diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/Controller.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/Controller.php
index b3c7f42c2ce27..156d7b4aab6c9 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/Controller.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/Controller.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
  *
  * @author Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
  */
-class Controller extends ContainerAware
+abstract class Controller extends ContainerAware
 {
     /**
      * Generates a URL from the given parameters.
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class Controller extends ContainerAware
      *
      * @see UrlGeneratorInterface
      */
-    public function generateUrl($route, $parameters = array(), $referenceType = UrlGeneratorInterface::ABSOLUTE_PATH)
+    protected function generateUrl($route, $parameters = array(), $referenceType = UrlGeneratorInterface::ABSOLUTE_PATH)
     {
         return $this->container->get('router')->generate($route, $parameters, $referenceType);
     }
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public function generateUrl($route, $parameters = array(), $referenceType = UrlG
      *
      * @return Response A Response instance
      */
-    public function forward($controller, array $path = array(), array $query = array())
+    protected function forward($controller, array $path = array(), array $query = array())
     {
         $path['_controller'] = $controller;
         $subRequest = $this->container->get('request_stack')->getCurrentRequest()->duplicate($query, null, $path);
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public function forward($controller, array $path = array(), array $query = array
      *
      * @return RedirectResponse
      */
-    public function redirect($url, $status = 302)
+    protected function redirect($url, $status = 302)
     {
         return new RedirectResponse($url, $status);
     }
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ protected function denyAccessUnlessGranted($attributes, $object = null, $message
      *
      * @return string The rendered view
      */
-    public function renderView($view, array $parameters = array())
+    protected function renderView($view, array $parameters = array())
     {
         return $this->container->get('templating')->render($view, $parameters);
     }
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ public function renderView($view, array $parameters = array())
      *
      * @return Response A Response instance
      */
-    public function render($view, array $parameters = array(), Response $response = null)
+    protected function render($view, array $parameters = array(), Response $response = null)
     {
         return $this->container->get('templating')->renderResponse($view, $parameters, $response);
     }
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ public function render($view, array $parameters = array(), Response $response =
      *
      * @return StreamedResponse A StreamedResponse instance
      */
-    public function stream($view, array $parameters = array(), StreamedResponse $response = null)
+    protected function stream($view, array $parameters = array(), StreamedResponse $response = null)
     {
         $templating = $this->container->get('templating');
 
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ public function stream($view, array $parameters = array(), StreamedResponse $res
      *
      * @return NotFoundHttpException
      */
-    public function createNotFoundException($message = 'Not Found', \Exception $previous = null)
+    protected function createNotFoundException($message = 'Not Found', \Exception $previous = null)
     {
         return new NotFoundHttpException($message, $previous);
     }
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ public function createNotFoundException($message = 'Not Found', \Exception $prev
      *
      * @return AccessDeniedException
      */
-    public function createAccessDeniedException($message = 'Access Denied', \Exception $previous = null)
+    protected function createAccessDeniedException($message = 'Access Denied', \Exception $previous = null)
     {
         return new AccessDeniedException($message, $previous);
     }
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ public function createAccessDeniedException($message = 'Access Denied', \Excepti
      *
      * @return Form
      */
-    public function createForm($type, $data = null, array $options = array())
+    protected function createForm($type, $data = null, array $options = array())
     {
         return $this->container->get('form.factory')->create($type, $data, $options);
     }
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ public function createForm($type, $data = null, array $options = array())
      *
      * @return FormBuilder
      */
-    public function createFormBuilder($data = null, array $options = array())
+    protected function createFormBuilder($data = null, array $options = array())
     {
         return $this->container->get('form.factory')->createBuilder('form', $data, $options);
     }
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ public function createFormBuilder($data = null, array $options = array())
      *             Symfony to inject the Request object into your controller
      *             method instead by type hinting it in the method's signature.
      */
-    public function getRequest()
+    protected function getRequest()
     {
         return $this->container->get('request_stack')->getCurrentRequest();
     }
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ public function getRequest()
      *
      * @throws \LogicException If DoctrineBundle is not available
      */
-    public function getDoctrine()
+    protected function getDoctrine()
     {
         if (!$this->container->has('doctrine')) {
             throw new \LogicException('The DoctrineBundle is not registered in your application.');
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ public function getDoctrine()
      *
      * @see Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Authentication\Token\TokenInterface::getUser()
      */
-    public function getUser()
+    protected function getUser()
     {
         if (!$this->container->has('security.context')) {
             throw new \LogicException('The SecurityBundle is not registered in your application.');
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ public function getUser()
      *
      * @return bool    true if the service id is defined, false otherwise
      */
-    public function has($id)
+    protected function has($id)
     {
         return $this->container->has($id);
     }
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ public function has($id)
      *
      * @return object The service
      */
-    public function get($id)
+    protected function get($id)
     {
         return $this->container->get($id);
     }