diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/Common/Inflector/Inflector.php b/lib/Doctrine/Common/Inflector/Inflector.php
index 0622d1fa..8028967c 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/Common/Inflector/Inflector.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/Common/Inflector/Inflector.php
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 /**
  * @deprecated
  */
-final class Inflector
+class Inflector
 {
     /**
      * @var LanguageInflectorFactory|null