diff --git a/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/isAnnotatedAsHidden.kt b/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/isAnnotatedAsHidden.kt
index a88716803c2..e434b8c2027 100644
--- a/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/isAnnotatedAsHidden.kt
+++ b/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/isAnnotatedAsHidden.kt
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.descriptorUtil
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.DeclarationDescriptor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.FqName
 
-// we put this into separate file to avoid using reflection inside reflection
-private val HIDDEN_ANNOTATION_FQ_NAME = FqName(HiddenDeclaration::class.qualifiedName!!)
+private val HIDDEN_ANNOTATION_FQ_NAME = FqName("kotlin.HiddenDeclaration")
 
-public fun DeclarationDescriptor.isAnnotatedAsHidden(): Boolean = annotations.findAnnotation(HIDDEN_ANNOTATION_FQ_NAME) != null
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+public fun DeclarationDescriptor.isAnnotatedAsHidden(): Boolean = annotations.findAnnotation(HIDDEN_ANNOTATION_FQ_NAME) != null