diff --git a/xml/dom-openapi/src/com/intellij/util/xml/DomElement.java b/xml/dom-openapi/src/com/intellij/util/xml/DomElement.java
index 4794a4ad510f..23229dffca9f 100644
--- a/xml/dom-openapi/src/com/intellij/util/xml/DomElement.java
+++ b/xml/dom-openapi/src/com/intellij/util/xml/DomElement.java
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ public interface DomElement extends AnnotatedElement, UserDataHolder {
   @Nullable
   XmlElement getXmlElement();
 
-  @Nullable
   DomElement getParent();
 
   XmlTag ensureTagExists();