diff --git a/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/PlatformLiteFixture.java b/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/PlatformLiteFixture.java
index 8fa9c7778dfd..0a8f8c04f293 100644
--- a/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/PlatformLiteFixture.java
+++ b/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/PlatformLiteFixture.java
@@ -42,12 +42,7 @@ public abstract class PlatformLiteFixture extends UsefulTestCase {
   @Override
   protected void tearDown() throws Exception {
     myProject = null;
-    try {
-      super.tearDown();
-    }
-    finally {
-      clearFields(this);
-    }
+    super.tearDown();
   }
 
   protected <T> void registerExtension(@NotNull ExtensionPointName<T> extensionPointName, @NotNull T extension) {
diff --git a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/fixtures/PyTestCase.java b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/fixtures/PyTestCase.java
index 7ce35cf0014a..5fd471cbb4f9 100644
--- a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/fixtures/PyTestCase.java
+++ b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/fixtures/PyTestCase.java
@@ -277,7 +277,6 @@ public abstract class PyTestCase extends UsefulTestCase {
     }
     finally {
       super.tearDown();
-      clearFields(this);
     }
   }