diff --git a/source/com/intellij/refactoring/safeDelete/SafeDeleteProcessor.java b/source/com/intellij/refactoring/safeDelete/SafeDeleteProcessor.java
index 9d7178ede9ae..13df1343cc0c 100644
--- a/source/com/intellij/refactoring/safeDelete/SafeDeleteProcessor.java
+++ b/source/com/intellij/refactoring/safeDelete/SafeDeleteProcessor.java
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@ public class SafeDeleteProcessor extends BaseRefactoringProcessor {
   }
 
   private void findClassUsages(final PsiClass psiClass, ArrayList<UsageInfo> usages) {
+    final boolean justPrivates = containsOnlyPrivates(psiClass);
     PsiManager manager = psiClass.getManager();
     GlobalSearchScope projectScope = GlobalSearchScope.projectScope(myProject);
     final PsiReference[] references = manager.getSearchHelper().findReferences(psiClass, projectScope, false);
@@ -379,6 +380,19 @@ public class SafeDeleteProcessor extends BaseRefactoringProcessor {
 
       if (!isInside(element, myElements)) {
         PsiElement parent = element.getParent();
+        if (parent instanceof PsiReferenceList) {
+          final PsiElement pparent = parent.getParent();
+          if (pparent instanceof PsiClass) {
+            final PsiClass inheritor = ((PsiClass)pparent);
+            //If psiClass contains only private members, then it is safe to remove it and change inheritor's extends/implements accordingly
+            if (justPrivates) {
+              if (parent.equals(inheritor.getExtendsList()) || parent.equals(inheritor.getImplementsList())) {
+                usages.add(new SafeDeleteExtendsClassUsageInfo((PsiJavaCodeReferenceElement)element, psiClass, inheritor));
+                continue;
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
         usages.add(new SafeDeleteReferenceSimpleDeleteUsageInfo(parent, psiClass, parent instanceof PsiImportStatement));
       }
     }
@@ -386,6 +400,25 @@ public class SafeDeleteProcessor extends BaseRefactoringProcessor {
     addNonCodeUsages(psiClass, usages, myInsideDeletedElements);
   }
 
+  private boolean containsOnlyPrivates(final PsiClass aClass) {
+    final PsiField[] fields = aClass.getFields();
+    for (int i = 0; i < fields.length; i++) {
+      if (!fields[i].hasModifierProperty(PsiModifier.PRIVATE)) return false;
+    }
+
+    final PsiMethod[] methods = aClass.getMethods();
+    for (int i = 0; i < methods.length; i++) {
+      if (!methods[i].hasModifierProperty(PsiModifier.PRIVATE)) return false;
+    }
+
+    final PsiClass[] inners = aClass.getInnerClasses();
+    for (int i = 0; i < inners.length; i++) {
+      if (!inners[i].hasModifierProperty(PsiModifier.PRIVATE)) return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+  }
+
   private void findMethodUsages(PsiMethod psiMethod, ArrayList<UsageInfo> usages) {
     PsiManager manager = psiMethod.getManager();
     final PsiSearchHelper searchHelper = manager.getSearchHelper();
diff --git a/source/com/intellij/refactoring/safeDelete/usageInfo/SafeDeleteExtendsClassUsageInfo.java b/source/com/intellij/refactoring/safeDelete/usageInfo/SafeDeleteExtendsClassUsageInfo.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..196023ccacb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/com/intellij/refactoring/safeDelete/usageInfo/SafeDeleteExtendsClassUsageInfo.java
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+package com.intellij.refactoring.safeDelete.usageInfo;
+
+import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger;
+import com.intellij.psi.PsiClass;
+import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement;
+import com.intellij.psi.PsiJavaCodeReferenceElement;
+import com.intellij.psi.PsiReferenceList;
+import com.intellij.util.IncorrectOperationException;
+
+/**
+ * @author ven
+ */
+public class SafeDeleteExtendsClassUsageInfo extends SafeDeleteReferenceUsageInfo {
+  private static final Logger LOG = Logger.getInstance("#com.intellij.refactoring.safeDelete.usageInfo.SafeDeleteExtendsClassUsageInfo");
+  private final PsiClass myExtendingClass;
+
+  public SafeDeleteExtendsClassUsageInfo(final PsiJavaCodeReferenceElement reference, PsiClass refClass, PsiClass extendingClass) {
+    super(reference, refClass, true);
+    myExtendingClass = extendingClass;
+  }
+
+  public PsiClass getReferencedElement() {
+    return (PsiClass)super.getReferencedElement();
+  }
+
+  public void deleteElement() throws IncorrectOperationException {
+    final PsiElement parent = getElement().getParent();
+    LOG.assertTrue(parent instanceof PsiReferenceList);
+    final PsiClass refClass = getReferencedElement();
+    final PsiReferenceList extendsList = refClass.getExtendsList();
+    if (extendsList != null) {
+      final PsiJavaCodeReferenceElement[] referenceElements = extendsList.getReferenceElements();
+      final PsiReferenceList listToAddExtends = refClass.isInterface() == myExtendingClass.isInterface() ? myExtendingClass.getExtendsList() :
+                                                myExtendingClass.getImplementsList();
+      for (int i = 0; i < referenceElements.length; i++) {
+        listToAddExtends.add(referenceElements[i]);
+      }
+    }
+
+    final PsiReferenceList implementsList = refClass.getImplementsList();
+    if (implementsList != null) {
+      final PsiJavaCodeReferenceElement[] referenceElements = implementsList.getReferenceElements();
+      for (int i = 0; i < referenceElements.length; i++) {
+        myExtendingClass.getImplementsList().add(referenceElements[i]);
+      }
+    }
+
+    getElement().delete();
+  }
+
+  public boolean isSafeDelete() {
+    final PsiClass refClass = getReferencedElement();
+    if (refClass.getExtendsListTypes().length > 0) {
+      final PsiReferenceList listToAddExtends = refClass.isInterface() == myExtendingClass.isInterface() ? myExtendingClass.getExtendsList() :
+                                                myExtendingClass.getImplementsList();
+      if (listToAddExtends == null) return false;
+    }
+
+    if (refClass.getImplementsListTypes().length > 0) {
+      if (myExtendingClass.getImplementsList() == null) return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+  }
+}