diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/annotate/GitAnnotationProvider.java b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/annotate/GitAnnotationProvider.java
index 816ca215af30..ffcf5ffb43d3 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/annotate/GitAnnotationProvider.java
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/annotate/GitAnnotationProvider.java
@@ -114,9 +114,6 @@ public class GitAnnotationProvider implements AnnotationProviderEx, VcsCacheable
   @NotNull
   @Override
   public FileAnnotation annotate(@NotNull final FilePath path, @NotNull final VcsRevisionNumber revision) throws VcsException {
-    setProgressIndicatorText(GitBundle.message("getting.history", path.getName()));
-    List<VcsFileRevision> revisions = GitHistoryUtils.history(myProject, path, null, revision);
-
     GitFileRevision fileRevision = new GitFileRevision(myProject, path, (GitRevisionNumber)revision);
     VcsVirtualFile file = new VcsVirtualFile(path.getPath(), fileRevision, VcsFileSystem.getInstance());