diff --git a/plugins/ide-features-trainer/src/training/project/ProjectUtils.kt b/plugins/ide-features-trainer/src/training/project/ProjectUtils.kt
index 397b75e32b59..c8f62ac61d05 100644
--- a/plugins/ide-features-trainer/src/training/project/ProjectUtils.kt
+++ b/plugins/ide-features-trainer/src/training/project/ProjectUtils.kt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2000-2022 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
+// Copyright 2000-2025 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
 package training.project
 
 import com.intellij.ide.GeneralSettings
@@ -33,23 +33,15 @@ import java.io.File
 import java.io.FileFilter
 import java.io.IOException
 import java.io.PrintWriter
-import java.nio.file.FileVisitResult
-import java.nio.file.FileVisitor
-import java.nio.file.Files
-import java.nio.file.Path
-import java.nio.file.Paths
+import java.nio.file.*
 import java.nio.file.attribute.BasicFileAttributes
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture
-import kotlin.io.path.exists
-import kotlin.io.path.getLastModifiedTime
-import kotlin.io.path.isDirectory
-import kotlin.io.path.name
-import kotlin.io.path.pathString
+import kotlin.io.path.*
 
 object ProjectUtils {
   private const val LEARNING_PROJECT_MODIFICATION = "LEARNING_PROJECT_MODIFICATION"
   private const val FEATURE_TRAINER_VERSION = "feature-trainer-version.txt"
-  private val protectedDirNames = hashSetOf("idea", ".git", "git", "venv")
+  private val protectedDirNames = hashSetOf(Project.DIRECTORY_STORE_FOLDER, ".git", "git", "venv")
 
 
   @ApiStatus.Internal
diff --git a/plugins/ide-features-trainer/testSrc/training/featuresSuggester/ProjectUtilsTest.kt b/plugins/ide-features-trainer/testSrc/training/featuresSuggester/ProjectUtilsTest.kt
index 917de54fbe97..cfd2d9a6d7e6 100644
--- a/plugins/ide-features-trainer/testSrc/training/featuresSuggester/ProjectUtilsTest.kt
+++ b/plugins/ide-features-trainer/testSrc/training/featuresSuggester/ProjectUtilsTest.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright 2000-2025 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
 package training.featuresSuggester
 
+import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.ProjectManager
 import com.intellij.testFramework.common.timeoutRunBlocking
 import com.intellij.testFramework.junit5.TestApplication
@@ -41,9 +42,10 @@ class ProjectUtilsTest {
       val goodFiles = arrayOf(
         protectedFile,
         root.resolve("venv").createDirectory(),
+        root.resolve(Project.DIRECTORY_STORE_FOLDER).resolve("modules.xml").createDirectories(),
         root.resolve(".git").resolve("file").createParentDirectories().createFile())
 
-      LangManager.Companion.getInstance().setLearningProjectPath(lang, root.pathString)
+      LangManager.getInstance().setLearningProjectPath(lang, root.pathString)
       ProjectUtils.restoreProject(lang, ProjectManager.getInstance().defaultProject)
       Assertions.assertFalse(badFile.exists(), "$badFile should have been deleted")
       for (goodFile in goodFiles) {