diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/introduce/inplace/InplaceVariableIntroducer.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/introduce/inplace/InplaceVariableIntroducer.java
index 3e96ed59c611..1b111dc7ba8c 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/introduce/inplace/InplaceVariableIntroducer.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/introduce/inplace/InplaceVariableIntroducer.java
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ public abstract class InplaceVariableIntroducer<E extends PsiElement> extends In
     initOccurrencesMarkers();
   }
 
+  @Deprecated
+  public boolean performInplaceRename() {
+    return performInplaceRefactoring(null);
+  }
+  
   @Override
   protected boolean shouldSelectAll() {
     return true;