diff --git a/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/resolve/JavaResolveUtil.java b/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/resolve/JavaResolveUtil.java
index b29e47e96169..23939aa32a97 100644
--- a/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/resolve/JavaResolveUtil.java
+++ b/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/resolve/JavaResolveUtil.java
@@ -279,10 +279,6 @@ public class JavaResolveUtil {
                                                                                                   boolean needToPreventRecursion,
                                                                                                   boolean incompleteCode,
                                                                                                   @NotNull PsiFile containingFile) {
-    boolean valid = containingFile.isValid();
-    if (!valid) {
-      return JavaResolveResult.EMPTY_ARRAY;
-    }
     Project project = containingFile.getProject();
     ResolveResult[] results = ResolveCache.getInstance(project).resolveWithCaching(ref, resolver, needToPreventRecursion, incompleteCode,
                                                                                    containingFile);