diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkConf.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkConf.scala
index 0e2d51f9e78dd..22e9c5e95631f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkConf.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkConf.scala
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ import org.apache.spark.util.Utils
  *
  * @param loadDefaults whether to also load values from Java system properties
  */
-class SparkConf private[spark] (loadDefaults: Boolean) extends Cloneable with Logging {
+class SparkConf(loadDefaults: Boolean) extends Cloneable with Logging {
 
   import SparkConf._