diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/config/GitVcsPanel.java b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/config/GitVcsPanel.java
index d031d595c1d1..acf24e6403ab 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/config/GitVcsPanel.java
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/config/GitVcsPanel.java
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@
 package git4idea.config;
 
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationNamesInfo;
+import com.intellij.openapi.components.ServiceManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.fileChooser.FileChooserDescriptorFactory;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
 import com.intellij.openapi.ui.Messages;
 import com.intellij.openapi.ui.TextFieldWithBrowseButton;
 import com.intellij.ui.components.JBCheckBox;
-import git4idea.GitUtil;
 import git4idea.GitVcs;
 import git4idea.i18n.GitBundle;
 import git4idea.repo.GitRepositoryManager;
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public class GitVcsPanel {
     myConvertTextFilesComboBox.setSelectedItem(CRLF_ASK);
     myGitField.addBrowseFolderListener(GitBundle.getString("find.git.title"), GitBundle.getString("find.git.description"), project,
                                        FileChooserDescriptorFactory.createSingleFileNoJarsDescriptor());
-    final GitRepositoryManager repositoryManager = GitUtil.getRepositoryManager(myProject);
+    final GitRepositoryManager repositoryManager = ServiceManager.getService(myProject, GitRepositoryManager.class);
     mySyncBranchControl.setVisible(repositoryManager != null && repositoryManager.moreThanOneRoot());
   }