--- a/graal/com.oracle.truffle.codegen.processor/src/com/oracle/truffle/codegen/processor/node/NodeParser.java	Sat Apr 20 12:17:47 2013 +0200
+++ b/graal/com.oracle.truffle.codegen.processor/src/com/oracle/truffle/codegen/processor/node/NodeParser.java	Sat Apr 20 12:22:54 2013 +0200
@@ -128,16 +128,10 @@
         }
 
         AnnotationMirror methodNodes = Utils.findAnnotationMirror(processingEnv, templateType, NodeClass.class);
-
         if (methodNodes == null && !Utils.isAssignable(templateType.asType(), context.getTruffleTypes().getNode())) {
             return null; // not a node
         }
 
-        if (templateType.getModifiers().contains(Modifier.PRIVATE)) {
-            // TODO error message here!?
-            return null; // not visible, not a node
-        }
-
         List<TypeElement> lookupTypes = findSuperClasses(new ArrayList<TypeElement>(), templateType);
         Collections.reverse(lookupTypes);