diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/startup/impl/StartupManagerImpl.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/startup/impl/StartupManagerImpl.java
index 3b8c42707491..40235645ce1f 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/startup/impl/StartupManagerImpl.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/startup/impl/StartupManagerImpl.java
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ public class StartupManagerImpl extends StartupManagerEx {
       }
       else {
         dumbService.runWhenSmart(() -> {
-          ProgressManager.checkCanceled();
           runActivity(uiFreezeWarned, extension);
         });
       }