diff --git a/platform/indexing-api/src/com/intellij/psi/search/searches/ReferencesSearch.java b/platform/indexing-api/src/com/intellij/psi/search/searches/ReferencesSearch.java
index ce183fee50d9..e554647b5b06 100644
--- a/platform/indexing-api/src/com/intellij/psi/search/searches/ReferencesSearch.java
+++ b/platform/indexing-api/src/com/intellij/psi/search/searches/ReferencesSearch.java
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ public class ReferencesSearch extends ExtensibleQueryFactory<PsiReference, Refer
       return myElementToSearch;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Use {@link #getEffectiveSearchScope} instead
+     * @return
+     */
+    @Deprecated()
     public SearchScope getScope() {
       return myScope;
     }