diff --git a/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/ui/LayeredIcon.java b/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/ui/LayeredIcon.java
index f8f8c66bc978..4f71c48ab1a0 100644
--- a/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/ui/LayeredIcon.java
+++ b/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/ui/LayeredIcon.java
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ public class LayeredIcon extends CachingScalableJBIcon<LayeredIcon> implements D
   public boolean equals(Object o) {
     if (this == o) return true;
     if (!(o instanceof LayeredIcon)) return false;
-    if (!super.equals(o)) return false;
 
     final LayeredIcon icon = (LayeredIcon)o;