diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/fileChooser/ex/FileChooserDialogImpl.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/fileChooser/ex/FileChooserDialogImpl.java
index 95dfbd806b22..c027dc4d24e3 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/fileChooser/ex/FileChooserDialogImpl.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/fileChooser/ex/FileChooserDialogImpl.java
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.fileChooser.impl.FileChooserUtil;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.DumbModePermission;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.DumbService;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
-import com.intellij.openapi.project.ProjectManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.ui.DialogWrapper;
 import com.intellij.openapi.ui.Messages;
 import com.intellij.openapi.ui.popup.JBPopupFactory;
@@ -78,6 +77,8 @@ import java.util.Map;
 public class FileChooserDialogImpl extends DialogWrapper implements FileChooserDialog, PathChooserDialog, FileLookup {
   @NonNls public static final String FILE_CHOOSER_SHOW_PATH_PROPERTY = "FileChooser.ShowPath";
   public static final String RECENT_FILES_KEY = "file.chooser.recent.files";
+  public static final String DRAG_N_DROP_HINT =
+    "<html><center><small><font color=gray>Drag and drop a file into the space above to quickly locate it in the tree</font></small></center></html>";
   private final FileChooserDescriptor myChooserDescriptor;
   protected FileSystemTreeImpl myFileSystemTree;
   private Project myProject;
@@ -357,9 +358,7 @@ public class FileChooserDialogImpl extends DialogWrapper implements FileChooserD
     panel.setPreferredSize(JBUI.size(400));
 
 
-    panel.add(new JLabel(
-      "<html><center><small><font color=gray>Drag and drop a file into the space above to quickly locate it in the tree.</font></small></center></html>",
-      SwingConstants.CENTER), BorderLayout.SOUTH);
+    panel.add(new JLabel(DRAG_N_DROP_HINT, SwingConstants.CENTER), BorderLayout.SOUTH);
 
 
     ApplicationManager.getApplication().getMessageBus().connect(getDisposable())
diff --git a/plugins/cvs/cvs-plugin/src/com/intellij/cvsSupport2/ui/experts/SelectLocationStep.java b/plugins/cvs/cvs-plugin/src/com/intellij/cvsSupport2/ui/experts/SelectLocationStep.java
index cd49d6bff01e..276e6568b291 100644
--- a/plugins/cvs/cvs-plugin/src/com/intellij/cvsSupport2/ui/experts/SelectLocationStep.java
+++ b/plugins/cvs/cvs-plugin/src/com/intellij/cvsSupport2/ui/experts/SelectLocationStep.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.fileChooser.FileChooserDescriptor;
 import com.intellij.openapi.fileChooser.FileSystemTree;
 import com.intellij.openapi.fileChooser.FileSystemTreeFactory;
+import com.intellij.openapi.fileChooser.ex.FileChooserDialogImpl;
 import com.intellij.openapi.fileChooser.ex.FileDrop;
 import com.intellij.openapi.fileChooser.ex.FileTextFieldImpl;
 import com.intellij.openapi.fileChooser.ex.LocalFsFinder;
@@ -141,9 +142,7 @@ public abstract class SelectLocationStep extends WizardStep {
     myNorthPanel.add(toolbarPanel, BorderLayout.NORTH);
     panel.add(myNorthPanel, BorderLayout.NORTH);
     panel.add(ScrollPaneFactory.createScrollPane(myFileSystemTree.getTree()), BorderLayout.CENTER);
-    panel.add(new JLabel(
-      "<html><center><small><font color=gray>Drag and drop a file into the space above to quickly locate it in the tree.</font></small></center></html>",
-      SwingConstants.CENTER), BorderLayout.SOUTH);
+    panel.add(new JLabel(FileChooserDialogImpl.DRAG_N_DROP_HINT, SwingConstants.CENTER), BorderLayout.SOUTH);
     myUiUpdater = new MergingUpdateQueue("FileChooserUpdater", 200, false, panel);
     Disposer.register(myFileSystemTree, myUiUpdater);
     new UiNotifyConnector(panel, myUiUpdater);