diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/collections/AbstractIterator.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/collections/AbstractIterator.kt
index 1c078b0afd4..d0692015fd2 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/collections/AbstractIterator.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/collections/AbstractIterator.kt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ private enum class State {
  * A base class to simplify implementing iterators so that implementations only have to implement [computeNext]
  * to implement the iterator, calling [done] when the iteration is complete.
  */
-deprecated public abstract class AbstractIterator<T>: Iterator<T> {
+public abstract class AbstractIterator<T>: Iterator<T> {
     private var state = State.NotReady
     private var nextValue: T? = null