diff --git a/platform/core-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/components/impl/ComponentManagerImpl.java b/platform/core-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/components/impl/ComponentManagerImpl.java
index 13dc3795266f..599ededa4f70 100644
--- a/platform/core-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/components/impl/ComponentManagerImpl.java
+++ b/platform/core-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/components/impl/ComponentManagerImpl.java
@@ -340,8 +340,8 @@ public abstract class ComponentManagerImpl extends UserDataHolderBase implements
     }
   }
 
-  @NotNull
-  protected ComponentConfig[] getMyComponentConfigsFromDescriptor(@NotNull IdeaPluginDescriptor plugin) {
+  @NotNull // used in upsource
+  public ComponentConfig[] getMyComponentConfigsFromDescriptor(@NotNull IdeaPluginDescriptor plugin) {
     return plugin.getAppComponents();
   }
 
diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/module/impl/ModuleImpl.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/module/impl/ModuleImpl.java
index d7429e3aa24d..9ffd8a6395f6 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/module/impl/ModuleImpl.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/module/impl/ModuleImpl.java
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ public class ModuleImpl extends PlatformComponentManagerImpl implements ModuleEx
 
   @NotNull
   @Override
-  protected ComponentConfig[] getMyComponentConfigsFromDescriptor(@NotNull IdeaPluginDescriptor plugin) {
+  public ComponentConfig[] getMyComponentConfigsFromDescriptor(@NotNull IdeaPluginDescriptor plugin) {
     return plugin.getModuleComponents();
   }
 
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/application/impl/ApplicationImpl.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/application/impl/ApplicationImpl.java
index 463b073cb751..4c10418bf5af 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/application/impl/ApplicationImpl.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/application/impl/ApplicationImpl.java
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ public class ApplicationImpl extends PlatformComponentManagerImpl implements App
 
   @NotNull
   @Override
-  protected ComponentConfig[] getMyComponentConfigsFromDescriptor(@NotNull IdeaPluginDescriptor plugin) {
+  public ComponentConfig[] getMyComponentConfigsFromDescriptor(@NotNull IdeaPluginDescriptor plugin) {
     return plugin.getAppComponents();
   }
 
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/project/impl/ProjectImpl.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/project/impl/ProjectImpl.java
index 7b9c39eee5c0..f4f41e08a448 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/project/impl/ProjectImpl.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/project/impl/ProjectImpl.java
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ public class ProjectImpl extends PlatformComponentManagerImpl implements Project
 
   @NotNull
   @Override
-  protected ComponentConfig[] getMyComponentConfigsFromDescriptor(@NotNull IdeaPluginDescriptor plugin) {
+  public ComponentConfig[] getMyComponentConfigsFromDescriptor(@NotNull IdeaPluginDescriptor plugin) {
     return plugin.getProjectComponents();
   }