diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/packaging/PyRemotePackageManagerImpl.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/packaging/PyRemotePackageManagerImpl.java
index d06d74c92dca..8c6a1bfe2461 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/packaging/PyRemotePackageManagerImpl.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/packaging/PyRemotePackageManagerImpl.java
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public class PyRemotePackageManagerImpl extends PyPackageManagerImpl {
         }
         if (manager != null && remoteSdkCredentials != null) {
           if (askForSudo) {
-            askForSudo = !manager.ensureCanWrite(null, remoteSdkCredentials, remoteSdkCredentials.getInterpreterPath());
+            askForSudo = !manager.ensureCanWrite(remoteSdkCredentials, remoteSdkCredentials.getInterpreterPath());
           }
         }
         else {
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/remote/PythonRemoteInterpreterManager.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/remote/PythonRemoteInterpreterManager.java
index 582e33b41a71..f3b2699b49bc 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/remote/PythonRemoteInterpreterManager.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/remote/PythonRemoteInterpreterManager.java
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public abstract class PythonRemoteInterpreterManager {
                                                                     @NotNull Sdk sdk,
                                                                     String path) throws ExecutionException;
 
-  public abstract boolean ensureCanWrite(@Nullable Object projectOrComponent, RemoteSdkCredentials data, String path);
+  public abstract boolean ensureCanWrite(RemoteSdkCredentials data, String path);
 
   /**
    * @param sdk current sdk