diff --git a/zookeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/zookeeper/server/CircularDependencyTest.java b/zookeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/zookeeper/server/CircularDependencyTest.java
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+++ b/zookeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/zookeeper/server/CircularDependencyTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package org.apache.zookeeper.server;
+
+public class CircularDependencyTest {
+    public int circularDependencyTest() {
+        return 111;
+    }
+}