diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/PostHighlightingPass.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/PostHighlightingPass.java
index 65db0bdae690..62e6e4f75e71 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/PostHighlightingPass.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/PostHighlightingPass.java
@@ -484,9 +484,9 @@ public class PostHighlightingPass extends TextEditorHighlightingPass {
     HighlightInfoType highlightInfoType = HighlightInfoType.UNUSED_SYMBOL;
     HighlightDisplayKey highlightDisplayKey = myUnusedSymbolKey;
 
+    if (HighlightMethodUtil.isSerializationRelatedMethod(method, containingClass)) return null;
     if (isPrivate) {
-      if (HighlightMethodUtil.isSerializationRelatedMethod(method, containingClass) ||
-          isIntentionalPrivateConstructor(method, containingClass)) {
+      if (isIntentionalPrivateConstructor(method, containingClass)) {
         return null;
       }
       if (isImplicitUsage(method, progress)) {