diff --git a/plugins/xpath/xpath-lang/src/org/intellij/lang/xpath/xslt/impl/XPathLanguageInjector.java b/plugins/xpath/xpath-lang/src/org/intellij/lang/xpath/xslt/impl/XPathLanguageInjector.java
index d7c51c636e01..173fc03d777f 100644
--- a/plugins/xpath/xpath-lang/src/org/intellij/lang/xpath/xslt/impl/XPathLanguageInjector.java
+++ b/plugins/xpath/xpath-lang/src/org/intellij/lang/xpath/xslt/impl/XPathLanguageInjector.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package org.intellij.lang.xpath.xslt.impl;
 
+import com.intellij.lang.ASTNode;
 import com.intellij.lang.Language;
 import com.intellij.lang.LanguageParserDefinitions;
 import com.intellij.lang.ParserDefinition;
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.util.TextRange;
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement;
 import com.intellij.psi.impl.source.xml.XmlAttributeValueImpl;
 import com.intellij.psi.xml.XmlAttribute;
+import com.intellij.psi.xml.XmlElementType;
 import com.intellij.util.SmartList;
 import org.intellij.lang.xpath.XPathFileType;
 import org.intellij.lang.xpath.XPathTokenTypes;
@@ -144,6 +146,8 @@ public class XPathLanguageInjector implements MultiHostInjector {
 
     XmlAttributeValueImpl value = (XmlAttributeValueImpl)attribute.getValueElement();
     if (value == null) return;
+    ASTNode type = value.findChildByType(XmlElementType.XML_ENTITY_REF);
+    if (type != null) return; // workaround for inability to inject into text with entity refs (e.g. IDEA-72972) TODO: fix it
     final TextRange[] ranges = getInjectionRanges(attribute);
     for (TextRange range : ranges) {
       // workaround for http://www.jetbrains.net/jira/browse/IDEA-10096
diff --git a/plugins/xpath/xpath-lang/test/org/intellij/lang/xpath/xslt/XsltHighlightingTest.java b/plugins/xpath/xpath-lang/test/org/intellij/lang/xpath/xslt/XsltHighlightingTest.java
index 6d7a84ea9166..44c3380859f2 100644
--- a/plugins/xpath/xpath-lang/test/org/intellij/lang/xpath/xslt/XsltHighlightingTest.java
+++ b/plugins/xpath/xpath-lang/test/org/intellij/lang/xpath/xslt/XsltHighlightingTest.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 package org.intellij.lang.xpath.xslt;
 
 import com.intellij.codeInsight.daemon.impl.analysis.XmlUnusedNamespaceInspection;
-import com.intellij.idea.Bombed;
 import com.intellij.javaee.ExternalResourceManagerEx;
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
@@ -27,8 +26,6 @@ import com.intellij.util.ArrayUtil;
 import org.intellij.lang.xpath.TestBase;
 import org.intellij.lang.xpath.xslt.impl.XsltStuffProvider;
 
-import java.util.Calendar;
-
 /*
 * Created by IntelliJ IDEA.
 * User: sweinreuter
@@ -130,7 +127,6 @@ public class XsltHighlightingTest extends TestBase {
         doXsltHighlighting();
     }
 
-    @Bombed(user = "Maxim.Mossienko", month = Calendar.FEBRUARY, day = 15)
     public void testXsltFreeze() throws Throwable {
       doXsltHighlighting();
     }