diff --git a/platform/vcs-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/FilePath.java b/platform/vcs-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/FilePath.java
index 3b8aa077d4b3..90fd92f2e78e 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/FilePath.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/FilePath.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public interface FilePath {
    */
   FileType getFileType();
 
-  VirtualFile refresh();
+  void refresh();
 
   void hardRefresh();
 
diff --git a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/FilePathImpl.java b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/FilePathImpl.java
index 5f60e1cb3e88..913a8c772e9a 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/FilePathImpl.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/FilePathImpl.java
@@ -137,13 +137,11 @@ public class FilePathImpl implements FilePath {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public VirtualFile refresh() {
-    VirtualFile virtualFile = myVirtualFile;
+  public void refresh() {
     if (myLocal) {
       VirtualFile virtualParent = getVirtualFileParent();
-      myVirtualFile = virtualFile = virtualParent == null ? LocalFileSystem.getInstance().findFileByIoFile(myFile) : virtualParent.findChild(myName);
+      myVirtualFile = virtualParent == null ? LocalFileSystem.getInstance().findFileByIoFile(myFile) : virtualParent.findChild(myName);
     }
-    return virtualFile;
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -214,7 +212,8 @@ public class FilePathImpl implements FilePath {
       myVirtualFile = virtualFile = null;
     }
     if (virtualFile == null) {
-      virtualFile = refresh();
+      refresh();
+      virtualFile = myVirtualFile;
     }
     detectFileType(virtualFile);
     return virtualFile;