diff --git a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/ChangesViewManager.java b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/ChangesViewManager.java
index 37d3cf17a179..562b9379da7a 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/ChangesViewManager.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/ChangesViewManager.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import com.intellij.icons.AllIcons;
 import com.intellij.ide.CommonActionsManager;
 import com.intellij.ide.TreeExpander;
 import com.intellij.ide.actions.ContextHelpAction;
-import com.intellij.ide.util.PropertiesComponent;
 import com.intellij.lifecycle.PeriodicalTasksCloser;
 import com.intellij.openapi.Disposable;
 import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.*;
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
 import com.intellij.openapi.ui.SimpleToolWindowPanel;
 import com.intellij.openapi.ui.Splitter;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.*;
-import com.intellij.openapi.util.text.StringUtil;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.ProjectLevelVcsManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.VcsBundle;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.VcsConfiguration;
@@ -45,10 +43,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.changes.ui.ChangesListView;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.changes.ui.ChangesViewContentManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile;
 import com.intellij.psi.impl.DebugUtil;
-import com.intellij.ui.IdeBorderFactory;
-import com.intellij.ui.JBColor;
-import com.intellij.ui.ScrollPaneFactory;
-import com.intellij.ui.SideBorder;
+import com.intellij.ui.*;
 import com.intellij.ui.content.Content;
 import com.intellij.ui.content.ContentFactory;
 import com.intellij.util.Alarm;
@@ -182,7 +177,6 @@ public class ChangesViewManager implements ChangesViewI, JDOMExternalizable, Pro
   }
 
   public void projectClosed() {
-    PropertiesComponent.getInstance().setValue(DETAILS_SPLITTER_PROPORTION, String.valueOf(mySplitter.getProportion()));
     Disposer.dispose(myDiffDetails);
     myView.removeTreeSelectionListener(myTsl);
     myConnection.disconnect();
@@ -242,16 +236,7 @@ public class ChangesViewManager implements ChangesViewI, JDOMExternalizable, Pro
     panel.setToolbar(toolbarPanel);
 
     final JPanel content = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
-    String value = PropertiesComponent.getInstance().getValue(DETAILS_SPLITTER_PROPORTION);
-    float f = 0.5f;
-    if (! StringUtil.isEmptyOrSpaces(value)) {
-      try {
-        f = Float.parseFloat(value);
-      } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
-        //
-      }
-    }
-    mySplitter = new Splitter(false, f);
+    mySplitter = new JBSplitter(false, DETAILS_SPLITTER_PROPORTION, 0.5f);
     mySplitter.setHonorComponentsMinimumSize(false);
     final JScrollPane scrollPane = ScrollPaneFactory.createScrollPane(myView);
     final JPanel wrapper = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());