diff --git a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/containers/ConcurrentHashMap.java b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/containers/ConcurrentHashMap.java
index 40990891eb71..0982a45e0ec8 100644
--- a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/containers/ConcurrentHashMap.java
+++ b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/containers/ConcurrentHashMap.java
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.locks.LockSupport;
  * @since 1.5
  * @deprecated Use {@link ContainerUtil#newConcurrentMap()} instead
  */
-class ConcurrentHashMap<K, V> extends AbstractMap<K, V>
+public class ConcurrentHashMap<K, V> extends AbstractMap<K, V>
   implements ConcurrentMap<K, V>, TObjectHashingStrategy<K> {
 
     /*