diff --git a/sablecc-runtime/src/main/java/de/hhu/stups/sablecc/patch/PositionedNode.java b/sablecc-runtime/src/main/java/de/hhu/stups/sablecc/patch/PositionedNode.java
index ecd166a31137caa55efe5b44169d03c95126f039..0a4b9af4ae40e31cc8f304639f3b066bce15ae92 100644
--- a/sablecc-runtime/src/main/java/de/hhu/stups/sablecc/patch/PositionedNode.java
+++ b/sablecc-runtime/src/main/java/de/hhu/stups/sablecc/patch/PositionedNode.java
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ public class PositionedNode {
     this(null, null);
   }
 
+  @Deprecated
+  public PositionedNode(final PositionedNode node) {
+    this(node.startPos, node.endPos);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Copies the {@link SourcePosition}s from the given node to this node.
    * This is an internal helper method for use in {@link Object#clone()} implementations.