diff --git a/platform/editor-ui-api/src/com/intellij/ide/ui/AntialiasingType.java b/platform/editor-ui-api/src/com/intellij/ide/ui/AntialiasingType.java
index 6c271d3ab60a..2b68cbe680df 100644
--- a/platform/editor-ui-api/src/com/intellij/ide/ui/AntialiasingType.java
+++ b/platform/editor-ui-api/src/com/intellij/ide/ui/AntialiasingType.java
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
  */
 package com.intellij.ide.ui;
 
-import com.intellij.openapi.application.Application;
-import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
 import com.intellij.util.ui.UIUtil;
 import sun.swing.SwingUtilities2;
 
@@ -28,12 +26,10 @@ public enum AntialiasingType {
   OFF("No antialiasing", RenderingHints.VALUE_TEXT_ANTIALIAS_OFF, false);
 
   public static Object getAAHintForSwingComponent() {
-    Application application = ApplicationManager.getApplication();
-    if (application != null) {
-      AntialiasingType type = UISettings.getInstance().IDE_AA_TYPE;
-      if (type != null) {
-        return type.getTextInfo();
-      }
+    UISettings uiSettings = UISettings.getInstance();
+    if (uiSettings != null) {
+      AntialiasingType type = uiSettings.IDE_AA_TYPE;
+      if (type != null) return type.getTextInfo();
     }
     return GREYSCALE.getTextInfo();
   }