diff --git a/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/psi/codeStyle/CommonCodeStyleSettingsManager.java b/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/psi/codeStyle/CommonCodeStyleSettingsManager.java
index deb6f26a7c47..68893bf8bbe1 100644
--- a/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/psi/codeStyle/CommonCodeStyleSettingsManager.java
+++ b/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/psi/codeStyle/CommonCodeStyleSettingsManager.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class CommonCodeStyleSettingsManager implements JDOMExternalizable {
    *         returns the instance of settings for this language. Otherwise returns the instance of parent settings
    *         shared between several languages.
    */
-  public CommonCodeStyleSettings getCommonSettings(@NotNull Language lang) {
+  public CommonCodeStyleSettings getCommonSettings(Language lang) {
     Map<Language, CommonCodeStyleSettings> commonSettingsMap = getCommonSettingsMap();
     CommonCodeStyleSettings settings = commonSettingsMap.get(lang);
     if (settings != null) {