diff --git a/src/main/groovy/org/grails/gradle/plugin/profiles/GrailsProfilePublishGradlePlugin.groovy b/src/main/groovy/org/grails/gradle/plugin/profiles/GrailsProfilePublishGradlePlugin.groovy
index 8ee4968d..5e6c831f 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/org/grails/gradle/plugin/profiles/GrailsProfilePublishGradlePlugin.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/org/grails/gradle/plugin/profiles/GrailsProfilePublishGradlePlugin.groovy
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ import static org.gradle.api.plugins.BasePlugin.BUILD_GROUP
  * @author Graeme Rocher
  * @since 3.1
  */
-@CompileStatic
 class GrailsProfilePublishGradlePlugin extends GrailsPublishGradlePlugin {
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/groovy/org/grails/gradle/plugin/publishing/GrailsPublishGradlePlugin.groovy b/src/main/groovy/org/grails/gradle/plugin/publishing/GrailsPublishGradlePlugin.groovy
index fccf10b6..8dea8917 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/org/grails/gradle/plugin/publishing/GrailsPublishGradlePlugin.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/org/grails/gradle/plugin/publishing/GrailsPublishGradlePlugin.groovy
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ Note: if project properties are used, the properties must be defined prior to ap
         }
     }
 
-    private void addMavenPublishValidations(Project project, def mavenPublishUrl) {
+    protected void addMavenPublishValidations(Project project, def mavenPublishUrl) {
         project.plugins.withId(MAVEN_PUBLISH_PLUGIN_ID) {
             TaskProvider<? extends Task> publishTask = project.tasks.named("publish")
 
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ Note: if project properties are used, the properties must be defined prior to ap
         'plugin'
     }
 
-    private validateProjectState(Project project) {
+    protected validateProjectState(Project project) {
         if (!project.components) {
             throw new RuntimeException("Cannot apply Grails Publish Plugin. Project ${project.name} does not have any components to publish.")
         }