diff --git a/core/descriptors.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/components/TypeUsage.kt b/core/descriptors.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/components/TypeUsage.kt
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2022 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the license/LICENSE.txt file.
+ */
+
+package org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.java.components
+
+typealias TypeUsage = org.jetbrains.kotlin.types.TypeUsage