diff --git a/parse/src/main/java/com/parse/Parse.java b/parse/src/main/java/com/parse/Parse.java
index 0887cb847..e2f082c04 100644
--- a/parse/src/main/java/com/parse/Parse.java
+++ b/parse/src/main/java/com/parse/Parse.java
@@ -191,7 +191,12 @@ public Void then(Task<Void> task) {
         }
     }
 
-    static void destroy() {
+    /**
+     * Destroys this client and erases its local data store.
+     * Calling this after {@code Parse.initialize} allows you to re-initialize this client
+     * with a new configuration.
+     */
+    public static void destroy() {
         ParseObject.unregisterParseSubclasses();
 
         ParseEventuallyQueue queue;