diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/dnd/DnDEventImpl.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/dnd/DnDEventImpl.java
index d73e74225ddc..39e2632a060d 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/dnd/DnDEventImpl.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/dnd/DnDEventImpl.java
@@ -52,14 +52,12 @@ public class DnDEventImpl extends UserDataHolderBase implements Transferable, Dn
   private boolean myShouldRemoveHighlighter = true;
   private Point myLocalPoint;
   private Cursor myCursor;
-  private DnDSource mySource;
 
-  public DnDEventImpl(DnDManagerImpl manager, DnDAction action, Object attachedObject, Point point, DnDSource source) {
+  public DnDEventImpl(DnDManagerImpl manager, DnDAction action, Object attachedObject, Point point) {
     myManager = manager;
     myAction = action;
     myAttachedObject = attachedObject;
     myPoint = point;
-    mySource = source;
   }
 
   public DnDAction getAction() {
@@ -249,7 +247,7 @@ public class DnDEventImpl extends UserDataHolderBase implements Transferable, Dn
   }
 
   protected Object clone() {
-    final DnDEventImpl result = new DnDEventImpl(myManager, myAction, myAttachedObject, myPoint, mySource);
+    final DnDEventImpl result = new DnDEventImpl(myManager, myAction, myAttachedObject, myPoint);
     result.myDropHandler = myDropHandler;
     result.myDropPossible = myDropPossible;
     result.myExpectedDropResult = myExpectedDropResult;
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/dnd/DnDManagerImpl.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/dnd/DnDManagerImpl.java
index 7e76682b4746..2abadfe17bd9 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/dnd/DnDManagerImpl.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/dnd/DnDManagerImpl.java
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ public class DnDManagerImpl extends DnDManager implements Disposable {
           DnDEventImpl event = (DnDEventImpl)jComp.getClientProperty(DnDNativeTarget.EVENT_KEY);
           if (event == null) {
             DnDNativeTarget.EventInfo info = new DnDNativeTarget.EventInfo(flavors, transferable);
-            event = new DnDEventImpl(this, DnDAction.COPY, info, aPoint, null);
+            event = new DnDEventImpl(this, DnDAction.COPY, info, aPoint);
             jComp.putClientProperty(DnDNativeTarget.EVENT_KEY, event);
           }
 
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ public class DnDManagerImpl extends DnDManager implements Disposable {
             LOG.debug("Starting dragging for " + action);
             hideCurrentHighlighter();
             final DnDDragStartBean dnDDragStartBean = source.startDragging(action, dge.getDragOrigin());
-            myCurrentEvent = new DnDEventImpl(DnDManagerImpl.this, action, dnDDragStartBean.getAttachedObject(), dnDDragStartBean.getPoint(), source);
+            myCurrentEvent = new DnDEventImpl(DnDManagerImpl.this, action, dnDDragStartBean.getAttachedObject(), dnDDragStartBean.getPoint());
             myCurrentEvent.setOrgPoint(dge.getDragOrigin());
 
             Pair<Image, Point> pair = source.createDraggedImage(action, dge.getDragOrigin());