diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/startup/impl/StartupManagerImpl.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/startup/impl/StartupManagerImpl.java
index 588fa800423f..ee0726699fae 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/startup/impl/StartupManagerImpl.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/startup/impl/StartupManagerImpl.java
@@ -15,16 +15,10 @@
  */
 package com.intellij.ide.startup.impl;
 
-import com.intellij.ide.BrowserUtil;
 import com.intellij.ide.caches.CacheUpdater;
 import com.intellij.ide.startup.StartupManagerEx;
-import com.intellij.notification.Notification;
-import com.intellij.notification.NotificationListener;
-import com.intellij.notification.NotificationType;
-import com.intellij.notification.Notifications;
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.Application;
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
-import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationNamesInfo;
 import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger;
 import com.intellij.openapi.extensions.Extensions;
 import com.intellij.openapi.progress.ProcessCanceledException;
@@ -32,7 +26,6 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.progress.ProgressIndicator;
 import com.intellij.openapi.progress.ProgressManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.*;
 import com.intellij.openapi.startup.StartupActivity;
-import com.intellij.openapi.util.SystemInfo;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.registry.Registry;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFileManager;
 import com.intellij.util.io.storage.HeavyProcessLatch;
@@ -40,7 +33,6 @@ import com.intellij.util.ui.UIUtil;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.TestOnly;
 
-import javax.swing.event.HyperlinkEvent;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
@@ -186,22 +178,6 @@ public class StartupManagerImpl extends StartupManagerEx {
       VirtualFileManager.getInstance().refresh(!app.isHeadlessEnvironment());
     }
 
-    if (SystemInfo.isMac && SystemInfo.isMacIntel64 && "10.6".compareTo(SystemInfo.OS_VERSION) <= 0) {
-      if (Registry.is("ide.firstStartup")) {
-        String productName = ApplicationNamesInfo.getInstance().getProductName();
-        Notification n =
-          new Notification(Notifications.SYSTEM_MESSAGES_GROUP_ID, "Optimization Hint", productName + " is now running in 64-bit mode.<br>" +
-                                                                                               "You may reduce memory consumption by running it in 32-bit mode. " +
-                                                                                               "<a href=\"http://devnet.jetbrains.net/docs/DOC-1232\">Click for details</a>", NotificationType.INFORMATION, new NotificationListener() {
-            @Override
-            public void hyperlinkUpdate(@NotNull Notification notification, @NotNull HyperlinkEvent event) {
-              BrowserUtil.launchBrowser(event.getURL().toString());
-            }
-          });
-        Notifications.Bus.notify(n, null);
-      }
-    }
-
     Registry.get("ide.firstStartup").setValue(false);
   }