diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi/KtPsiUtil.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi/KtPsiUtil.java
index b05b6b39309..6dc621be9ab 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi/KtPsiUtil.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi/KtPsiUtil.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import com.intellij.psi.tree.IElementType;
 import com.intellij.psi.tree.TokenSet;
 import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiTreeUtil;
 import com.intellij.util.codeInsight.CommentUtilCore;
-import com.intellij.util.containers.ContainerUtil;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Contract;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.impl.SyntheticFieldDescriptor;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.kdoc.psi.api.KDocElement;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.lexer.KtToken;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.lexer.KtTokens;
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.FqName;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.Name;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.SpecialNames;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.parsing.KotlinExpressionParsing;
@@ -161,23 +159,6 @@ public class KtPsiUtil {
         }
     }
 
-    /** @return <code>null</code> iff the tye has syntactic errors */
-    @Nullable
-    public static FqName toQualifiedName(@NotNull KtUserType userType) {
-        List<String> reversedNames = Lists.newArrayList();
-
-        KtUserType current = userType;
-        while (current != null) {
-            String name = current.getReferencedName();
-            if (name == null) return null;
-
-            reversedNames.add(name);
-            current = current.getQualifier();
-        }
-
-        return FqName.fromSegments(ContainerUtil.reverse(reversedNames));
-    }
-
     @Nullable
     public static Name getShortName(@NotNull KtAnnotationEntry annotation) {
         KtTypeReference typeReference = annotation.getTypeReference();
diff --git a/compiler/light-classes/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/asJava/KtLightClassForExplicitDeclaration.kt b/compiler/light-classes/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/asJava/KtLightClassForExplicitDeclaration.kt
index e4ebdf78a06..57143c2b1cf 100644
--- a/compiler/light-classes/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/asJava/KtLightClassForExplicitDeclaration.kt
+++ b/compiler/light-classes/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/asJava/KtLightClassForExplicitDeclaration.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.asJava
 
+import com.google.common.collect.Lists
 import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.Comparing
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.Key
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ import com.intellij.psi.stubs.StubElement
 import com.intellij.psi.util.CachedValue
 import com.intellij.psi.util.CachedValuesManager
 import com.intellij.util.IncorrectOperationException
+import com.intellij.util.containers.ContainerUtil
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NonNls
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.builtins.KotlinBuiltIns
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.binding.PsiCodegenPredictor
@@ -327,7 +329,7 @@ open class KtLightClassForExplicitDeclaration(
             val typeElement = typeReference.typeElement
             if (typeElement !is KtUserType) continue // If it's not a user type, it's definitely not a ref to deprecated
 
-            val fqName = KtPsiUtil.toQualifiedName(typeElement) ?: continue
+            val fqName = toQualifiedName(typeElement) ?: continue
 
             if (deprecatedFqName == fqName) return true
             if (deprecatedName == fqName.asString()) return true
@@ -335,6 +337,20 @@ open class KtLightClassForExplicitDeclaration(
         return false
     }
 
+    private fun toQualifiedName(userType: KtUserType): FqName? {
+        val reversedNames = Lists.newArrayList<String>()
+
+        var current: KtUserType? = userType
+        while (current != null) {
+            val name = current.referencedName ?: return null
+
+            reversedNames.add(name)
+            current = current.qualifier
+        }
+
+        return FqName.fromSegments(ContainerUtil.reverse(reversedNames))
+    }
+
     override fun isInterface(): Boolean {
         if (classOrObject !is KtClass) return false
         return classOrObject.isInterface() || classOrObject.isAnnotation()