diff --git a/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/application/actions.kt b/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/application/actions.kt
index 3e261b53e672..a2c5ed624c1c 100644
--- a/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/application/actions.kt
+++ b/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/application/actions.kt
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ fun <T> runUndoTransparentWriteAction(runnable: () -> T): T {
 /**
  * Use [readAction].
  */
-@Obsolete
 fun <T> runReadAction(runnable: () -> T): T {
   return ApplicationManager.getApplication().runReadAction(Computable(runnable))
 }