diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/deadCode/UnusedDeclarationPresentation.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/deadCode/UnusedDeclarationPresentation.java
index 43808841410d..06fbc47cd23e 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/deadCode/UnusedDeclarationPresentation.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/deadCode/UnusedDeclarationPresentation.java
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ public class UnusedDeclarationPresentation extends DefaultInspectionToolPresenta
 
   @NotNull
   @Override
-  public RefElementNode createRefNode(@NotNull RefEntity entity) {
+  public RefElementNode createRefNode(@Nullable RefEntity entity) {
     return new RefElementNode(entity, this) {
       @Nullable
       @Override
diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/ui/InspectionToolPresentation.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/ui/InspectionToolPresentation.java
index 32712db58793..d77a3d7d34e6 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/ui/InspectionToolPresentation.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/ui/InspectionToolPresentation.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public interface InspectionToolPresentation extends ProblemDescriptionsProcessor
                                 final boolean groupBySeverity);
 
   @NotNull
-  default RefElementNode createRefNode(@NotNull RefEntity entity) {
+  default RefElementNode createRefNode(@Nullable RefEntity entity) {
     return new RefElementNode(entity, this);
   }