diff --git a/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/actions/handlers/XDebuggerSmartStepIntoHandler.kt b/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/actions/handlers/XDebuggerSmartStepIntoHandler.kt
index 1e29f341b64d..d1a10d6d27b3 100644
--- a/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/actions/handlers/XDebuggerSmartStepIntoHandler.kt
+++ b/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/actions/handlers/XDebuggerSmartStepIntoHandler.kt
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ internal open class XDebuggerSmartStepIntoHandler : XDebuggerProxySuspendedActio
       catch (ce: CancellationException) {
         throw ce
       }
-      catch (e: Throwable) {
-        LOG.error("Exception while smart step into, falling back to step into", e)
+      catch (_: Throwable) {
+        // TODO: need to show some error notification here, but currently we don't have a proper error handling mechanism
         session.stepInto(ignoreBreakpoints = false)
       }
     }