diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/com/siyeh/ig/junit/UseOfObsoleteAssertInspection.java b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/com/siyeh/ig/junit/UseOfObsoleteAssertInspection.java
index 0ad15de35b8e..1e1140e5590a 100644
--- a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/com/siyeh/ig/junit/UseOfObsoleteAssertInspection.java
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/com/siyeh/ig/junit/UseOfObsoleteAssertInspection.java
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public class UseOfObsoleteAssertInspection extends BaseInspection {
               importReference.bindToElement(newAssertClass);
             }
             else {
-              final PsiExpression importQExpression = ((PsiReferenceExpression)importReference).getQualifierExpression();
+              final PsiElement importQExpression = importReference.getQualifier();
               if (importQExpression instanceof PsiReferenceExpression) {
                 ((PsiReferenceExpression)importQExpression).bindToElement(newAssertClass);
               }