diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/AdvHighlightingJdk7Test.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/AdvHighlightingJdk7Test.java
index 248f78ed2551..770b90eef8d5 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/AdvHighlightingJdk7Test.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/AdvHighlightingJdk7Test.java
@@ -34,10 +34,15 @@ public class AdvHighlightingJdk7Test extends DaemonAnalyzerTestCase {
 
   @Override
   protected Sdk getTestProjectJdk() {
-    LanguageLevelProjectExtension.getInstance(myProject).setLanguageLevel(LanguageLevel.JDK_1_7);
     return IdeaTestUtil.getMockJdk17();
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public void setUp() throws Exception {
+    super.setUp();
+    LanguageLevelProjectExtension.getInstance(myProject).setLanguageLevel(LanguageLevel.JDK_1_7);
+  }
+
   @Override
   protected LocalInspectionTool[] configureLocalInspectionTools() {
     return new LocalInspectionTool[]{new DefUseInspection()};
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/lambda/AdvHighlighting8Test.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/lambda/AdvHighlighting8Test.java
index 26a221be6bcf..1693e561ac34 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/lambda/AdvHighlighting8Test.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/lambda/AdvHighlighting8Test.java
@@ -30,8 +30,13 @@ public class AdvHighlighting8Test extends DaemonAnalyzerTestCase {
   @NonNls private static final String BASE_PATH = "/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/lambda/advHighlighting8";
 
   @Override
-  protected Sdk getTestProjectJdk() {
+  public void setUp() throws Exception {
+    super.setUp();
     LanguageLevelProjectExtension.getInstance(myProject).setLanguageLevel(LanguageLevel.JDK_1_8);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected Sdk getTestProjectJdk() {
     return IdeaTestUtil.getMockJdk18();
   }