diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-lang-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/common/util/LangRecordParseUtil.java b/asterixdb/asterix-lang-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/common/util/LangRecordParseUtil.java
index 0b9c895..dfe4c7f 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-lang-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/common/util/LangRecordParseUtil.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-lang-common/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/lang/common/util/LangRecordParseUtil.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     private LangRecordParseUtil() {
     }
 
-    private static IAdmNode parseExpression(Expression expr) throws HyracksDataException, CompilationException {
+    public static IAdmNode parseExpression(Expression expr) throws HyracksDataException, CompilationException {
         switch (expr.getKind()) {
             case LITERAL_EXPRESSION:
                 return parseLiteral((LiteralExpr) expr);