diff --git a/lib/snmp/manager.rb b/lib/snmp/manager.rb
index 1e070d5..4ec6a5e 100644
--- a/lib/snmp/manager.rb
+++ b/lib/snmp/manager.rb
@@ -473,6 +473,10 @@ def next_request_id=(request_id)
       @@request_id.force_next(request_id)
     end
 
+    def load_modules(module_list, mib_dir)
+      module_list.each { |m| @mib.load_module(m, mib_dir) }
+    end
+
     private
 
     def warn(message)
@@ -481,10 +485,6 @@ def warn(message)
       Kernel::warn "#{location}: warning: #{message}"
     end
 
-    def load_modules(module_list, mib_dir)
-      module_list.each { |m| @mib.load_module(m, mib_dir) }
-    end
-
     def try_request(request, community=@community, host=@host, port=@port)
       (@retries + 1).times do |n|
         send_request(request, community, host, port)