diff --git a/platform/analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/reference/RefManagerImpl.java b/platform/analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/reference/RefManagerImpl.java
index 5e4db38b1a18..5b23973b7f46 100644
--- a/platform/analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/reference/RefManagerImpl.java
+++ b/platform/analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/reference/RefManagerImpl.java
@@ -761,9 +761,9 @@ public class RefManagerImpl extends RefManager {
     return getFromRefTableOrCache(element, factory, null);
   }
 
-  private @Nullable <T extends RefElement> T getFromRefTableOrCache(@NotNull PsiElement element,
-                                                                    @NotNull NullableFactory<? extends T> factory,
-                                                                    @Nullable Consumer<? super T> whenCached) {
+  public @Nullable <T extends RefElement> T getFromRefTableOrCache(@NotNull PsiElement element,
+                                                                   @NotNull NullableFactory<? extends T> factory,
+                                                                   @Nullable Consumer<? super T> whenCached) {
     PsiAnchor psiAnchor = createAnchor(element);
     //noinspection unchecked
     T result = (T)myRefTable.get(psiAnchor);