diff --git a/platform/inspect/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/InspectionApplicationBase.java b/platform/inspect/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/InspectionApplicationBase.java
index 646a1022f099..70439619f2a8 100644
--- a/platform/inspect/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/InspectionApplicationBase.java
+++ b/platform/inspect/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/InspectionApplicationBase.java
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public class InspectionApplicationBase implements CommandLineInspectionProgressR
 
   String myTargets;
   public boolean myErrorCodeRequired = true;
-  protected String myScopePattern;
+  String myScopePattern;
 
   public void startup() {
     if (myProjectPath == null) {
@@ -276,11 +276,6 @@ public class InspectionApplicationBase implements CommandLineInspectionProgressR
   }
 
   protected @Nullable SearchScope getSearchScope(@NotNull Project project) throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
-
-    if (myAnalyzeChanges) {
-      return getSearchScopeFromChangedFiles(project);
-    }
-
     if (myScopePattern != null) {
       try {
         PackageSet packageSet = PackageSetFactory.getInstance().compile(myScopePattern);
@@ -313,14 +308,6 @@ public class InspectionApplicationBase implements CommandLineInspectionProgressR
     return namedScope != null ? GlobalSearchScopesCore.filterScope(project, namedScope) : GlobalSearchScope.projectScope(project);
   }
 
-  public @NotNull SearchScope getSearchScopeFromChangedFiles(@NotNull Project project) throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
-    List<VirtualFile> files = getChangedFiles(project);
-    for (VirtualFile file : files) {
-      reportMessage(0, "modified file: " + file.getPath());
-    }
-    return GlobalSearchScope.filesWithoutLibrariesScope(project, files);
-  }
-
   private static void addRootChangesListener(Disposable parentDisposable, InspectionsReportConverter reportConverter) {
     MessageBusConnection applicationBus = ApplicationManager.getApplication().getMessageBus().connect(parentDisposable);
     applicationBus.subscribe(ProjectManager.TOPIC, new ProjectManagerListener() {