diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/OptimizeImportsRefactoringHelper.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/OptimizeImportsRefactoringHelper.java
index 85d27192acb5..5f6072a2bb91 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/OptimizeImportsRefactoringHelper.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/OptimizeImportsRefactoringHelper.java
@@ -104,10 +104,17 @@ public class OptimizeImportsRefactoringHelper implements RefactoringHelper<Set<P
             if (importStatement != null && importStatement.isValid()) {
               final PsiJavaCodeReferenceElement ref = importStatement.getImportReference();
               //Do not remove non-resolving refs
-              if (ref == null || ref.resolve() == null) {
+              if (ref == null) {
+                continue;
+              }
+              final PsiElement resolve = ref.resolve();
+              if (resolve == null) {
                 continue;
               }
 
+              if (resolve instanceof PsiPackage && ((PsiPackage)resolve).getDirectories(ref.getResolveScope()).length == 0) {
+                continue;
+              }
               importStatement.delete();
             }
           }
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/migration/packageToNonExistentPackage/after/p1/C1.java b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/migration/packageToNonExistentPackage/after/p1/C1.java
index dd6403feaa2d..bd90b5874462 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/migration/packageToNonExistentPackage/after/p1/C1.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/migration/packageToNonExistentPackage/after/p1/C1.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package p1;
 
+import zzz.bbb.*;
+
 class C {
   zzz.bbb.AAA a = new zzz.bbb.AAA();
 }
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