diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/crypto/DeterministicKey.java b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/crypto/DeterministicKey.java
index b91438cda..a4b2c858a 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/crypto/DeterministicKey.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/crypto/DeterministicKey.java
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public class DeterministicKey extends ECKey {
      * information about its parent key.  Invoked when deserializing, but otherwise not something that
      * you normally should use.
      */
-    private DeterministicKey(ImmutableList<ChildNumber> childNumberPath,
+    public DeterministicKey(ImmutableList<ChildNumber> childNumberPath,
                             byte[] chainCode,
                             LazyECPoint publicAsPoint,
                             @Nullable DeterministicKey parent,
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ public class DeterministicKey extends ECKey {
      * information about its parent key.  Invoked when deserializing, but otherwise not something that
      * you normally should use.
      */
-    private DeterministicKey(ImmutableList<ChildNumber> childNumberPath,
+    public DeterministicKey(ImmutableList<ChildNumber> childNumberPath,
                             byte[] chainCode,
                             BigInteger priv,
                             @Nullable DeterministicKey parent,