diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/api/java/StorageLevels.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/api/java/StorageLevels.java
index 95be655b119eb..404dc4281d876 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/api/java/StorageLevels.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/api/java/StorageLevels.java
@@ -34,9 +34,13 @@ public class StorageLevels {
   public static final StorageLevel MEMORY_AND_DISK_2 = new StorageLevel(true, true, false, true, 2);
   public static final StorageLevel MEMORY_AND_DISK_SER = new StorageLevel(true, true, false, false, 1);
   public static final StorageLevel MEMORY_AND_DISK_SER_2 = new StorageLevel(true, true, false, false, 2);
-	  
+
   public static final StorageLevel TACHYON = new StorageLevel(false, false, true, false, 1);
 
+  public static StorageLevel create(boolean useDisk, boolean useMemory, boolean deserialized, int replication) {
+    return StorageLevel.apply(useDisk, useMemory, false, deserialized, replication);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Create a new StorageLevel object.
    * @param useDisk saved to disk, if true