diff --git a/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/fixtures/impl/CodeInsightTestFixtureImpl.java b/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/fixtures/impl/CodeInsightTestFixtureImpl.java
index aa11d47f4b06..02ffd6732a85 100644
--- a/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/fixtures/impl/CodeInsightTestFixtureImpl.java
+++ b/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/fixtures/impl/CodeInsightTestFixtureImpl.java
@@ -1603,7 +1603,7 @@ public class CodeInsightTestFixtureImpl extends BaseFixture implements CodeInsig
   }
 
   @Nullable
-  private Editor createEditor(@NotNull VirtualFile file) {
+  protected Editor createEditor(@NotNull VirtualFile file) {
     final Project project = getProject();
     final FileEditorManager instance = FileEditorManager.getInstance(project);
     PsiDocumentManager.getInstance(getProject()).commitAllDocuments();