diff --git a/compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/TypeDeserializer.java b/compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/TypeDeserializer.java
index 3850016bc52..f3b11c03e31 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/TypeDeserializer.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/TypeDeserializer.java
@@ -100,11 +100,6 @@ public class TypeDeserializer {
         }, STRONG);
     }
 
-    @NotNull
-    public DescriptorFinder getDescriptorFinder() {
-        return descriptorFinder;
-    }
-
     @Nullable
     public JetType typeOrNull(@Nullable ProtoBuf.Type proto) {
         if (proto == null) {