diff --git a/lib/swagger.js b/lib/swagger.js
index 4c80d64..16ffec1 100644
--- a/lib/swagger.js
+++ b/lib/swagger.js
@@ -45,7 +45,17 @@ function Swagger(loopbackApplication, swaggerApp, opts) {
   // A class is an endpoint root; e.g. /users, /products, and so on.
   classes.forEach(function (aClass) {
     var doc = apiDocs[aClass.name] = classHelper.generateAPIDoc(aClass, opts);
-    resourceDoc.apis.push(classHelper.generateResourceDocAPIEntry(aClass));
+    var hasPublic = false;
+    var methods = aClass.methods()
+    for (var methodKey in methods) {
+      hasPublic = methods[methodKey].public;
+      if (hasPublic) {
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+    if (hasPublic) {
+      resourceDoc.apis.push(classHelper.generateResourceDocAPIEntry(aClass));
+    }
 
     // Add the getter for this doc.
     var docPath = urlJoin(opts.resourcePath, aClass.http.path);