diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/psiutils/SwitchUtils.java b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/psiutils/SwitchUtils.java
index 929e312aceb8..ae6d2f4a54d4 100644
--- a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/psiutils/SwitchUtils.java
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/psiutils/SwitchUtils.java
@@ -81,9 +81,6 @@ public class SwitchUtils {
       }
       final PsiStatement elseBranch = statement.getElseBranch();
       if (!(elseBranch instanceof PsiIfStatement)) {
-        if (elseBranch != null) {
-          branchCount++;
-        }
         if (branchCount < minimumBranches) {
           return null;
         }
diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/inspectionDescriptions/IfCanBeSwitch.html b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/inspectionDescriptions/IfCanBeSwitch.html
index f5b62d541bf8..0d9c37dcdf9d 100644
--- a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/inspectionDescriptions/IfCanBeSwitch.html
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/inspectionDescriptions/IfCanBeSwitch.html
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ switches when the project language level is Java 7 or higher.
 <p>
 Use the text field below to indicate the minimum
 number of <b>case</b> branches the resulting <b>switch</b> statement should have.
+The <b>default</b> branch is not counted.
 <p>
 Use the first checkbox below to have this inspection suggest <b>switch</b> statements on
 primitive and boxed numbers and characters.
diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/testsrc/com/siyeh/ig/migration/IfCanBeSwitchInspectionTest.java b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/testsrc/com/siyeh/ig/migration/IfCanBeSwitchInspectionTest.java
index 0ba9d39fbcf5..ae4c065585ce 100644
--- a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/testsrc/com/siyeh/ig/migration/IfCanBeSwitchInspectionTest.java
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/testsrc/com/siyeh/ig/migration/IfCanBeSwitchInspectionTest.java
@@ -1,18 +1,4 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2000-2017 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.
- */
+// Copyright 2000-2018 JetBrains s.r.o. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 package com.siyeh.ig.migration;
 
 import com.intellij.codeInspection.InspectionProfileEntry;
@@ -31,6 +17,7 @@ public class IfCanBeSwitchInspectionTest extends LightInspectionTestCase {
     final IfCanBeSwitchInspection inspection = new IfCanBeSwitchInspection();
     inspection.suggestIntSwitches = true;
     inspection.suggestEnumSwitches = true;
+    inspection.minimumBranches = 2;
     inspection.setOnlySuggestNullSafe(true);
     return inspection;
   }