diff --git a/platform/dvcs/src/com/intellij/dvcs/DvcsUtil.java b/platform/dvcs/src/com/intellij/dvcs/DvcsUtil.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f305321f15cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/dvcs/src/com/intellij/dvcs/DvcsUtil.java
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2000-2013 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package com.intellij.dvcs;
+
+import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.SystemInfo;
+import com.intellij.openapi.wm.StatusBar;
+import com.intellij.openapi.wm.StatusBarWidget;
+import com.intellij.openapi.wm.WindowManager;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+
+/**
+ * @author Kirill Likhodedov
+ */
+public class DvcsUtil {
+
+  public static void installStatusBarWidget(@NotNull Project project, @NotNull StatusBarWidget widget) {
+    StatusBar statusBar = WindowManager.getInstance().getStatusBar(project);
+    if (statusBar != null) {
+      statusBar.addWidget(widget, "after " + (SystemInfo.isMac ? "Encoding" : "InsertOverwrite"), project);
+    }
+  }
+
+  public static void removeStatusBarWidget(@NotNull Project project, @NotNull StatusBarWidget widget) {
+    StatusBar statusBar = WindowManager.getInstance().getStatusBar(project);
+    if (statusBar != null) {
+      statusBar.removeWidget(widget.ID());
+    }
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/GitVcs.java b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/GitVcs.java
index e63cf01cfdba..2a8fa5b7dc88 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/GitVcs.java
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/GitVcs.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package git4idea;
 
+import com.intellij.dvcs.DvcsUtil;
 import com.intellij.execution.ui.ConsoleViewContentType;
 import com.intellij.notification.NotificationDisplayType;
 import com.intellij.notification.NotificationGroup;
@@ -31,7 +32,6 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
 import com.intellij.openapi.ui.MessageType;
 import com.intellij.openapi.ui.Messages;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.Disposer;
-import com.intellij.openapi.util.SystemInfo;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.*;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.changes.Change;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.changes.ChangeProvider;
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.update.UpdateEnvironment;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.versionBrowser.CommittedChangeList;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VfsUtilCore;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile;
-import com.intellij.openapi.wm.StatusBar;
-import com.intellij.openapi.wm.WindowManager;
 import com.intellij.util.containers.ComparatorDelegate;
 import com.intellij.util.containers.Convertor;
 import com.intellij.util.ui.UIUtil;
@@ -349,11 +347,8 @@ public class GitVcs extends AbstractVcs<CommittedChangeList> {
     GitProjectLogManager.getInstance(myProject).activate();
 
     if (!ApplicationManager.getApplication().isHeadlessEnvironment()) {
-      StatusBar statusBar = WindowManager.getInstance().getStatusBar(myProject);
-      if (statusBar != null) {
-        myBranchWidget = new GitBranchWidget(myProject);
-        statusBar.addWidget(myBranchWidget, "after " + (SystemInfo.isMac ? "Encoding" : "InsertOverwrite"), myProject);
-      }
+      myBranchWidget = new GitBranchWidget(myProject);
+      DvcsUtil.installStatusBarWidget(myProject, myBranchWidget);
     }
     if (myRepositoryForAnnotationsListener == null) {
       myRepositoryForAnnotationsListener = new GitRepositoryForAnnotationsListener(myProject);
@@ -388,9 +383,8 @@ public class GitVcs extends AbstractVcs<CommittedChangeList> {
     NewGitUsersComponent.getInstance(myProject).deactivate();
     GitProjectLogManager.getInstance(myProject).deactivate();
 
-    StatusBar statusBar = WindowManager.getInstance().getStatusBar(myProject);
-    if (statusBar != null && myBranchWidget != null) {
-      statusBar.removeWidget(myBranchWidget.ID());
+    if (myBranchWidget != null) {
+      DvcsUtil.removeStatusBarWidget(myProject, myBranchWidget);
       myBranchWidget = null;
     }
     ((GitCommitsSequentialIndex) ServiceManager.getService(GitCommitsSequentially.class)).deactivate();
diff --git a/plugins/hg4idea/src/org/zmlx/hg4idea/status/ui/HgStatusWidget.java b/plugins/hg4idea/src/org/zmlx/hg4idea/status/ui/HgStatusWidget.java
index 0db9bbf11d99..478810453644 100644
--- a/plugins/hg4idea/src/org/zmlx/hg4idea/status/ui/HgStatusWidget.java
+++ b/plugins/hg4idea/src/org/zmlx/hg4idea/status/ui/HgStatusWidget.java
@@ -15,15 +15,14 @@
  */
 package org.zmlx.hg4idea.status.ui;
 
+import com.intellij.dvcs.DvcsUtil;
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.FileEditorManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.FileEditorManagerEvent;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.text.StringUtil;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile;
-import com.intellij.openapi.wm.StatusBar;
 import com.intellij.openapi.wm.StatusBarWidget;
-import com.intellij.openapi.wm.WindowManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.status.EditorBasedWidget;
 import com.intellij.util.Consumer;
 import com.intellij.util.messages.MessageBusConnection;
@@ -164,17 +163,11 @@ public class HgStatusWidget extends EditorBasedWidget implements StatusBarWidget
     myBusConnection = project.getMessageBus().connect();
     myBusConnection.subscribe(HgVcs.STATUS_TOPIC, this);
 
-    StatusBar statusBar = WindowManager.getInstance().getStatusBar(project);
-    if (null != statusBar) {
-      statusBar.addWidget(this, project);
-    }
+    DvcsUtil.installStatusBarWidget(myProject, this);
   }
 
   public void deactivate() {
-    StatusBar statusBar = WindowManager.getInstance().getStatusBar(getProject());
-    if (null != statusBar) {
-      statusBar.removeWidget(ID());
-    }
+    DvcsUtil.removeStatusBarWidget(myProject, this);
   }
 
   private void update() {