diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/lucene/index/ExtendedIndexWriter.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/lucene/index/ExtendedIndexWriter.java
index babaa2887c..fc623486c1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/lucene/index/ExtendedIndexWriter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/lucene/index/ExtendedIndexWriter.java
@@ -6,15 +6,27 @@
 import org.apache.lucene.store.Directory;
 import org.apache.lucene.store.LockObtainFailedException;
 
+/**
+ * Hacky class.
+ * 
+ * @author cstamas
+ */
 public class ExtendedIndexWriter
     extends IndexWriter
 {
+    @Deprecated
     public ExtendedIndexWriter( Directory d, boolean autoCommit, Analyzer a, boolean create )
         throws CorruptIndexException, LockObtainFailedException, IOException
     {
         super( d, autoCommit, a, create );
     }
-    
+
+    public ExtendedIndexWriter( Directory d, Analyzer a, boolean create, MaxFieldLength mfl )
+        throws CorruptIndexException, LockObtainFailedException, IOException
+    {
+        super( d, a, create, mfl );
+    }
+
     public boolean hasUncommitedChanges()
     {
         return pendingCommit != null;