diff --git a/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/util/PlatformUtils.java b/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/util/PlatformUtils.java
index 2793dfda1e68..a9ee6a074235 100644
--- a/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/util/PlatformUtils.java
+++ b/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/util/PlatformUtils.java
@@ -116,9 +116,8 @@ public final class PlatformUtils {
   }
 
   /**
-   * @deprecated use other ways to customize behavior in different IDEs, see {@link com.jetbrains.cidr.PluginUtils CIDR-specific information}
+   * see {@link com.jetbrains.cidr.PluginUtils CIDR-specific information}
    */
-  @Deprecated
   public static boolean isAppCode() {
     return is(APPCODE_PREFIX);
   }
@@ -128,13 +127,15 @@ public final class PlatformUtils {
   }
 
   /**
-   * @deprecated use other ways to customize behavior in different IDEs, see {@link com.jetbrains.cidr.PluginUtils CIDR-specific information}
+   * see {@link com.jetbrains.cidr.PluginUtils CIDR-specific information}
    */
-  @Deprecated
   public static boolean isCLion() {
     return is(CLION_PREFIX);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * see {@link com.jetbrains.cidr.PluginUtils CIDR-specific information}
+   */
   public static boolean isCidr() {
     return isAppCode() || isCLion();
   }