diff --git a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/RetinaImage.java b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/RetinaImage.java
index 688b918571e0..6f735a5cd00f 100644
--- a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/RetinaImage.java
+++ b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/RetinaImage.java
@@ -42,6 +42,14 @@ public class RetinaImage { // [tav] todo: create HiDPIImage class
     return createFrom(image, 2, ImageLoader.ourComponent);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @deprecated use {@link #createFrom(Image, float, ImageObserver)} instead
+   */
+  @NotNull
+  public static Image createFrom(Image image, final int scale, ImageObserver observer) {
+    return createFrom(image, (float)scale, observer);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Creates a Retina-aware wrapper over a raw image.
    * The raw image should be provided in the specified scale.