diff --git a/python/pydevSrc/com/jetbrains/python/debugger/PyPositionConverter.java b/python/pydevSrc/com/jetbrains/python/debugger/PyPositionConverter.java
index 7032eedd7b2a..779c29dcb01c 100644
--- a/python/pydevSrc/com/jetbrains/python/debugger/PyPositionConverter.java
+++ b/python/pydevSrc/com/jetbrains/python/debugger/PyPositionConverter.java
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 
 public interface PyPositionConverter {
+  @Deprecated
+  @NotNull
+  PySourcePosition create(@NotNull final String file, final int line);
 
   /**
    * @param file filepath in position on Python side
@@ -14,14 +17,18 @@ public interface PyPositionConverter {
    * Python side, but also navigatable in the IDE editor.
    */
   @NotNull
-  PySourcePosition convertPythonToFrame(@NotNull final String file, final int line);
+  default PySourcePosition convertPythonToFrame(@NotNull final String file, final int line) {
+    return create(file, line);
+  }
 
   /**
    * @param position shown in Frames window
    * @return position on Python side
    */
   @NotNull
-  PySourcePosition convertFrameToPython(@NotNull PySourcePosition position);
+  default PySourcePosition convertFrameToPython(@NotNull PySourcePosition position) {
+    return position;
+  }
 
   /**
    * @param position source position in the IDE editor
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/debugger/PyLocalPositionConverter.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/debugger/PyLocalPositionConverter.java
index 65cdffde3a24..409daba07337 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/debugger/PyLocalPositionConverter.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/debugger/PyLocalPositionConverter.java
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ public class PyLocalPositionConverter implements PyPositionConverter {
     }
   }
 
+  @NotNull
+  @Override
+  public PySourcePosition create(@NotNull String file, int line) {
+    return convertPythonToFrame(file, line);
+  }
+
   @Override
   @NotNull
   public PySourcePosition convertPythonToFrame(@NotNull final String filePath, final int line) {