diff --git a/compiler/light-classes/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/asJava/classes/KtLightClassForSourceDeclaration.kt b/compiler/light-classes/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/asJava/classes/KtLightClassForSourceDeclaration.kt
index b28d2fcd2d6..d51959a0849 100644
--- a/compiler/light-classes/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/asJava/classes/KtLightClassForSourceDeclaration.kt
+++ b/compiler/light-classes/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/asJava/classes/KtLightClassForSourceDeclaration.kt
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ abstract class KtLightClassForSourceDeclaration(protected val classOrObject: KtC
                             .create(createNoCache(classOrObject), OUT_OF_CODE_BLOCK_MODIFICATION_COUNT)
                 }
 
-        private fun createNoCache(classOrObject: KtClassOrObject): KtLightClassForSourceDeclaration? {
+        fun createNoCache(classOrObject: KtClassOrObject): KtLightClassForSourceDeclaration? {
             if (classOrObject.hasExpectModifier()) {
                 return null
             }
diff --git a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/lightClasses/LightClassEqualsTest.java b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/lightClasses/LightClassEqualsTest.java
index 36a63793a16..98a6242578a 100644
--- a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/lightClasses/LightClassEqualsTest.java
+++ b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/lightClasses/LightClassEqualsTest.java
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.test.KotlinLightCodeInsightFixtureTestCase;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.test.KotlinWithJdkAndRuntimeLightProjectDescriptor;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtClassOrObject;
 
-import static org.jetbrains.kotlin.asJava.LightClassUtilsKt.toLightClass;
-
 public class LightClassEqualsTest extends KotlinLightCodeInsightFixtureTestCase {
     @NotNull
     @Override
@@ -59,8 +57,8 @@ public class LightClassEqualsTest extends KotlinLightCodeInsightFixtureTestCase
     private static void doTestEquals(@Nullable KtClassOrObject origin) {
         assertNotNull(origin);
 
-        PsiClass lightClass1 = toLightClass(origin);
-        PsiClass lightClass2 = toLightClass(origin);
+        PsiClass lightClass1 = KtLightClassForSourceDeclaration.Companion.createNoCache(origin);
+        PsiClass lightClass2 = KtLightClassForSourceDeclaration.Companion.createNoCache(origin);
         assertNotNull(lightClass1);
         assertNotNull(lightClass2);