diff --git a/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/LocalInspectionTool.java b/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/LocalInspectionTool.java
index 9a3c82c882e5..d808ea159e4e 100644
--- a/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/LocalInspectionTool.java
+++ b/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/LocalInspectionTool.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 package com.intellij.codeInspection;
 
 import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger;
-import com.intellij.openapi.util.text.StringUtil;
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement;
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiElementVisitor;
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiFile;
@@ -35,18 +34,28 @@ public abstract class LocalInspectionTool extends InspectionProfileEntry {
   private static final Logger LOG = Logger.getInstance("#" + LocalInspectionTool.class.getName());
   /**
    * @return descriptive name to be used in "suppress" comments and annotations,
-   *         must consist of [a-zA-Z_0-9]+
+   *         must satisfy [a-zA-Z_0-9.]+ regexp pattern.
    */
   @Pattern("[a-zA-Z_0-9.]+")
   @NonNls
   @NotNull public String getID() {
     String id = getShortName();
-    if (!StringUtil.isJavaIdentifier(id)) {
-      LOG.error("Inspection ID must satisfy [a-zA-Z_0-9.]+ pattern. Inspection: "+getClass()+"; Id: '"+id+"'");
+    if (!isValidID(id)) {
+      LOG.error("Inspection ID must satisfy [a-zA-Z_0-9.]+ pattern. Inspection: "+getClass()+"; ID: '"+id+"'");
     }
     return id;
   }
 
+  private static boolean isValidID(@NotNull String id) {
+    int length = id.length();
+    if (length == 0) return false;
+    for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+      char c = id.charAt(i);
+      if (!Character.isLetterOrDigit(c) && c != '_' && c != '.') return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+
   @NonNls
   @Nullable
   public String getAlternativeID() {