diff --git a/platform/diff-impl/src/com/intellij/diff/merge/TextMergeChange.java b/platform/diff-impl/src/com/intellij/diff/merge/TextMergeChange.java
index 0d0190d86a4d..b7eb190ba3b0 100644
--- a/platform/diff-impl/src/com/intellij/diff/merge/TextMergeChange.java
+++ b/platform/diff-impl/src/com/intellij/diff/merge/TextMergeChange.java
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@ public class TextMergeChange extends ThreesideDiffChangeBase {
   private final boolean[] myResolved = new boolean[2];
   private boolean myOnesideAppliedConflict;
 
-  @Nullable private List<MergeWordFragment> myInnerFragments;
-  private boolean myInnerFragmentsDamaged;
+  @Nullable private List<MergeWordFragment> myInnerFragments; // warning: might be out of date
 
   @CalledInAwt
   public TextMergeChange(@NotNull MergeLineFragment fragment, int index, @NotNull TextMergeViewer viewer) {
@@ -128,11 +127,6 @@ public class TextMergeChange extends ThreesideDiffChangeBase {
     destroyHighlighter();
     installHighlighter();
 
-    if (!myInnerFragmentsDamaged) {
-      destroyInnerHighlighter();
-      installInnerHighlighter();
-    }
-
     myViewer.repaintDividers();
   }
 
@@ -175,7 +169,6 @@ public class TextMergeChange extends ThreesideDiffChangeBase {
   void setResolved(@NotNull Side side, boolean value) {
     myResolved[side.getIndex()] = value;
 
-    markInnerFragmentsDamaged();
     if (isResolved()) {
       destroyInnerHighlighter();
     }
@@ -247,16 +240,15 @@ public class TextMergeChange extends ThreesideDiffChangeBase {
     myEndLine = value;
   }
 
-  public void markInnerFragmentsDamaged() {
-    myInnerFragmentsDamaged = true;
-  }
-
   @CalledInAwt
   public void setInnerFragments(@Nullable List<MergeWordFragment> innerFragments) {
-    myInnerFragmentsDamaged = false;
     if (myInnerFragments == null && innerFragments == null) return;
     myInnerFragments = innerFragments;
+
     doReinstallHighlighter();
+
+    destroyInnerHighlighter();
+    installInnerHighlighter();
   }
 
   //
diff --git a/platform/diff-impl/src/com/intellij/diff/merge/TextMergeViewer.java b/platform/diff-impl/src/com/intellij/diff/merge/TextMergeViewer.java
index 2253abf942b1..594b3f887db5 100644
--- a/platform/diff-impl/src/com/intellij/diff/merge/TextMergeViewer.java
+++ b/platform/diff-impl/src/com/intellij/diff/merge/TextMergeViewer.java
@@ -649,7 +649,6 @@ public class TextMergeViewer implements MergeTool.MergeViewer {
         myChangesToUpdate.add(change);
       }
       else {
-        change.markInnerFragmentsDamaged();
         change.doReinstallHighlighter();
         myInnerDiffWorker.scheduleRediff(change);
       }
@@ -667,7 +666,6 @@ public class TextMergeViewer implements MergeTool.MergeViewer {
 
       if (myBulkChangeUpdateDepth == 0) {
         for (TextMergeChange change : myChangesToUpdate) {
-          change.markInnerFragmentsDamaged();
           change.doReinstallHighlighter();
         }
         myInnerDiffWorker.scheduleRediff(myChangesToUpdate);