diff --git a/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/data/VcsLogData.java b/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/data/VcsLogData.java
index 2d99b1c7d955..16af2331ad5d 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/data/VcsLogData.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/data/VcsLogData.java
@@ -248,17 +248,9 @@ public class VcsLogData implements Disposable, VcsLogDataProvider {
     myDataLoaderQueue.run(backgroundable, null, myRefresher.getProgress().createProgressIndicator());
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Makes the log perform complete refresh for all roots.
-   * It fairly retrieves the data from the VCS and rebuilds the whole log.
-   */
-  public void refreshCompletely() {
-    initialize();
-  }
-
   /**
    * Refreshes all the roots.
-   * In contrast to refreshCompletely, does not re-read all log but rather the most recent commits.
+   * Does not re-read all log but rather the most recent commits.
    */
   public void refreshSoftly() {
     myRefresher.refresh(myLogProviders.keySet());
diff --git a/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/impl/VcsLogManager.java b/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/impl/VcsLogManager.java
index ff16fca45f56..3459936d9b4a 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/impl/VcsLogManager.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/impl/VcsLogManager.java
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public class VcsLogManager implements Disposable {
   public void scheduleInitialization() {
     if (!myInitialized) {
       myInitialized = true;
-      myLogData.refreshCompletely();
+      myLogData.initialize();
     }
   }