diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/util/TipUIUtil.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/util/TipUIUtil.java
index ffd9cff6ec70..7af4f3735f61 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/util/TipUIUtil.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/util/TipUIUtil.java
@@ -120,17 +120,10 @@ public class TipUIUtil {
     }
   }
 
-  private static final int TIP_FONT_BASE_SIZE = 16;
   private static final String TIP_HTML_TEXT_TAGS = "h1, p, pre, ul";
 
   private static void adjustFontSize(StyleSheet styleSheet) {
-    Pair<String, Integer> systemFontData = UIUtil.getSystemFontData();
-    float scale = systemFontData == null ? 0 : (float)UISettings.getInstance().FONT_SIZE / systemFontData.getSecond();
-    if (scale <= 1) return; // don't bother about decreasing
-
-    // When the primary font is increased we should take care of the visibility of the tips font
-    // which is too small initially. So, a reasonable constant is used as the base for the scale.
-    int size = (int)(TIP_FONT_BASE_SIZE * scale);
+    int size = (int)UIUtil.getFontSize(UIUtil.FontSize.MINI);
     styleSheet.addRule(TIP_HTML_TEXT_TAGS + " {font-size: " + size + "px;}");
   }
 
diff --git a/platform/platform-resources-en/src/tips/css/tips.css b/platform/platform-resources-en/src/tips/css/tips.css
index 1dea96fc5169..6985db714561 100644
--- a/platform/platform-resources-en/src/tips/css/tips.css
+++ b/platform/platform-resources-en/src/tips/css/tips.css
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ h1, p, ul {
     font-family: 'Lucida Console', monospace;
 }
 h1, p, pre, ul {
-    font-size: 10px;
+    /*font-size: 10px;*/
     /*color: #3f3f3f;*/
 }
 p, ul {
diff --git a/platform/platform-resources-en/src/tips/css/tips_darcula.css b/platform/platform-resources-en/src/tips/css/tips_darcula.css
index 3c7d46fc7a11..1a2a7c3e5e6d 100644
--- a/platform/platform-resources-en/src/tips/css/tips_darcula.css
+++ b/platform/platform-resources-en/src/tips/css/tips_darcula.css
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ h1, p, ul {
     font-family: 'Lucida Console', monospace;
 }
 h1, p, pre, ul {
-    font-size: 10px;
+    /*font-size: 10px;*/
     /*color: #3f3f3f;*/
 }
 p, ul {
diff --git a/python/edu/resources/tips/css/tips.css b/python/edu/resources/tips/css/tips.css
index 1dea96fc5169..6985db714561 100644
--- a/python/edu/resources/tips/css/tips.css
+++ b/python/edu/resources/tips/css/tips.css
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ h1, p, ul {
     font-family: 'Lucida Console', monospace;
 }
 h1, p, pre, ul {
-    font-size: 10px;
+    /*font-size: 10px;*/
     /*color: #3f3f3f;*/
 }
 p, ul {
diff --git a/python/edu/resources/tips/css/tips_darcula.css b/python/edu/resources/tips/css/tips_darcula.css
index 3c7d46fc7a11..1a2a7c3e5e6d 100644
--- a/python/edu/resources/tips/css/tips_darcula.css
+++ b/python/edu/resources/tips/css/tips_darcula.css
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ h1, p, ul {
     font-family: 'Lucida Console', monospace;
 }
 h1, p, pre, ul {
-    font-size: 10px;
+    /*font-size: 10px;*/
     /*color: #3f3f3f;*/
 }
 p, ul {
diff --git a/python/resources/tips/css/tips.css b/python/resources/tips/css/tips.css
index 1dea96fc5169..6985db714561 100644
--- a/python/resources/tips/css/tips.css
+++ b/python/resources/tips/css/tips.css
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ h1, p, ul {
     font-family: 'Lucida Console', monospace;
 }
 h1, p, pre, ul {
-    font-size: 10px;
+    /*font-size: 10px;*/
     /*color: #3f3f3f;*/
 }
 p, ul {
diff --git a/python/resources/tips/css/tips_darcula.css b/python/resources/tips/css/tips_darcula.css
index 3c7d46fc7a11..1a2a7c3e5e6d 100644
--- a/python/resources/tips/css/tips_darcula.css
+++ b/python/resources/tips/css/tips_darcula.css
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ h1, p, ul {
     font-family: 'Lucida Console', monospace;
 }
 h1, p, pre, ul {
-    font-size: 10px;
+    /*font-size: 10px;*/
     /*color: #3f3f3f;*/
 }
 p, ul {