diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/schemes/AbstractDescriptionAwareSchemesPanel.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/schemes/AbstractDescriptionAwareSchemesPanel.java
index 9d3fdc5c5667..c7f995704ade 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/schemes/AbstractDescriptionAwareSchemesPanel.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/schemes/AbstractDescriptionAwareSchemesPanel.java
@@ -124,8 +124,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractDescriptionAwareSchemesPanel<T extends Scheme> ext
 
   @Override
   public final void showMessage(@Nullable String message, @NotNull MessageType messageType) {
-    myWarningLabel.setText(message);
-    myWarningLabel.setForeground(messageType.getTitleForeground());
+    showMessage(message, messageType, myWarningLabel);
     myLayout.show(myInfoComponent, ERROR_CARD);
   }
 
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/schemes/AbstractSchemesPanel.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/schemes/AbstractSchemesPanel.java
index f23ecbf86749..07406d19c3a8 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/schemes/AbstractSchemesPanel.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/schemes/AbstractSchemesPanel.java
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractSchemesPanel<T extends Scheme, InfoComponent exten
   
   // region Colors (probably should be standard for platform UI)
   
-  protected final Color HINT_FOREGROUND = JBColor.GRAY;
+  protected static final Color HINT_FOREGROUND = JBColor.GRAY;
   @SuppressWarnings("UseJBColor")
-  protected final Color ERROR_MESSAGE_FOREGROUND = Color.RED;
+  protected static final Color ERROR_MESSAGE_FOREGROUND = Color.RED;
   
   // endregion
 
@@ -235,4 +235,15 @@ public abstract class AbstractSchemesPanel<T extends Scheme, InfoComponent exten
       actionGroupPopup.show(new RelativePoint(myParentComponent, new Point(JBUI.scale(2), myParentComponent.getHeight() - JBUI.scale(1))));
     }
   }
+
+  protected static void showMessage(@Nullable String message,
+                                    @NotNull MessageType messageType,
+                                    @NotNull JLabel infoComponent) {
+    infoComponent.setText(message);
+    Color foreground =
+      messageType == MessageType.INFO ? HINT_FOREGROUND :
+      messageType == MessageType.ERROR ? ERROR_MESSAGE_FOREGROUND :
+      messageType.getTitleForeground();
+    infoComponent.setForeground(foreground);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/schemes/SimpleSchemesPanel.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/schemes/SimpleSchemesPanel.java
index fb0847626de9..f4707238f6b9 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/schemes/SimpleSchemesPanel.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/application/options/schemes/SimpleSchemesPanel.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import javax.swing.*;
-import java.awt.*;
 
 /**
  * Basic implementation of {@link AbstractSchemesPanel} that provides simple informational label as right side of the panel.
@@ -38,12 +37,7 @@ public abstract class SimpleSchemesPanel<T extends Scheme> extends AbstractSchem
 
   @Override
   public final void showMessage(@Nullable String message, @NotNull MessageType messageType) {
-    myInfoComponent.setText(message);
-    Color foreground = 
-      messageType == MessageType.INFO ? HINT_FOREGROUND : 
-      messageType == MessageType.ERROR ? ERROR_MESSAGE_FOREGROUND :
-      messageType.getTitleForeground();
-    myInfoComponent.setForeground(foreground);
+    showMessage(message, messageType, myInfoComponent);
   }
 
   @Override