diff --git a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ide/util/treeView/AbstractTreeNode.java b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ide/util/treeView/AbstractTreeNode.java
index b01489f05d3a..b66cebe75084 100644
--- a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ide/util/treeView/AbstractTreeNode.java
+++ b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ide/util/treeView/AbstractTreeNode.java
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractTreeNode<T> extends PresentableNodeDescriptor<Abst
     return myParentDescriptor;
   }
 
-  public final T getValue() {
+  public T getValue() {
     if (myValue == null) {
       return null;
     }