diff --git a/platform/dvcs-impl/src/com/intellij/dvcs/branch/DvcsBranchPopup.java b/platform/dvcs-impl/src/com/intellij/dvcs/branch/DvcsBranchPopup.java
index 556225843eac..1f3a87c7917f 100644
--- a/platform/dvcs-impl/src/com/intellij/dvcs/branch/DvcsBranchPopup.java
+++ b/platform/dvcs-impl/src/com/intellij/dvcs/branch/DvcsBranchPopup.java
@@ -152,10 +152,6 @@ public abstract class DvcsBranchPopup<Repo extends Repository> {
   @NotNull
   protected abstract DefaultActionGroup createRepositoriesActions();
 
-  protected boolean highlightCurrentRepo() {
-    return !userWantsSyncControl() || myMultiRootBranchConfig.diverged();
-  }
-
   protected abstract void fillPopupWithCurrentRepositoryActions(@NotNull DefaultActionGroup popupGroup,
                                                                 @Nullable DefaultActionGroup actions);
 
diff --git a/platform/dvcs-impl/src/com/intellij/dvcs/ui/RootAction.java b/platform/dvcs-impl/src/com/intellij/dvcs/ui/RootAction.java
index 86fa16fe6baa..7e9f5a22778f 100644
--- a/platform/dvcs-impl/src/com/intellij/dvcs/ui/RootAction.java
+++ b/platform/dvcs-impl/src/com/intellij/dvcs/ui/RootAction.java
@@ -20,16 +20,12 @@ import com.intellij.dvcs.repo.Repository;
 import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.ActionGroup;
 import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.AnAction;
 import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.AnActionEvent;
-import com.intellij.util.PlatformIcons;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 /**
  * The element of the branch popup which allows to show branches of the selected repository.
  * It is available only in projects with multiple roots.
- *
- * @author Kirill Likhodedov
- * @author Nadya Zabrodina
  */
 public class RootAction<T extends Repository> extends ActionGroup implements PopupElementWithAdditionalInfo {
 
@@ -37,19 +33,11 @@ public class RootAction<T extends Repository> extends ActionGroup implements Pop
   @NotNull private final ActionGroup myGroup;
   @NotNull private final String myBranchText;
 
-  /**
-   * @param currentRepository Pass null in the case of common repositories - none repository will be highlighted then.
-   * @param actionsGroup
-   * @param branchText
-   */
-  public RootAction(@NotNull T repository, @Nullable T currentRepository, @NotNull ActionGroup actionsGroup, @NotNull String branchText) {
+  public RootAction(@NotNull T repository, @NotNull ActionGroup actionsGroup, @NotNull String branchText) {
     super("", true);
     myRepository = repository;
     myGroup = actionsGroup;
     myBranchText = branchText;
-    if (repository.equals(currentRepository)) {
-      getTemplatePresentation().setIcon(PlatformIcons.CHECK_ICON);
-    }
     getTemplatePresentation().setText(DvcsUtil.getShortRepositoryName(repository), false);
   }
 
diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/ui/branch/GitBranchPopup.java b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/ui/branch/GitBranchPopup.java
index 728eafb11235..30f02e80538d 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/ui/branch/GitBranchPopup.java
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/ui/branch/GitBranchPopup.java
@@ -153,8 +153,7 @@ class GitBranchPopup extends DvcsBranchPopup<GitRepository> {
     DefaultActionGroup popupGroup = new DefaultActionGroup(null, false);
     popupGroup.addSeparator("Repositories");
     List<ActionGroup> rootActions = DvcsUtil.sortRepositories(myRepositoryManager.getRepositories()).stream()
-      .map(repo -> new RootAction<>(repo, highlightCurrentRepo() ? myCurrentRepository : null,
-                                    new GitBranchPopupActions(repo.getProject(), repo).createActions(),
+      .map(repo -> new RootAction<>(repo, new GitBranchPopupActions(repo.getProject(), repo).createActions(),
                                     GitBranchUtil.getDisplayableBranchText(repo))).collect(toList());
     wrapWithMoreActionIfNeeded(myProject, popupGroup, rootActions, rootActions.size() > MAX_NUM ? DEFAULT_NUM : MAX_NUM,
                                SHOW_ALL_REPOSITORIES);
diff --git a/plugins/hg4idea/src/org/zmlx/hg4idea/branch/HgBranchPopup.java b/plugins/hg4idea/src/org/zmlx/hg4idea/branch/HgBranchPopup.java
index f6f1f6ddf933..67979119747b 100644
--- a/plugins/hg4idea/src/org/zmlx/hg4idea/branch/HgBranchPopup.java
+++ b/plugins/hg4idea/src/org/zmlx/hg4idea/branch/HgBranchPopup.java
@@ -125,8 +125,7 @@ public class HgBranchPopup extends DvcsBranchPopup<HgRepository> {
     DefaultActionGroup popupGroup = new DefaultActionGroup(null, false);
     popupGroup.addSeparator("Repositories");
     List<ActionGroup> rootActions = DvcsUtil.sortRepositories(myRepositoryManager.getRepositories()).stream()
-      .map(repo -> new RootAction<>(repo, highlightCurrentRepo() ? myCurrentRepository : null,
-                                    new HgBranchPopupActions(repo.getProject(), repo).createActions(),
+      .map(repo -> new RootAction<>(repo, new HgBranchPopupActions(repo.getProject(), repo).createActions(),
                                     HgUtil.getDisplayableBranchOrBookmarkText(repo))).collect(toList());
     wrapWithMoreActionIfNeeded(myProject, popupGroup, rootActions, rootActions.size() > MAX_NUM ? DEFAULT_NUM : MAX_NUM,
                                SHOW_ALL_REPOSITORIES);