diff --git a/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/geb/AbstractGebLightTestCase.groovy b/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/geb/AbstractGebLightTestCase.groovy
index ac45518d7f49..6fb85ec7d106 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/geb/AbstractGebLightTestCase.groovy
+++ b/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/geb/AbstractGebLightTestCase.groovy
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.util.TestUtils
 /**
  * @author Sergey Evdokimov
  */
-class AbstractGebLightTestCase extends LightCodeInsightFixtureTestCase {
+abstract class AbstractGebLightTestCase extends LightCodeInsightFixtureTestCase {
 
   static descriptor = new GebProjectDescriptor()