diff --git a/Slim/App.php b/Slim/App.php
index d3e27b062..e6d31b237 100644
--- a/Slim/App.php
+++ b/Slim/App.php
@@ -47,9 +47,7 @@
 class App
 {
     use CallableResolverAwareTrait;
-    use MiddlewareAwareTrait {
-        add as addMiddleware;
-    }
+    use MiddlewareAwareTrait;
 
     /**
      * Current version
diff --git a/Slim/MiddlewareAwareTrait.php b/Slim/MiddlewareAwareTrait.php
index 6d504c04e..ce49c96c6 100644
--- a/Slim/MiddlewareAwareTrait.php
+++ b/Slim/MiddlewareAwareTrait.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ trait MiddlewareAwareTrait
      * @throws RuntimeException         If middleware is added while the stack is dequeuing
      * @throws UnexpectedValueException If the middleware doesn't return an instance of \Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface
      */
-    public function add(callable $callable)
+    protected function addMiddleware(callable $callable)
     {
         if ($this->middlewareLock) {
             throw new RuntimeException('Middleware can’t be added once the stack is dequeuing');
diff --git a/Slim/Route.php b/Slim/Route.php
index 5ae40ac66..9b03a0f56 100644
--- a/Slim/Route.php
+++ b/Slim/Route.php
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@
  */
 class Route extends Routable implements RouteInterface
 {
-    use MiddlewareAwareTrait {
-        add as addMiddleware;
-    }
+    use MiddlewareAwareTrait;
 
     /**
      * HTTP methods supported by this route
diff --git a/tests/Mocks/Stackable.php b/tests/Mocks/Stackable.php
index c9b798e20..3d92850c9 100644
--- a/tests/Mocks/Stackable.php
+++ b/tests/Mocks/Stackable.php
@@ -33,4 +33,10 @@ public function testMiddlewareKernel(ServerRequestInterface $req, ResponseInterf
     {
         return $res->write('hello from testMiddlewareKernel');
     }
+
+    public function add($callable)
+    {
+        $this->addMiddleware($callable);
+        return $this;
+    }
 }