diff --git a/jps/model-impl/src/org/jetbrains/jps/model/module/impl/JpsSdkReferenceRole.java b/jps/model-impl/src/org/jetbrains/jps/model/module/impl/JpsSdkReferenceRole.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bf75ba7d8eda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jps/model-impl/src/org/jetbrains/jps/model/module/impl/JpsSdkReferenceRole.java
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package org.jetbrains.jps.model.module.impl;
+
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import org.jetbrains.jps.model.JpsElement;
+import org.jetbrains.jps.model.impl.JpsElementChildRoleBase;
+import org.jetbrains.jps.model.library.sdk.JpsSdkReference;
+import org.jetbrains.jps.model.library.sdk.JpsSdkType;
+
+public class JpsSdkReferenceRole<P extends JpsElement> extends JpsElementChildRoleBase<JpsSdkReference<P>> {
+  private final JpsSdkType<P> myType;
+
+  public JpsSdkReferenceRole(@NotNull JpsSdkType<P> type) {
+    super("sdk reference " + type);
+    myType = type;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public int hashCode() {
+    return myType.hashCode();
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+    return obj instanceof JpsSdkReferenceRole && myType.equals(((JpsSdkReferenceRole)obj).myType);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/jps/model-impl/src/org/jetbrains/jps/model/module/impl/JpsSdkReferencesTableImpl.java b/jps/model-impl/src/org/jetbrains/jps/model/module/impl/JpsSdkReferencesTableImpl.java
index 0d06caea255b..15e4fa44a1ae 100644
--- a/jps/model-impl/src/org/jetbrains/jps/model/module/impl/JpsSdkReferencesTableImpl.java
+++ b/jps/model-impl/src/org/jetbrains/jps/model/module/impl/JpsSdkReferencesTableImpl.java
@@ -46,25 +46,6 @@ public class JpsSdkReferencesTableImpl extends JpsCompositeElementBase<JpsSdkRef
     return myContainer.getChild(new JpsSdkReferenceRole<P>(type));
   }
 
-  private static class JpsSdkReferenceRole<P extends JpsElement> extends JpsElementChildRoleBase<JpsSdkReference<P>> {
-    private final JpsSdkType<P> myType;
-
-    private JpsSdkReferenceRole(@NotNull JpsSdkType<P> type) {
-      super("sdk reference " + type);
-      myType = type;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public int hashCode() {
-      return myType.hashCode();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
-      return obj instanceof JpsSdkReferenceRole && myType.equals(((JpsSdkReferenceRole)obj).myType);
-    }
-  }
-
   private static class JpsSdkReferencesTableRole extends JpsElementChildRoleBase<JpsSdkReferencesTable> implements JpsElementCreator<JpsSdkReferencesTable> {
     public JpsSdkReferencesTableRole() {
       super("sdk references");