diff --git a/platform/projectModel-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/roots/impl/ProjectFileIndexImpl.java b/platform/projectModel-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/roots/impl/ProjectFileIndexImpl.java
index 827210ade2e1..9928d97e1fb4 100644
--- a/platform/projectModel-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/roots/impl/ProjectFileIndexImpl.java
+++ b/platform/projectModel-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/roots/impl/ProjectFileIndexImpl.java
@@ -72,8 +72,7 @@ public class ProjectFileIndexImpl extends FileIndexBase implements ProjectFileIn
 
         VirtualFile parent = root.getParent();
         if (parent != null) {
-          DirectoryInfo parentInfo = getInfoForFileOrDirectory(parent);
-          if (isFileInContent(parent, parentInfo)) {
+          if (isInContent(parent)) {
             iterator.remove();
           }
         }