diff --git a/platform/core-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/impl/jar/JarHandlerBase.java b/platform/core-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/impl/jar/JarHandlerBase.java
index cc73d2ca2cf1..dfb2685e2d1e 100644
--- a/platform/core-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/impl/jar/JarHandlerBase.java
+++ b/platform/core-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/impl/jar/JarHandlerBase.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class JarHandlerBase {
 
   protected static class EntryInfo {
     public EntryInfo(final String shortName, final EntryInfo parent, final boolean directory) {
-      this.shortName = new String(shortName);
+      this.shortName = shortName;
       this.parent = parent;
       isDirectory = directory;
     }