diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/google/zxing/qrcode/detector/FinderPatternFinder.java b/core/src/main/java/com/google/zxing/qrcode/detector/FinderPatternFinder.java
index 2f8bf6de5..2fe70c18c 100755
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/google/zxing/qrcode/detector/FinderPatternFinder.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/google/zxing/qrcode/detector/FinderPatternFinder.java
@@ -374,6 +374,15 @@ public class FinderPatternFinder {
     return foundPatternCross(stateCount) ? centerFromEnd(stateCount, j) : Float.NaN;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @deprecated only exists for backwards compatibility
+   * @see #handlePossibleCenter(int[], int, int)
+   */
+  @Deprecated
+  protected final boolean handlePossibleCenter(int[] stateCount, int i, int j, boolean pureBarcode) {
+    return handlePossibleCenter(stateCount, i, j);
+  }
+
   /**
    * <p>This is called when a horizontal scan finds a possible alignment pattern. It will
    * cross check with a vertical scan, and if successful, will, ah, cross-cross-check