diff --git a/java/java-impl/BUILD.bazel b/java/java-impl/BUILD.bazel
index 86dc55e02659..f23a0c2435bb 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/java/java-impl/BUILD.bazel
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ jvm_library(
     "//libraries/kotlinx/serialization/core",
   ],
   exports = [
+    "//java/openapi:java",
     "//platform/lang-impl",
     "//java/java-psi-impl:psi-impl",
     "//java/java-frontback-impl:frontback-impl",
@@ -226,6 +227,7 @@ jvm_library(
     "//libraries/kotlinx/serialization/core",
   ],
   exports = [
+    "//java/openapi:java",
     "//platform/lang-impl",
     "//java/java-psi-impl:psi-impl",
     "//java/java-frontback-impl:frontback-impl",
diff --git a/java/java-impl/intellij.java.impl.iml b/java/java-impl/intellij.java.impl.iml
index bcfcf6949a65..e5b155bc15d1 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/intellij.java.impl.iml
+++ b/java/java-impl/intellij.java.impl.iml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.platform.structureView.impl" />
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.platform.usageView.impl" />
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.platform.util" />
-    <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.java" />
+    <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.java" exported="" />
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.libraries.oro.matcher" />
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.xml.impl" />
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.java.rt" />
diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/module/JavaModuleType.java b/java/openapi/src/com/intellij/openapi/module/JavaModuleType.java
similarity index 87%
rename from java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/module/JavaModuleType.java
rename to java/openapi/src/com/intellij/openapi/module/JavaModuleType.java
index dcf82a7e6ee4..c270d2ee7876 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/module/JavaModuleType.java
+++ b/java/openapi/src/com/intellij/openapi/module/JavaModuleType.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2000-2024 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
+// Copyright 2000-2025 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
 package com.intellij.openapi.module;
 
 import com.intellij.icons.AllIcons;
@@ -9,16 +9,11 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.projectRoots.Sdk;
 import com.intellij.openapi.roots.ModuleRootManager;
 import com.intellij.psi.CommonClassNames;
 import com.intellij.psi.JavaPsiFacade;
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nls;
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.NonNls;
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.*;
 import org.jetbrains.jps.model.java.JavaModuleSourceRootTypes;
 
 import javax.swing.*;
 
-import static com.intellij.workspaceModel.ide.legacyBridge.impl.java.JavaModuleTypeUtils.JAVA_MODULE_ENTITY_TYPE_ID_NAME;
-
 public class JavaModuleType extends ModuleType<JavaModuleBuilder> {
   public static ModuleType<?> getModuleType() {
     return ModuleTypeManager.getInstance().findByID(JAVA_MODULE_ENTITY_TYPE_ID_NAME);
@@ -27,10 +22,14 @@ public class JavaModuleType extends ModuleType<JavaModuleBuilder> {
   public static final String JAVA_GROUP = "Java";
   public static final String BUILD_TOOLS_GROUP = "Build Tools";
 
+  public static final String JAVA_MODULE_ENTITY_TYPE_ID_NAME = "JAVA_MODULE";
+
+  @ApiStatus.Internal
   public JavaModuleType() {
     this(JAVA_MODULE_ENTITY_TYPE_ID_NAME);
   }
 
+  @ApiStatus.Internal
   protected JavaModuleType(@NonNls String id) {
     super(id);
   }
diff --git a/java/openapi/src/com/intellij/openapi/module/StdModuleTypes.java b/java/openapi/src/com/intellij/openapi/module/StdModuleTypes.java
index 586c71ff5297..49e0a4c46dc4 100644
--- a/java/openapi/src/com/intellij/openapi/module/StdModuleTypes.java
+++ b/java/openapi/src/com/intellij/openapi/module/StdModuleTypes.java
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ public final class StdModuleTypes {
 
   static {
     try {
-      //noinspection unchecked
-      JAVA = (ModuleType<JavaModuleBuilder>)Class.forName("com.intellij.openapi.module.JavaModuleType").newInstance();
+      JAVA = new JavaModuleType();
     }
     catch (Exception e) {
       throw new IllegalArgumentException(e);
diff --git a/java/testFramework/BUILD.bazel b/java/testFramework/BUILD.bazel
index 7306bc0ee2f0..ee8db9d9335c 100644
--- a/java/testFramework/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/java/testFramework/BUILD.bazel
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ jvm_library(
     "//java/testFramework/backend",
   ],
   exports = [
+    "//java/openapi:java",
     "//java/testFramework/shared",
     "//platform/util",
     "//platform/lang-api:lang",
diff --git a/java/testFramework/intellij.java.testFramework.iml b/java/testFramework/intellij.java.testFramework.iml
index 03557a896243..700213d0b223 100644
--- a/java/testFramework/intellij.java.testFramework.iml
+++ b/java/testFramework/intellij.java.testFramework.iml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     </content>
     <orderEntry type="inheritedJdk" />
     <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
-    <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.java" />
+    <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.java" exported="" />
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.java.testFramework.shared" exported="" />
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.platform.analysis" />
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.platform.codeStyle" />