diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/Standard.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/Standard.kt
index 9d5e3328847..dd388800575 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/Standard.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/Standard.kt
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import java.util.ArrayList
 import java.util.Collection
 import java.util.HashSet
 import java.util.LinkedList
-import java.util.concurrent.Callable
 
 /**
 Helper to make jet.Iterator usable in for
@@ -79,12 +78,3 @@ public inline fun runnable(action: ()-> Unit): Runnable {
     }
 }
 
-/**
- * A helper method for creating a [[Callable]] from a function
- */
-public inline fun <T> callable(action: ()-> T): Callable<T> {
-    return object: Callable<T> {
-        public override fun call() = action()
-    }
-}
-
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/StandardJVM.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/StandardJVM.kt
index cf436cd2432..6986424b2e8 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/StandardJVM.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/StandardJVM.kt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import java.util.SortedSet
 import java.util.Comparator
 import java.io.PrintWriter
 import java.io.PrintStream
+import java.util.concurrent.Callable
 
 /**
  * Add iterated elements to a [[LinkedHashSet]] to preserve insertion order
@@ -44,3 +45,12 @@ public inline fun Throwable.printStackTrace(stream: PrintStream): Unit {
     jlt.printStackTrace(stream)
 }
 
+
+/**
+ * A helper method for creating a [[Callable]] from a function
+ */
+public inline fun <T> callable(action: ()-> T): Callable<T> {
+    return object: Callable<T> {
+        public override fun call() = action()
+    }
+}