diff --git a/compiler/test-resources/repl/i1370 b/compiler/test-resources/repl/i1370
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+scala> object Lives { class Private { def foo1: Any = new Private.C1; def foo2: Any = new Private.C2 };  object Private { class C1 private {}; private class C2 {} } }
+1 | object Lives { class Private { def foo1: Any = new Private.C1; def foo2: Any = new Private.C2 };  object Private { class C1 private {}; private class C2 {} } }
+  |                                                    ^^^^^^^^^^
+  |constructor C1 cannot be accessed as a member of Lives.Private.C1 from class Private.