diff --git a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/mvc/MvcModuleStructureSynchronizer.java b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/mvc/MvcModuleStructureSynchronizer.java
index a29e9d36f34d..b2d0257a31ff 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/mvc/MvcModuleStructureSynchronizer.java
+++ b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/mvc/MvcModuleStructureSynchronizer.java
@@ -349,7 +349,9 @@ public class MvcModuleStructureSynchronizer extends AbstractProjectComponent {
     SyncLibrariesInPluginsModule {
       @Override
       void doAction(Module module, MvcFramework framework) {
-        framework.syncSdkAndLibrariesInPluginsModule(module);
+        if (MvcModuleStructureUtil.isEnabledStructureUpdate()) {
+          framework.syncSdkAndLibrariesInPluginsModule(module);
+        }
       }
     },