diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/utils/Interval.java b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/utils/Interval.java
index b96a3d7a1d..335ef27f3a 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/utils/Interval.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/utils/Interval.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public class Interval<C, D>
         return create(min, max, null);
     }
 
-    public static <C, D> Interval<C, D> git gitcreate(C min, C max, D data)
+    public static <C, D> Interval<C, D> create(C min, C max, D data)
     {
         return new Interval(min, max, data);
     }