diff --git a/compiler/fir/java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/java/FirJavaFacade.kt b/compiler/fir/java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/java/FirJavaFacade.kt
index 00d27e4b12b..ac6d8cc9d7e 100644
--- a/compiler/fir/java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/java/FirJavaFacade.kt
+++ b/compiler/fir/java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/java/FirJavaFacade.kt
@@ -361,22 +361,11 @@ abstract class FirJavaFacade(
                 )
                 generateValueOfFunction(moduleData, classId.packageFqName, classId.relativeClassName)
                 generateEntriesGetter(moduleData, classId.packageFqName, classId.relativeClassName)
-                if (javaClassDeclaredConstructors.isEmpty()) {
-                    declarations += buildSyntheticConstructorForJavaClass(
-                        javaClass,
-                        classKind,
-                        constructorId = constructorId,
-                        ownerClassBuilder = this,
-                        valueParametersForAnnotationConstructor = null,
-                        moduleData = moduleData,
-                    )
-                }
             }
             if (classIsAnnotation) {
                 declarations +=
-                    buildSyntheticConstructorForJavaClass(
+                    buildConstructorForAnnotationClass(
                         javaClass,
-                        classKind,
                         constructorId = constructorId,
                         ownerClassBuilder = this,
                         valueParametersForAnnotationConstructor = valueParametersForAnnotationConstructor,
@@ -687,12 +676,11 @@ abstract class FirJavaFacade(
         }
     }
 
-    private fun buildSyntheticConstructorForJavaClass(
+    private fun buildConstructorForAnnotationClass(
         javaClass: JavaClass,
-        classKind: ClassKind,
         constructorId: CallableId,
         ownerClassBuilder: FirJavaClassBuilder,
-        valueParametersForAnnotationConstructor: ValueParametersForAnnotationConstructor?,
+        valueParametersForAnnotationConstructor: ValueParametersForAnnotationConstructor,
         moduleData: FirModuleData,
     ): FirJavaConstructor {
         return buildJavaConstructor {
@@ -700,12 +688,11 @@ abstract class FirJavaFacade(
             this.moduleData = moduleData
             isFromSource = javaClass.isFromSource
             symbol = FirConstructorSymbol(constructorId)
-            val visibility = if (classKind == ClassKind.ENUM_CLASS) Visibilities.Private else Visibilities.Public
-            status = FirResolvedDeclarationStatusImpl(visibility, Modality.FINAL, EffectiveVisibility.Public)
+            status = FirResolvedDeclarationStatusImpl(Visibilities.Public, Modality.FINAL, EffectiveVisibility.Public)
             returnTypeRef = buildResolvedTypeRef {
                 type = ownerClassBuilder.buildSelfTypeRef()
             }
-            valueParametersForAnnotationConstructor?.forEach { _, firValueParameter -> valueParameters += firValueParameter }
+            valueParametersForAnnotationConstructor.forEach { _, firValueParameter -> valueParameters += firValueParameter }
             isInner = false
             isPrimary = true
             annotationBuilder = { emptyList() }
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/enum/inheritanceFromEnum.fir.kt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/enum/inheritanceFromEnum.fir.kt
index 7f7a0cfcb3e..3f3824c8d59 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/enum/inheritanceFromEnum.fir.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/enum/inheritanceFromEnum.fir.kt
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ enum class MyEnum2() {}
 
 class MyClass(): <!FINAL_SUPERTYPE, INVISIBLE_REFERENCE!>MyEnum2<!>() {}
 
-class MyClass2(): <!FINAL_SUPERTYPE, INVISIBLE_REFERENCE!>MyJavaEnum<!>() {}
+class MyClass2(): <!FINAL_SUPERTYPE, UNRESOLVED_REFERENCE!>MyJavaEnum<!>() {}
diff --git a/compiler/testData/ir/irText/stubs/javaEnum.__JEnum.fir.ir.txt b/compiler/testData/ir/irText/stubs/javaEnum.__JEnum.fir.ir.txt
index 32895524cf5..70ce69add5a 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/ir/irText/stubs/javaEnum.__JEnum.fir.ir.txt
+++ b/compiler/testData/ir/irText/stubs/javaEnum.__JEnum.fir.ir.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 CLASS IR_EXTERNAL_JAVA_DECLARATION_STUB ENUM_CLASS name:JEnum modality:FINAL visibility:public superTypes:[kotlin.Enum<@[FlexibleNullability] <root>.JEnum?>]
   $this: VALUE_PARAMETER INSTANCE_RECEIVER name:<this> type:<root>.JEnum
-  CONSTRUCTOR IR_EXTERNAL_JAVA_DECLARATION_STUB visibility:private <> () returnType:<root>.JEnum [primary]
   ENUM_ENTRY IR_EXTERNAL_JAVA_DECLARATION_STUB name:ONE
   ENUM_ENTRY IR_EXTERNAL_JAVA_DECLARATION_STUB name:TWO
   ENUM_ENTRY IR_EXTERNAL_JAVA_DECLARATION_STUB name:THREE
diff --git a/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/annotations/AnnotatedEnumEntry.fir.txt b/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/annotations/AnnotatedEnumEntry.fir.txt
index a4a7d84a193..4d113202a5b 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/annotations/AnnotatedEnumEntry.fir.txt
+++ b/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/annotations/AnnotatedEnumEntry.fir.txt
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ public final enum class AnnotatedEnumEntry : R|kotlin/Enum<test/AnnotatedEnumEnt
     public final static val entries: R|kotlin/enums/EnumEntries<test/AnnotatedEnumEntry>|
         public get(): R|kotlin/enums/EnumEntries<test/AnnotatedEnumEntry>|
 
-    private constructor(): R|test/AnnotatedEnumEntry|
-
     public final annotation class Anno : R|kotlin/Annotation| {
         public constructor(value: R|kotlin/String|): R|test/AnnotatedEnumEntry.Anno|
 
diff --git a/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/annotations/CustomAnnotation.fir.txt b/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/annotations/CustomAnnotation.fir.txt
index 1515d3bf81d..30cbe047f13 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/annotations/CustomAnnotation.fir.txt
+++ b/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/annotations/CustomAnnotation.fir.txt
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ public abstract interface CustomAnnotation : R|kotlin/Any| {
         public final static val entries: R|kotlin/enums/EnumEntries<test/CustomAnnotation.MyEnum>|
             public get(): R|kotlin/enums/EnumEntries<test/CustomAnnotation.MyEnum>|
 
-        private constructor(): R|test/CustomAnnotation.MyEnum|
-
     }
     @R|test/CustomAnnotation.MyAnnotation|(value = R|test/CustomAnnotation.MyEnum.ONE|) public open class MyTest : R|kotlin/Any| {
         public constructor(): R|test/CustomAnnotation.MyTest|
diff --git a/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/annotations/EnumArgumentWithCustomToString.fir.txt b/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/annotations/EnumArgumentWithCustomToString.fir.txt
index e8be39507eb..06a0d7fd35d 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/annotations/EnumArgumentWithCustomToString.fir.txt
+++ b/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/annotations/EnumArgumentWithCustomToString.fir.txt
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ public open class EnumArgumentWithCustomToString : R|kotlin/Any| {
         public final static val entries: R|kotlin/enums/EnumEntries<test/EnumArgumentWithCustomToString.E>|
             public get(): R|kotlin/enums/EnumEntries<test/EnumArgumentWithCustomToString.E>|
 
-        private constructor(): R|test/EnumArgumentWithCustomToString.E|
-
     }
     public final annotation class EnumAnno : R|kotlin/Annotation| {
         public constructor(value: R|test/EnumArgumentWithCustomToString.E|): R|test/EnumArgumentWithCustomToString.EnumAnno|
diff --git a/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/annotations/NestedEnumArgument.fir.txt b/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/annotations/NestedEnumArgument.fir.txt
index a61477afccb..cfd785564c6 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/annotations/NestedEnumArgument.fir.txt
+++ b/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/annotations/NestedEnumArgument.fir.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,5 @@ public open class NestedEnumArgument : R|kotlin/Any| {
         public final static val entries: R|kotlin/enums/EnumEntries<test/NestedEnumArgument.E>|
             public get(): R|kotlin/enums/EnumEntries<test/NestedEnumArgument.E>|
 
-        private constructor(): R|test/NestedEnumArgument.E|
-
     }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/annotations/NestedEnumInAnnotation.fir.txt b/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/annotations/NestedEnumInAnnotation.fir.txt
index a5d65fba28c..842b8113688 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/annotations/NestedEnumInAnnotation.fir.txt
+++ b/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/annotations/NestedEnumInAnnotation.fir.txt
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ public final annotation class Api : R|kotlin/Annotation| {
         public final static val entries: R|kotlin/enums/EnumEntries<test/Api.Status>|
             public get(): R|kotlin/enums/EnumEntries<test/Api.Status>|
 
-        private constructor(): R|test/Api.Status|
-
     }
 }
 @R|test/Api|(status = R|test/Api.Status.Ok|) public open class NestedEnumInAnnotation : R|kotlin/Any| {
diff --git a/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/enum/EnumWithSpecializedEntry.fir.txt b/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/enum/EnumWithSpecializedEntry.fir.txt
index 8e700ab5a0a..c34a43742cf 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/enum/EnumWithSpecializedEntry.fir.txt
+++ b/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/enum/EnumWithSpecializedEntry.fir.txt
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ public final enum class EnumWithSpecializedEntry : R|kotlin/Enum<test/EnumWithSp
     public final static val entries: R|kotlin/enums/EnumEntries<test/EnumWithSpecializedEntry>|
         public get(): R|kotlin/enums/EnumEntries<test/EnumWithSpecializedEntry>|
 
-    private constructor(): R|test/EnumWithSpecializedEntry|
-
     public/*package*/ open class Nested : R|kotlin/Any| {
         public/*package*/ constructor(): R|test/EnumWithSpecializedEntry.Nested|
 
diff --git a/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/enum/JavaEnum.fir.txt b/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/enum/JavaEnum.fir.txt
index b623f44b925..3c7e25261b1 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/enum/JavaEnum.fir.txt
+++ b/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/enum/JavaEnum.fir.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,4 @@ public final enum class JavaEnum : R|kotlin/Enum<test/JavaEnum!>| {
     public final static val entries: R|kotlin/enums/EnumEntries<test/JavaEnum>|
         public get(): R|kotlin/enums/EnumEntries<test/JavaEnum>|
 
-    private constructor(): R|test/JavaEnum|
-
 }
diff --git a/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/static/Enum.fir.txt b/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/static/Enum.fir.txt
index de0158a1ff9..1b007faf349 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/static/Enum.fir.txt
+++ b/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/static/Enum.fir.txt
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ public final enum class Enum : R|kotlin/Enum<test/Enum!>| {
     public final static val entries: R|kotlin/enums/EnumEntries<test/Enum>|
         public get(): R|kotlin/enums/EnumEntries<test/Enum>|
 
-    private constructor(): R|test/Enum|
-
     public open inner class Inner : R|kotlin/Any| {
         public/*package*/ open fun bar(): R|kotlin/Unit|
 
diff --git a/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/static/StaticMembersInEnum.fir.txt b/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/static/StaticMembersInEnum.fir.txt
index 3a4324e308e..701f30f8fdd 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/static/StaticMembersInEnum.fir.txt
+++ b/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/static/StaticMembersInEnum.fir.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,4 @@ public final enum class StaticMembersInEnum : R|kotlin/Enum<test/StaticMembersIn
     public final static val entries: R|kotlin/enums/EnumEntries<test/StaticMembersInEnum>|
         public get(): R|kotlin/enums/EnumEntries<test/StaticMembersInEnum>|
 
-    private constructor(): R|test/StaticMembersInEnum|
-
 }