diff --git a/platform/structuralsearch/source/com/intellij/structuralsearch/MatchOptions.java b/platform/structuralsearch/source/com/intellij/structuralsearch/MatchOptions.java
index 8f96e62212d5..4abd60e83c12 100644
--- a/platform/structuralsearch/source/com/intellij/structuralsearch/MatchOptions.java
+++ b/platform/structuralsearch/source/com/intellij/structuralsearch/MatchOptions.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ public class MatchOptions implements JDOMExternalizable {
   private Language myDialect = null;
 
   private SearchScope scope;
-  private SearchScope downUpMatchScope;
   private String searchCriteria = "";
   @Nullable private Map<String,MatchVariableConstraint> variableConstraints;
 
@@ -140,14 +139,6 @@ public class MatchOptions implements JDOMExternalizable {
     this.scope = scope;
   }
 
-  public SearchScope getDownUpMatchScope() {
-    return downUpMatchScope;
-  }
-
-  public void setDownUpMatchScope(final SearchScope downUpMatchScope) {
-    this.downUpMatchScope = downUpMatchScope;
-  }
-
   public void writeExternal(Element element) {
     element.setAttribute(TEXT_ATTRIBUTE_NAME, searchCriteria);
     if (!looseMatching) {