diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/lower/LocalDeclarationsLowering.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/lower/LocalDeclarationsLowering.kt
index c7ba5027f9d..b6966c76644 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/lower/LocalDeclarationsLowering.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/lower/LocalDeclarationsLowering.kt
@@ -1078,3 +1078,8 @@ class LocalDeclarationsLowering(
 
 // Local inner classes capture anything through outer
 internal fun IrClass.isLocalNotInner(): Boolean = visibility == DescriptorVisibilities.LOCAL && !isInner
+
+// FIXME: This is used by Anvil compiler plugin, remove after Anvil update
+@Deprecated("Moved to IR Utils", level = DeprecationLevel.HIDDEN)
+val IrDeclaration.parents: Sequence<IrDeclarationParent>
+    get() = generateSequence(parent) { (it as? IrDeclaration)?.parent }