diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/actions/GitMergeAction.java b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/actions/GitMergeAction.java
index 7dec40c64a60..0bb0ea73dd0b 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/actions/GitMergeAction.java
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/actions/GitMergeAction.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VfsUtil;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile;
 import git4idea.GitRevisionNumber;
 import git4idea.GitUtil;
+import git4idea.GitVcs;
 import git4idea.commands.*;
 import git4idea.merge.GitMergeUtil;
 import git4idea.repo.GitRepository;
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ abstract class GitMergeAction extends GitRepositoryAction {
       List<VcsException> exceptions = new ArrayList<>();
       GitMergeUtil.showUpdates(project, exceptions, root, currentRev, beforeLabel, getActionName(), ActionInfo.UPDATE);
       repository.update();
-      showErrors(project, getActionName(), exceptions);
+      GitVcs.getInstance(project).showErrors(exceptions, getActionName());
     }
     else if (localChangesDetector.wasMessageDetected()) {
       LocalChangesWouldBeOverwrittenHelper.showErrorNotification(project, repository.getRoot(), getActionName(),
diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/actions/GitRepositoryAction.java b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/actions/GitRepositoryAction.java
index 93cf78e8d788..7b97dc21394c 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/actions/GitRepositoryAction.java
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/actions/GitRepositoryAction.java
@@ -60,10 +60,6 @@ public abstract class GitRepositoryAction extends DumbAwareAction {
     return currentRepository != null ? currentRepository.getRoot() : roots.get(0);
   }
 
-  protected static void showErrors(@NotNull Project project, @NotNull String actionName, @NotNull List<VcsException> exceptions) {
-    GitVcs.getInstance(project).showErrors(exceptions, actionName);
-  }
-
   /**
    * @deprecated "final tasks" are not called for all actions anymore.
    * They should be called by certain actions manually if and when needed.