diff --git a/java/compiler/impl/testSrc/com/intellij/compiler/BaseCompilerTestCase.java b/java/compiler/impl/testSrc/com/intellij/compiler/BaseCompilerTestCase.java
index b9b3e748665e..ac395c755230 100644
--- a/java/compiler/impl/testSrc/com/intellij/compiler/BaseCompilerTestCase.java
+++ b/java/compiler/impl/testSrc/com/intellij/compiler/BaseCompilerTestCase.java
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ public abstract class BaseCompilerTestCase extends ModuleTestCase {
     if (useExternalCompiler()) {
       CompilerTestUtil.enableExternalCompiler(myProject);
     }
+    else {
+      CompilerTestUtil.disableExternalCompiler(myProject);
+    }
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/compiler/GroovyCompilerTestCase.java b/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/compiler/GroovyCompilerTestCase.java
index 5b4032edb725..2a353993bb56 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/compiler/GroovyCompilerTestCase.java
+++ b/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/compiler/GroovyCompilerTestCase.java
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ public abstract class GroovyCompilerTestCase extends JavaCodeInsightFixtureTestC
           CompilerTestUtil.enableExternalCompiler(getProject());
           ModuleRootModificationUtil.setModuleSdk(myModule, JavaAwareProjectJdkTableImpl.getInstanceEx().getInternalJdk());
         }
+        else {
+          CompilerTestUtil.disableExternalCompiler(getProject());
+        }
       }
     }.execute();
   }
diff --git a/plugins/maven/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/MavenImportingTestCase.java b/plugins/maven/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/MavenImportingTestCase.java
index 0324d3b7cf26..bd5c2489dc7a 100644
--- a/plugins/maven/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/MavenImportingTestCase.java
+++ b/plugins/maven/src/test/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/MavenImportingTestCase.java
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ public abstract class MavenImportingTestCase extends MavenTestCase {
     if (useJps()) {
       CompilerTestUtil.enableExternalCompiler(myProject);
     }
+    else {
+      CompilerTestUtil.disableExternalCompiler(myProject);
+    }
   }
 
   @Override