diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/impl/MutableClassDescriptor.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/impl/MutableClassDescriptor.java
index 392af8fdecf..8b79f4ea971 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/impl/MutableClassDescriptor.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/impl/MutableClassDescriptor.java
@@ -239,19 +239,15 @@ public class MutableClassDescriptor extends ClassDescriptorBase implements Class
         return scopeForMemberResolution;
     }
 
-    private WritableScope getWritableScopeForInitializers() {
+    @Override
+    @NotNull
+    public JetScope getScopeForInitializerResolution() {
         if (scopeForInitializers == null) {
             throw new IllegalStateException("Scope for initializers queried before the primary constructor is set");
         }
         return scopeForInitializers;
     }
 
-    @Override
-    @NotNull
-    public JetScope getScopeForInitializerResolution() {
-        return getWritableScopeForInitializers();
-    }
-
     private void setUpScopeForInitializers(@NotNull DeclarationDescriptor containingDeclaration) {
         this.scopeForInitializers = new WritableScopeImpl(
                 scopeForMemberResolution, containingDeclaration, RedeclarationHandler.DO_NOTHING, "Initializers")