diff --git a/java/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/fixtures/JavaCodeInsightFixtureTestCase.java b/java/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/fixtures/JavaCodeInsightFixtureTestCase.java
index 55e52d201c90..9c5e47c39ea4 100644
--- a/java/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/fixtures/JavaCodeInsightFixtureTestCase.java
+++ b/java/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/fixtures/JavaCodeInsightFixtureTestCase.java
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ public abstract class JavaCodeInsightFixtureTestCase extends UsefulTestCase{
 
   @Override
   protected void tearDown() throws Exception {
+    myModule = null;
     myFixture.tearDown();
     myFixture = null;
-    myModule = null;
     super.tearDown();
   }