwarder.go b/pkg/skaffold/kubernetes/portforward/pod_forwarder.go
index 39aa2dc95c1..159a2bf9f57 100644
--- a/pkg/skaffold/kubernetes/portforward/pod_forwarder.go
+++ b/pkg/skaffold/kubernetes/portforward/pod_forwarder.go
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func (p *WatchingPodForwarder) podForwardingEntry(resourceVersion, containerName
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "converting resource version to integer")
 	}
-	entry := NewPortForwardEntry(rv, resource, resource.Name, containerName, portName, 0, true)
+	entry := newPortForwardEntry(rv, resource, resource.Name, containerName, portName, 0, true)
 
 	// If we have, return the current entry
 	oldEntry, ok := p.forwardedResources.Load(entry.key())
diff --git a/pkg/skaffold/kubernetes/portforward/port_forward_entry.go b/pkg/skaffold/kubernetes/portforward/port_forward_entry.go
index ddeef352821..bf2439ba6c4 100644
--- a/pkg/skaffold/kubernetes/portforward/port_forward_entry.go
+++ b/pkg/skaffold/kubernetes/portforward/port_forward_entry.go
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ type portForwardEntry struct {
 	cancel                 context.CancelFunc
 }
 
-// NewPortForwardEntry returns a port forward entry.
-func NewPortForwardEntry(resourceVersion int, resource latest.PortForwardResource, podName, containerName, portName string, localPort int, automaticPodForwarding bool) *portForwardEntry {
+// newPortForwardEntry returns a port forward entry.
+func newPortForwardEntry(resourceVersion int, resource latest.PortForwardResource, podName, containerName, portName string, localPort int, automaticPodForwarding bool) *portForwardEntry {
 	return &portForwardEntry{
 		resourceVersion:        resourceVersion,
 		resource:               resource,
diff --git a/pkg/skaffold/kubernetes/portforward/port_forward_entry_test.go b/pkg/skaffold/kubernetes/portforward/port_forward_entry_test.go
index b350fd43b9e..0e730bff31a 100644
--- a/pkg/skaffold/kubernetes/portforward/port_forward_entry_test.go
+++ b/pkg/skaffold/kubernetes/portforward/port_forward_entry_test.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func TestPortForwardEntryKey(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{
 			description: "entry for pod",
-			pfe: NewPortForwardEntry(0, latest.PortForwardResource{
+			pfe: newPortForwardEntry(0, latest.PortForwardResource{
 				Type:      "pod",
 				Name:      "podName",
 				Namespace: "default",
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func TestPortForwardEntryKey(t *testing.T) {
 			expected: "pod-podName-default-8080",
 		}, {
 			description: "entry for deploy",
-			pfe: NewPortForwardEntry(0, latest.PortForwardResource{
+			pfe: newPortForwardEntry(0, latest.PortForwardResource{
 				Type:      "deployment",
 				Name:      "depName",
 				Namespace: "namespace",
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func TestAutomaticPodForwardingKey(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{
 			description: "entry for automatically port forwarded pod",
-			pfe: NewPortForwardEntry(0, latest.PortForwardResource{
+			pfe: newPortForwardEntry(0, latest.PortForwardResource{
 				Type:      "pod",
 				Name:      "podName",
 				Namespace: "default",
diff --git a/pkg/skaffold/kubernetes/portforward/port_forward_integration.go b/pkg/skaffold/kubernetes/portforward/port_forward_integration.go
index 90831666512..fb6d885b183 100644
--- a/pkg/skaffold/kubernetes/portforward/port_forward_integration.go
+++ b/pkg/skaffold/kubernetes/portforward/port_forward_integration.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func WhiteBoxPortForwardCycle(t *testing.T, kubectlCLI *kubectl.CLI, namespace s
 	portForwardEvent = func(entry *portForwardEntry) {}
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	localPort := retrieveAvailablePort(9000, em.forwardedPorts)
-	pfe := NewPortForwardEntry(0, latest.PortForwardResource{
+	pfe := newPortForwardEntry(0, latest.PortForwardResource{
 		Type:      "deployment",
 		Name:      "leeroy-web",
 		Namespace: namespace,
diff --git a/pkg/skaffold/kubernetes/portforward/resource_forwarder.go b/pkg/skaffold/kubernetes/portforward/resource_forwarder.go
index 5e32c46ab0a..6bc26f83179 100644
--- a/pkg/skaffold/kubernetes/portforward/resource_forwarder.go
+++ b/pkg/skaffold/kubernetes/portforward/resource_forwarder.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (p *ResourceForwarder) portForwardResource(ctx context.Context, resource la
 
 func (p *ResourceForwarder) getCurrentEntry(resource latest.PortForwardResource) *portForwardEntry {
 	// determine if we have seen this before
-	entry := NewPortForwardEntry(0, resource, "", "", "", 0, false)
+	entry := newPortForwardEntry(0, resource, "", "", "", 0, false)
 
 	// If we have, return the current entry
 	oldEntry, ok := p.forwardedResources.Load(entry.key())
diff --git a/pkg/skaffold/kubernetes/portforward/resource_forwarder_test.go b/pkg/skaffold/kubernetes/portforward/resource_forwarder_test.go
index be1b6a8598b..bc7f1e6b72e 100644
--- a/pkg/skaffold/kubernetes/portforward/resource_forwarder_test.go
+++ b/pkg/skaffold/kubernetes/portforward/resource_forwarder_test.go
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func TestGetCurrentEntryFunc(t *testing.T) {
 				Port: 8080,
 			},
 			availablePorts: []int{8080},
-			expected:       NewPortForwardEntry(0, latest.PortForwardResource{}, "", "", "", 8080, false),
+			expected:       newPortForwardEntry(0, latest.PortForwardResource{}, "", "", "", 8080, false),
 		}, {
 			description: "port forward existing deployment",
 			resource: latest.PortForwardResource{
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ func TestGetCurrentEntryFunc(t *testing.T) {
 					localPort: 9000,
 				},
 			},
-			expected: NewPortForwardEntry(0, latest.PortForwardResource{}, "", "", "", 9000, false),
+			expected: newPortForwardEntry(0, latest.PortForwardResource{}, "", "", "", 9000, false),
 		},
 	}