diff --git a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/impl/statements/expressions/literals/GrLiteralImpl.java b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/impl/statements/expressions/literals/GrLiteralImpl.java
index 4da4d1321c87..cf69b239ed8a 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/impl/statements/expressions/literals/GrLiteralImpl.java
+++ b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/impl/statements/expressions/literals/GrLiteralImpl.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public class GrLiteralImpl extends GrAbstractLiteral implements GrLiteral, PsiLa
 
   public PsiType getType() {
     IElementType elemType = getLiteralType(this);
-    return elemType == kNULL ? PsiType.NULL : TypesUtil.getPsiType(this, elemType);
+    return TypesUtil.getPsiType(this, elemType);
   }
 
   public void accept(GroovyElementVisitor visitor) {