diff --git a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/text/DateFormatUtil.java b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/text/DateFormatUtil.java
index 0abbf6bc4679..096de12833a2 100644
--- a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/text/DateFormatUtil.java
+++ b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/text/DateFormatUtil.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2000-2015 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ * Copyright 2000-2016 JetBrains s.r.o.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -75,10 +75,6 @@ public class DateFormatUtil {
 
   private DateFormatUtil() { }
 
-  /** @deprecated use {@link #getIso8601Format()} (to be removed in IDEA 16) */
-  @SuppressWarnings("unused")
-  public static final SyncDateFormat ISO8601_DATE_FORMAT = ISO8601_FORMAT;
-
   public static long getDifferenceInDays(@NotNull Date startDate, @NotNull Date endDate) {
     return (endDate.getTime() - startDate.getTime() + DAY_FACTOR - 1000) / DAY_FACTOR;
   }