diff --git a/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/lang/LanguageExtension.java b/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/lang/LanguageExtension.java
index ab552739f047..88537e7a1219 100644
--- a/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/lang/LanguageExtension.java
+++ b/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/lang/LanguageExtension.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class LanguageExtension<T> extends KeyedExtensionCollector<T, Language> {
 
   @Override
   protected String keyToString(final Language key) {
-    return key == Language.ANY ? "*" : key.getID();
+    return key.getID();
   }
 
   @Nullable
diff --git a/resources/src/META-INF/IdeaPlugin.xml b/resources/src/META-INF/IdeaPlugin.xml
index 1d2cb301b5b3..36fd2f086b99 100644
--- a/resources/src/META-INF/IdeaPlugin.xml
+++ b/resources/src/META-INF/IdeaPlugin.xml
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
 
     <expressionConverter implementationClass="com.intellij.refactoring.introduceParameter.JavaExpressionConverter" language="JAVA"/>
 
-    <codeInsight.lineMarkerProvider language="*" implementationClass="com.intellij.ui.ColorLineMarkerProvider"/>
+    <codeInsight.lineMarkerProvider language="" implementationClass="com.intellij.ui.ColorLineMarkerProvider"/>
     <!--<expectedTypesProvider implementation="com.intellij.codeInsight.JavaExpectedTypesProvider"/>-->
 
     <referencesSearch implementation="com.intellij.psi.impl.search.PsiAnnotationMethodReferencesSearcher"/>