diff --git a/platform/projectModel-impl/src/com/intellij/core/CoreModule.java b/platform/projectModel-impl/src/com/intellij/core/CoreModule.java
index fc4645d60678..c98b86fab003 100644
--- a/platform/projectModel-impl/src/com/intellij/core/CoreModule.java
+++ b/platform/projectModel-impl/src/com/intellij/core/CoreModule.java
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@ public class CoreModule extends MockComponentManager implements ModuleEx {
     myProject = project;
     myPath = moduleFilePath;
 
-    //noinspection TestOnlyProblems
-    getExtensionArea()
-      .registerExtensionPoint(ModuleExtension.EP_NAME, ModuleExtension.class.getName(), ExtensionPoint.Kind.INTERFACE, parentDisposable);
     initModuleExtensions();
 
     final ModuleRootManagerImpl moduleRootManager =