diff --git a/collects/profj/to-scheme.ss b/collects/profj/to-scheme.ss
index 6d932d3353..f038d1aa5d 100644
--- a/collects/profj/to-scheme.ss
+++ b/collects/profj/to-scheme.ss
@@ -2257,7 +2257,7 @@
                                   (javaRuntime:nullError 'field)
                                   (send ,expr ,(translate-id field-string field-src)))
                              (build-src src))))
-           ((and (eq? (var-access-access access) 'private) (or (static-method) (inner-class)))
+           ((and (eq? (var-access-access access) 'private) #;(or (static-method) (inner-class)))
             (let* ((id (create-get-name field-string (var-access-class access)))
                    (getter `(send ,expr ,id ,expr))
                    (get-syntax  (if cant-be-null?
diff --git a/collects/tests/profj/advanced-tests.ss b/collects/tests/profj/advanced-tests.ss
index 171ad59a23..3f7c2ceb77 100644
--- a/collects/tests/profj/advanced-tests.ss
+++ b/collects/tests/profj/advanced-tests.ss
@@ -347,6 +347,16 @@ class WeeklyPlanner{
    (list (make-java-string "llo"))
    "Test of substring")
          
+  (interact-test
+   "class A2 {
+      private int a;
+      A2(int a) { this.a = a; }
+      int g(A2 b) { return b.a; }
+   }"
+   'advanced
+   (list "new A2(1).g(new A2(2))")
+   (list 2)
+   "Test of private field access")
   
   (report-test-results)