diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/introduceField/IntroduceFieldPopupPanel.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/introduceField/IntroduceFieldPopupPanel.java
index 5ee70e5b413c..5aa768e45b33 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/introduceField/IntroduceFieldPopupPanel.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/introduceField/IntroduceFieldPopupPanel.java
@@ -52,13 +52,6 @@ public class IntroduceFieldPopupPanel extends IntroduceFieldCentralPanel {
           occurrences, allowInitInMethod, allowInitInMethodIfAll, typeSelectorManager);
   }
 
-  protected void initializeControls(PsiExpression initializerExpression, BaseExpressionToFieldHandler.InitializationPlace ourLastInitializerPlace) {
-    super.initializeControls(initializerExpression, ourLastInitializerPlace);
-
-    String ourLastVisibility = JavaRefactoringSettings.getInstance().INTRODUCE_FIELD_VISIBILITY;
-    setVisibility(ourLastVisibility);
-  }
-
   protected void initializeInitializerPlace(PsiExpression initializerExpression,
                                             BaseExpressionToFieldHandler.InitializationPlace ourLastInitializerPlace) {
     if (initializerExpression != null) {