diff --git a/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/resolve/graphInference/constraints/SubtypingConstraint.java b/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/resolve/graphInference/constraints/SubtypingConstraint.java
index 30445757cdb9..178d57b7c17c 100644
--- a/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/resolve/graphInference/constraints/SubtypingConstraint.java
+++ b/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/resolve/graphInference/constraints/SubtypingConstraint.java
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ public class SubtypingConstraint implements ConstraintFormula {
 
     SubtypingConstraint that = (SubtypingConstraint)o;
 
-    if ( myS instanceof PsiCapturedWildcardType && myS != that.myS) return false;
-
     if (myS != null ? !myS.equals(that.myS) : that.myS != null) return false;
     if (myT != null ? !myT.equals(that.myT) : that.myT != null) return false;
 
diff --git a/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/resolve/graphInference/constraints/TypeEqualityConstraint.java b/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/resolve/graphInference/constraints/TypeEqualityConstraint.java
index 03b20b3fb443..f3fc0c725b12 100644
--- a/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/resolve/graphInference/constraints/TypeEqualityConstraint.java
+++ b/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/resolve/graphInference/constraints/TypeEqualityConstraint.java
@@ -109,11 +109,6 @@ public class TypeEqualityConstraint implements ConstraintFormula {
       return true;
     }
 
-    if (myT instanceof PsiCapturedWildcardType && myS instanceof PsiCapturedWildcardType) {
-      return new TypeEqualityConstraint(((PsiCapturedWildcardType)myT).getWildcard(), 
-                                        ((PsiCapturedWildcardType)myS).getWildcard()).reduce(session, constraints);
-    }
-
     return false;
   }
 
@@ -130,9 +125,6 @@ public class TypeEqualityConstraint implements ConstraintFormula {
 
     TypeEqualityConstraint that = (TypeEqualityConstraint)o;
 
-    if (myS instanceof PsiCapturedWildcardType && myS != that.myS) return false;
-    if (myT instanceof PsiCapturedWildcardType && myT != that.myT) return false;
-
     if (myS != null ? !myS.equals(that.myS) : that.myS != null) return false;
     if (myT != null ? !myT.equals(that.myT) : that.myT != null) return false;