diff --git a/java/structuralsearch-java/src/com/intellij/structuralsearch/JavaStructuralSearchProfile.java b/java/structuralsearch-java/src/com/intellij/structuralsearch/JavaStructuralSearchProfile.java
index 34a43dac3834..79ef8a6fa955 100644
--- a/java/structuralsearch-java/src/com/intellij/structuralsearch/JavaStructuralSearchProfile.java
+++ b/java/structuralsearch-java/src/com/intellij/structuralsearch/JavaStructuralSearchProfile.java
@@ -318,13 +318,13 @@ public class JavaStructuralSearchProfile extends StructuralSearchProfile {
     final PsiElement firstElement = elements[0];
     final PsiElement secondElement = elements[1];
 
-    if (firstElement instanceof PsiDeclarationStatement && getLastLeaf(firstElement) instanceof PsiErrorElement) {
+    if (firstElement instanceof PsiDeclarationStatement && PsiTreeUtil.lastChild(firstElement) instanceof PsiErrorElement) {
       // might be method
       return true;
     }
     else if (firstElement instanceof PsiErrorElement &&
              secondElement instanceof PsiExpressionStatement &&
-             getLastLeaf(secondElement) instanceof PsiErrorElement) {
+             PsiTreeUtil.lastChild(secondElement) instanceof PsiErrorElement) {
       // might be generic method
       return true;
     }
@@ -336,15 +336,6 @@ public class JavaStructuralSearchProfile extends StructuralSearchProfile {
     return false;
   }
 
-  private static PsiElement getLastLeaf(PsiElement element) {
-    PsiElement lastChild = element.getLastChild();
-    while (lastChild != null) {
-      element = lastChild;
-      lastChild = lastChild.getLastChild();
-    }
-    return element;
-  }
-
   @NotNull
   @Override
   public Editor createEditor(@NotNull SearchContext searchContext,