diff --git a/checkstyle.xml b/checkstyle.xml
index ed130dc1bda..fc6ce6380be 100644
--- a/checkstyle.xml
+++ b/checkstyle.xml
@@ -61,5 +61,6 @@
     <!-- Checks for class design                         -->
     <!-- See http://checkstyle.sf.net/config_design.html -->
     <module name="InterfaceIsType"/>
+    <module name="HideUtilityClassConstructor"/>
   </module>
 </module>
diff --git a/src/main/java/spoon/refactoring/Refactoring.java b/src/main/java/spoon/refactoring/Refactoring.java
index bc000fdab47..62a6bc7d1f0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/spoon/refactoring/Refactoring.java
+++ b/src/main/java/spoon/refactoring/Refactoring.java
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
  * Contains all methods to refactor code elements in the AST.
  */
 public final class Refactoring {
+	private Refactoring() { }
+
 	/**
 	 * Changes name of a type element.
 	 *