diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/documentation/JavaDocCommentFixer.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/documentation/JavaDocCommentFixer.java
index c0f51be8c393..5636f736b121 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/documentation/JavaDocCommentFixer.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/documentation/JavaDocCommentFixer.java
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ public class JavaDocCommentFixer implements DocCommentFixer {
         endOffset = i;
       }
       toDelete.add(new TextRange(startOffset, endOffset));
+      rangeMarker.dispose();
     }
 
     toDelete.sort(COMPARATOR);