diff --git a/updater/src/com/intellij/updater/CreateAction.java b/updater/src/com/intellij/updater/CreateAction.java
index 5e09094b1408..e5bc063ed8ff 100644
--- a/updater/src/com/intellij/updater/CreateAction.java
+++ b/updater/src/com/intellij/updater/CreateAction.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public class CreateAction extends PatchAction {
     ValidationResult result = doValidateAccess(toFile, ValidationResult.Action.CREATE);
     if (result != null) return result;
 
-    if (toFile.exists() && Runner.isPlatformCaseSensitive()) {
+    if (toFile.exists()) {
       ValidationResult.Option[] options = myPatch.isStrict()
                                           ? new ValidationResult.Option[]{ValidationResult.Option.REPLACE}
                                           : new ValidationResult.Option[]{ValidationResult.Option.REPLACE, ValidationResult.Option.KEEP};
diff --git a/updater/src/com/intellij/updater/Patch.java b/updater/src/com/intellij/updater/Patch.java
index ec6f952dc35d..c016d5507615 100644
--- a/updater/src/com/intellij/updater/Patch.java
+++ b/updater/src/com/intellij/updater/Patch.java
@@ -264,12 +264,27 @@ public class Patch {
         myActions.add(0, new DeleteAction(this, file, Digester.INVALID));
       }
     }
+    List<String> deleteElements = new ArrayList<>();
     Runner.logger.info("Validating installation...");
     forEach(myActions, "Validating installation...", ui, true,
             new ActionsProcessor() {
               @Override
               public void forEach(PatchAction each) throws IOException {
+                String action = each.toString().toLowerCase();
                 ValidationResult validationResult = each.validate(toDir);
+
+                if (action.startsWith("delete")) {
+                  deleteElements.add(each.getPath().toLowerCase());
+                // create action + the same element was deleted + validated as already exists
+                } else if (action.startsWith("create") &&
+                          (validationResult != null &&
+                           validationResult.message.equals(ValidationResult.ALREADY_EXISTS_MESSAGE))){
+                    for (String deleteElement : deleteElements) {
+                      if (each.getPath().toLowerCase().equals(deleteElement)) {
+                        validationResult = null;
+                      }
+                    }
+                }
                 if (validationResult != null) result.add(validationResult);
               }
             });
diff --git a/updater/src/com/intellij/updater/Runner.java b/updater/src/com/intellij/updater/Runner.java
index 25184b9029f7..22ef55259603 100644
--- a/updater/src/com/intellij/updater/Runner.java
+++ b/updater/src/com/intellij/updater/Runner.java
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import java.util.zip.ZipInputStream;
 
 public class Runner {
   public static Logger logger = null;
-  private static boolean platformCaseSensitive;
   private static final String PATCH_FILE_NAME = "patch-file.zip";
 
   public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ public class Runner {
       String newFolder = args[4];
       String patchFile = args[5];
       initLogger();
-      checkIfPlatformCaseSensitive();
 
       // See usage for an explanation of these flags
       boolean binary = Arrays.asList(args).contains("--zip_as_binary");
@@ -84,7 +82,6 @@ public class Runner {
     else if (args.length >= 2 && ("install".equals(args[0]) || "apply".equals(args[0]))) {
       String destFolder = args[1];
       initLogger();
-      checkIfPlatformCaseSensitive();
       logger.info("destFolder: " + destFolder);
 
       if ("install".equals(args[0])) {
@@ -128,18 +125,6 @@ public class Runner {
     return dir;
   }
 
-  private static void checkIfPlatformCaseSensitive() throws Exception {
-    long requiredFreeSpace = 1000000;
-    String logFolder = getDir(requiredFreeSpace);
-    platformCaseSensitive = new File(logFolder.toLowerCase()).exists() &&
-                            new File(logFolder.toUpperCase()).exists() ?
-                            false : true;
-  }
-
-  public static boolean isPlatformCaseSensitive() {
-    return platformCaseSensitive;
-  }
-
   public static void initLogger() {
     if (logger == null) {
       long requiredFreeSpace = 1000000;