diff --git a/platform/whatsNew/src/com/intellij/platform/whatsNew/WhatsNewAction.kt b/platform/whatsNew/src/com/intellij/platform/whatsNew/WhatsNewAction.kt
index 1caf4d932053..05a3c7250d72 100644
--- a/platform/whatsNew/src/com/intellij/platform/whatsNew/WhatsNewAction.kt
+++ b/platform/whatsNew/src/com/intellij/platform/whatsNew/WhatsNewAction.kt
@@ -23,19 +23,12 @@ import org.jetbrains.concurrency.await
 
 internal class WhatsNewAction : AnAction(), com.intellij.openapi.project.DumbAware {
   companion object {
-    private val LOG = logger<WhatsNewAction>()
     internal const val PLACE = "WhatsNew"
-    private const val REACTIONS_STATE = "whatsnew.reactions.state"
-    private val reactionChecker = FUSReactionChecker(REACTIONS_STATE)
-
-    fun refresh() {
-      reactionChecker.clearLikenessState()
-      if (LOG.isTraceEnabled) {
-        LOG.trace("EapWhatsNew reaction refresh")
-      }
-    }
   }
 
+  private val REACTIONS_STATE = "whatsnew.reactions.state"
+  private val reactionChecker = FUSReactionChecker(REACTIONS_STATE)
+
   private val hasWhatsNewContent by lazy {
     appScope.async {
       WhatsNewContent.hasWhatsNewContent()
@@ -89,3 +82,5 @@ private fun Project.getScope() = this.service<ScopeProvider>().scope
 private class AppScopeProvider(val scope: CoroutineScope)
 private val appScope: CoroutineScope
   get() = service<AppScopeProvider>().scope
+
+private val LOG = logger<WhatsNewAction>()
diff --git a/platform/whatsNew/src/com/intellij/platform/whatsNew/WhatsNewInVisionContentProvider.kt b/platform/whatsNew/src/com/intellij/platform/whatsNew/WhatsNewInVisionContentProvider.kt
index 61b1c387f16a..851bc8586ba3 100644
--- a/platform/whatsNew/src/com/intellij/platform/whatsNew/WhatsNewInVisionContentProvider.kt
+++ b/platform/whatsNew/src/com/intellij/platform/whatsNew/WhatsNewInVisionContentProvider.kt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2000-2024 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.
 @file:OptIn(ExperimentalSerializationApi::class)
 
 package com.intellij.platform.whatsNew
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class ResourceContentSource(private val classLoader: ClassLoader, private val re
   override suspend fun openStream(): InputStream? = withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
     classLoader.getResourceAsStream(resourceName)
   }
-  override suspend fun checkAvailability() = withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
+  override suspend fun checkAvailability(): Boolean = withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
     classLoader.getResource(resourceName) != null
   }
 }
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