diff --git a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/VirtualFile.java b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/VirtualFile.java
index 230204a158ac..9730fb25cbcd 100644
--- a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/VirtualFile.java
+++ b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/VirtualFile.java
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2000-2007 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ * Copyright 2000-2009 JetBrains s.r.o.
  *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
  *
- * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
+ *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ *  limitations under the License.
  */
 package com.intellij.openapi.vfs;
 
@@ -218,7 +218,6 @@ public abstract class VirtualFile extends UserDataHolderBase implements Modifica
    *
    * @return the parent file or <code>null</code> if this file is a root directory
    */
-  @Nullable
   public abstract VirtualFile getParent();
 
   /**