diff --git a/platform/statistics/src/com/intellij/internal/statistic/CollectUsagesException.java b/platform/statistics/src/com/intellij/internal/statistic/CollectUsagesException.java
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+// Copyright 2000-2020 JetBrains s.r.o. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+package com.intellij.internal.statistic;
+
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus;
+
+@Deprecated
+@ApiStatus.ScheduledForRemoval(inVersion = "2020.3")
+public class CollectUsagesException extends Exception {
+  public CollectUsagesException(String message) {
+    super(message);
+  }
+}