diff --git a/mllib/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/mllib/linalg/Vectors.scala b/mllib/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/mllib/linalg/Vectors.scala
index c818a0b9c3e43e5a6be69197861a9d2338103674..77b3e8c714997b350625806fd16da2780835fc5f 100644
--- a/mllib/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/mllib/linalg/Vectors.scala
+++ b/mllib/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/mllib/linalg/Vectors.scala
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ trait Vector extends Serializable {
    * Gets the value of the ith element.
    * @param i index
    */
-  private[mllib] def apply(i: Int): Double = toBreeze(i)
+  def apply(i: Int): Double = toBreeze(i)
 }
 
 /**