diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/commands/GitHandler.java b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/commands/GitHandler.java
index 3357e4dc4da8..c3ea76760614 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/commands/GitHandler.java
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/commands/GitHandler.java
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ public abstract class GitHandler {
   protected GitHandler(@NotNull Project project, @NotNull File directory, @NotNull GitCommand command) {
     myProject = project;
     myCommand = command;
-    mySettings = GitVcsSettings.getInstanceChecked(project);
+    mySettings = GitVcsSettings.getInstance(project);
     myEnv = new HashMap<String, String>(System.getenv());
     if (!myEnv.containsKey("HOME")) {
       String home = System.getProperty("user.home");
diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/config/GitVcsSettings.java b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/config/GitVcsSettings.java
index fca030c625ec..b60af7302e44 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/config/GitVcsSettings.java
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/config/GitVcsSettings.java
@@ -15,14 +15,11 @@
  */
 package git4idea.config;
 
-import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.components.PersistentStateComponent;
 import com.intellij.openapi.components.ServiceManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.components.State;
 import com.intellij.openapi.components.Storage;
-import com.intellij.openapi.progress.ProcessCanceledException;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
-import com.intellij.openapi.util.Computable;
 import com.intellij.util.containers.ContainerUtil;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
@@ -281,21 +278,6 @@ public class GitVcsSettings implements PersistentStateComponent<GitVcsSettings.S
     return ServiceManager.getService(project, GitVcsSettings.class);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Get instance with checked read action
-   *
-   * @param project the project to get setting for
-   * @return the settings object
-   */
-  public static GitVcsSettings getInstanceChecked(final Project project) {
-    return ApplicationManager.getApplication().runReadAction(new Computable<GitVcsSettings>() {
-      public GitVcsSettings compute() {
-        if (project.isDisposed()) throw new ProcessCanceledException();
-        return ServiceManager.getService(project, GitVcsSettings.class);
-      }
-    });
-  }
-
   /**
    * @return true if IDEA ssh should be used
    */