diff --git a/python/educational-python/src/com/jetbrains/python/edu/debugger/PyEduDebugRunner.java b/python/educational-python/src/com/jetbrains/python/edu/debugger/PyEduDebugRunner.java
index 6e311aa9a60a..2b62f5a978db 100644
--- a/python/educational-python/src/com/jetbrains/python/edu/debugger/PyEduDebugRunner.java
+++ b/python/educational-python/src/com/jetbrains/python/edu/debugger/PyEduDebugRunner.java
@@ -111,11 +111,7 @@ public class PyEduDebugRunner extends PyDebugRunner {
     if (tab != null) {
       RunnerLayoutUi ui = tab.getUi();
       ContentManager contentManager = ui.getContentManager();
-      Content content = findContent(contentManager, XDebuggerBundle.message("debugger.session.tab.watches.title"));
-      if (content != null) {
-        contentManager.removeContent(content, true);
-      }
-      content = findContent(contentManager, XDebuggerBundle.message("debugger.session.tab.console.content.name"));
+      Content content = findContent(contentManager, XDebuggerBundle.message("debugger.session.tab.console.content.name"));
       if (content != null) {
         ExecutionConsole console = session.getDebugProcess().createConsole();
         PythonDebugLanguageConsoleView view = (PythonDebugLanguageConsoleView)console;