diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/lookup/LookupItemUtil.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/lookup/LookupItemUtil.java
index 6d24dbdc8135..269e5652f981 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/lookup/LookupItemUtil.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/lookup/LookupItemUtil.java
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ import java.util.Collection;
 public class LookupItemUtil{
   private static final Logger LOG = Logger.getInstance("#com.intellij.codeInsight.lookup.LookupItemUtil");
 
-  private LookupItemUtil() {
-  }
-
   @Nullable
   public static LookupElement addLookupItem(Collection<LookupElement> set, @NotNull Object object) {
     return addLookupItem(set, object, new CamelHumpMatcher(""));
@@ -124,9 +121,6 @@ public class LookupItemUtil{
     if (s == null) {
       LOG.error("Null string for object: " + object + " of class " + (object != null ? object.getClass() : null));
     }
-    if (object instanceof LookupValueWithTail) {
-      item.setAttribute(LookupItem.TAIL_TEXT_ATTR, " " + ((LookupValueWithTail)object).getTailText());
-    }
     item.setLookupString(s);
 
     item.setTailType(tailType);
diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/CompletionData.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/CompletionData.java
index 9708c7b52168..2f3fe2bf6250 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/CompletionData.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/CompletionData.java
@@ -260,9 +260,6 @@ public class CompletionData {
     if (object instanceof LookupValueWithUIHint && ((LookupValueWithUIHint) object).isBold()) {
       item.setBold();
     }
-    if (object instanceof LookupValueWithTail) {
-      item.setAttribute(LookupItem.TAIL_TEXT_ATTR, " " + ((LookupValueWithTail)object).getTailText());
-    }
     item.setAttribute(CompletionUtil.TAIL_TYPE_ATTR, tailType);
     return item;
   }
diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/lookup/LookupValueFactory.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/lookup/LookupValueFactory.java
index f0ebb111e48b..e90c888ad20b 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/lookup/LookupValueFactory.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/lookup/LookupValueFactory.java
@@ -43,10 +43,6 @@ public class LookupValueFactory {
     return new LookupValueWithIconAndHint(name, icon, hint);
   }
 
-  public static Object createLookupValueWithHintAndTail(@NotNull String name, @Nullable Icon icon, String hint, final String tail) {
-    return new LookupValueWithHintAndTail(name, icon, hint, tail);
-  }
-
   public static class LookupValueWithIcon implements PresentableLookupValue, Iconable {
     private final String myName;
     private final Icon myIcon;
@@ -100,19 +96,4 @@ public class LookupValueFactory {
       return false;
     }
   }
-
-  public static class LookupValueWithHintAndTail extends LookupValueWithIconAndHint implements LookupValueWithTail {
-    private final String myTail;
-
-    protected LookupValueWithHintAndTail(final String name, final Icon icon, final String hint, String tail) {
-      super(name, icon, hint);
-      myTail = tail;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public String getTailText() {
-      return myTail;
-    }
-  }
-
 }
diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/lookup/LookupValueWithTail.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/lookup/LookupValueWithTail.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 835cead200a6..000000000000
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/lookup/LookupValueWithTail.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2000-2009 JetBrains s.r.o.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package com.intellij.codeInsight.lookup;
-
-/**
- * @author Dmitry Avdeev
- * @deprecated use LookupElementBuilder
- */
-public interface LookupValueWithTail {
-  String getTailText();
-}