diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/annotate/GitAnnotationProvider.java b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/annotate/GitAnnotationProvider.java
index cab13d9f1a05..d913a8ae23b0 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/annotate/GitAnnotationProvider.java
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/annotate/GitAnnotationProvider.java
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ public class GitAnnotationProvider implements AnnotationProviderEx {
     VirtualFile root = GitUtil.getGitRoot(repositoryFilePath);
     GitSimpleHandler h = new GitSimpleHandler(myProject, root, GitCommand.BLAME);
     h.setStdoutSuppressed(true);
-    h.setCharset(file.getCharset());
     h.addParameters("--porcelain", "-l", "-t", "-w");
     if (revision == null) {
       h.addParameters("HEAD");