Some constants get cut out from the apk which causes an error in runtime

Question

An Android I have compiles well but at runtime it throws an error:

Fatal error: android.os.Build$VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP
    java.lang.NoSuchFieldError: android.os.Build$VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP

For this code:

if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT_WATCH) {
  //....
}


if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
  //.....

The similar error gets thrown for Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT_WATCH.

These constants do exist when I click on them in IDE but I believe they somehow get cut out from the result apk.