diff --git a/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/ExpectedHighlightingData.java b/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/ExpectedHighlightingData.java
index b03e77d623a4..635fc513f6c5 100644
--- a/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/ExpectedHighlightingData.java
+++ b/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/ExpectedHighlightingData.java
@@ -590,6 +590,7 @@ public class ExpectedHighlightingData {
   }
 
   /** This is temporary wrapper to provide a time to fix failing tests */
+  @Deprecated
   public static void expectedDuplicatedHighlighting(@NotNull Runnable check) {
     try {
       isDuplicatedCheckDisabled = true;