diff --git a/platform/smRunner/src/com/intellij/execution/testframework/sm/TestsLocationProviderUtil.java b/platform/smRunner/src/com/intellij/execution/testframework/sm/TestsLocationProviderUtil.java
index 2a1943cb2082..bdfde7ea61e9 100644
--- a/platform/smRunner/src/com/intellij/execution/testframework/sm/TestsLocationProviderUtil.java
+++ b/platform/smRunner/src/com/intellij/execution/testframework/sm/TestsLocationProviderUtil.java
@@ -46,15 +46,6 @@ public class TestsLocationProviderUtil {
   private TestsLocationProviderUtil() {
   }
 
-  @Nullable
-  public static String extractProtocol(@NotNull final String locationUrl) {
-    final int index = locationUrl.indexOf(PROTOCOL_SEPARATOR);
-    if (index >= 0) {
-      return locationUrl.substring(0, index);
-    }
-    return null;
-  }
-
   @Nullable
   public static String extractPath(@NotNull final String locationUrl) {
     final int index = locationUrl.indexOf(PROTOCOL_SEPARATOR);
@@ -169,10 +160,9 @@ public class TestsLocationProviderUtil {
     if (fileByPath != null) {
       return fileByPath;
     }
-    // if we are in UnitTest mode probably TempFileSystem is used instead of LocaFileSystem
+    // if we are in UnitTest mode probably TempFileSystem is used instead of LocalFileSystem
     if (ApplicationManager.getApplication().isUnitTestMode()) {
-      final VirtualFile tempFileByPath = TempFileSystem.getInstance().findFileByPath(filePath);
-      return tempFileByPath;
+      return TempFileSystem.getInstance().findFileByPath(filePath);
     }
     return null;
   }
diff --git a/platform/smRunner/src/com/intellij/execution/testframework/sm/runner/SMTestProxy.java b/platform/smRunner/src/com/intellij/execution/testframework/sm/runner/SMTestProxy.java
index 537a1971d8e6..cdd96099dd7b 100644
--- a/platform/smRunner/src/com/intellij/execution/testframework/sm/runner/SMTestProxy.java
+++ b/platform/smRunner/src/com/intellij/execution/testframework/sm/runner/SMTestProxy.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import com.intellij.ide.util.EditSourceUtil;
 import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.Key;
+import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFileManager;
 import com.intellij.pom.Navigatable;
 import com.intellij.testIntegration.TestLocationProvider;
 import com.intellij.util.containers.ContainerUtilRt;
@@ -215,7 +216,7 @@ public class SMTestProxy extends AbstractTestProxy {
       return null;
     }
 
-    final String protocolId = TestsLocationProviderUtil.extractProtocol(myLocationUrl);
+    final String protocolId = VirtualFileManager.extractProtocol(myLocationUrl);
     final String path = TestsLocationProviderUtil.extractPath(myLocationUrl);
 
     if (protocolId != null && path != null) {
diff --git a/platform/smRunner/testSrc/com/intellij/execution/testframework/sm/LocationProviderUtilTest.java b/platform/smRunner/testSrc/com/intellij/execution/testframework/sm/LocationProviderUtilTest.java
index dd2a99cfd2db..6e81886907b7 100644
--- a/platform/smRunner/testSrc/com/intellij/execution/testframework/sm/LocationProviderUtilTest.java
+++ b/platform/smRunner/testSrc/com/intellij/execution/testframework/sm/LocationProviderUtilTest.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package com.intellij.execution.testframework.sm;
 
+import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFileManager;
 import com.intellij.testFramework.UsefulTestCase;
 
 /**
@@ -23,21 +24,21 @@ import com.intellij.testFramework.UsefulTestCase;
 public class LocationProviderUtilTest extends UsefulTestCase {
   public void testExtractProtocol() {
     assertEquals(null,
-                 TestsLocationProviderUtil.extractProtocol(""));
+                 VirtualFileManager.extractProtocol(""));
     assertEquals(null,
-                 TestsLocationProviderUtil.extractProtocol("file:/"));
+                 VirtualFileManager.extractProtocol("file:/"));
 
     assertEquals("file",
-                 TestsLocationProviderUtil.extractProtocol("file://"));
+                 VirtualFileManager.extractProtocol("file://"));
     assertEquals("file",
-                 TestsLocationProviderUtil.extractProtocol("file:///some/path/file.rb:24"));
+                 VirtualFileManager.extractProtocol("file:///some/path/file.rb:24"));
     assertEquals("file",
-                 TestsLocationProviderUtil.extractProtocol("file://./some/path/file.rb:24"));
+                 VirtualFileManager.extractProtocol("file://./some/path/file.rb:24"));
 
     assertEquals("ruby_qn",
-                 TestsLocationProviderUtil.extractProtocol("ruby_qn://"));
+                 VirtualFileManager.extractProtocol("ruby_qn://"));
     assertEquals("ruby_qn",
-                 TestsLocationProviderUtil.extractProtocol("ruby_qn://A::B.method"));
+                 VirtualFileManager.extractProtocol("ruby_qn://A::B.method"));
   }
 
   public void testExtractPath() {