diff --git a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/AppTopics.java b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/AppTopics.java
index d281ca17dbe9..6d638d31af33 100644
--- a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/AppTopics.java
+++ b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/AppTopics.java
@@ -21,11 +21,9 @@ package com.intellij;
 
 import com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.FileDocumentManagerListener;
 import com.intellij.openapi.fileTypes.FileTypeListener;
-import com.intellij.openapi.project.ProjectManagerListener;
 import com.intellij.util.messages.Topic;
 
 public class AppTopics {
   public static final Topic<FileTypeListener> FILE_TYPES = new Topic<FileTypeListener>("File types change", FileTypeListener.class);
   public static final Topic<FileDocumentManagerListener> FILE_DOCUMENT_SYNC = new Topic<FileDocumentManagerListener>("Document load, save and reload events", FileDocumentManagerListener.class);
-  public static final Topic<ProjectManagerListener> PROJECTS = new Topic<ProjectManagerListener>("Project open and close events", ProjectManagerListener.class);
 }
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diff --git a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/project/ProjectManager.java b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/project/ProjectManager.java
index 552e57e9a7e3..6f616583c62e 100644
--- a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/project/ProjectManager.java
+++ b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/project/ProjectManager.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package com.intellij.openapi.project;
 import com.intellij.openapi.Disposable;
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.InvalidDataException;
+import com.intellij.util.messages.Topic;
 import org.jdom.JDOMException;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@ import java.io.IOException;
  * Provides project management.
  */
 public abstract class ProjectManager {
+  public static final Topic<ProjectManagerListener> TOPIC = new Topic<ProjectManagerListener>("Project open and close events", ProjectManagerListener.class);
+
   /**
    * Gets <code>ProjectManager</code> instance.
    *
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/project/impl/ProjectManagerImpl.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/project/impl/ProjectManagerImpl.java
index b963695d5c66..6283f8e31b4f 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/project/impl/ProjectManagerImpl.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/project/impl/ProjectManagerImpl.java
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
  */
 package com.intellij.openapi.project.impl;
 
-import com.intellij.AppTopics;
 import com.intellij.ide.AppLifecycleListener;
 import com.intellij.ide.highlighter.WorkspaceFileType;
 import com.intellij.ide.impl.ProjectUtil;
@@ -127,7 +126,7 @@ public class ProjectManagerImpl extends ProjectManagerEx implements NamedJDOMExt
         }
       }
     });
-    final ProjectManagerListener busPublisher = messageBus.syncPublisher(AppTopics.PROJECTS);
+    final ProjectManagerListener busPublisher = messageBus.syncPublisher(TOPIC);
 
     addProjectManagerListener(
       new ProjectManagerListener() {