diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/actions/BasicAction.java b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/actions/BasicAction.java
index 445c7bd34891..fea4aba81fdc 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/actions/BasicAction.java
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/actions/BasicAction.java
@@ -36,12 +36,11 @@ public abstract class BasicAction extends DumbAwareAction {
 
   @Override
   public void actionPerformed(@NotNull AnActionEvent event) {
-    final Project project = event.getData(CommonDataKeys.PROJECT);
+    final Project project = event.getRequiredData(CommonDataKeys.PROJECT);
     ApplicationManager.getApplication().runWriteAction(() -> FileDocumentManager.getInstance().saveAllDocuments());
     final VirtualFile[] vFiles = event.getData(CommonDataKeys.VIRTUAL_FILE_ARRAY);
     assert vFiles != null : "The action is only available when files are selected";
 
-    assert project != null;
     final GitVcs vcs = GitVcs.getInstance(project);
     if (!ProjectLevelVcsManager.getInstance(project).checkAllFilesAreUnder(vcs, vFiles)) {
       return;