diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/lookup/LookupItemUtil.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/lookup/LookupItemUtil.java
index 524fb18e84fa..f5e35cad186b 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/lookup/LookupItemUtil.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/lookup/LookupItemUtil.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public class LookupItemUtil{
 
   /**
    * @deprecated
-   * @see LookupElementFactory
+   * @see LookupElementBuilder
   */
   public static LookupItem objectToLookupItem(Object object) {
     if (object instanceof LookupItem) return (LookupItem)object;
diff --git a/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/lookup/LookupElementFactory.java b/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/lookup/LookupElementFactory.java
index 00328ed94620..190f61ed1094 100644
--- a/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/lookup/LookupElementFactory.java
+++ b/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/lookup/LookupElementFactory.java
@@ -37,12 +37,4 @@ public abstract class LookupElementFactory {
 
   public abstract <T> MutableLookupElement<T> createLookupElement(@NotNull T element, @NotNull String lookupString);
 
-  public static LookupElementBuilder builder(@NotNull String lookupString) {
-    return builder(lookupString, lookupString);
-  }
-
-  public static LookupElementBuilder builder(@NotNull String lookupString, @NotNull Object lookupObject) {
-    return LookupElementBuilder.create(lookupString, lookupObject);
-  }
-
 }
diff --git a/plugins/ant/src/com/intellij/lang/ant/psi/impl/reference/AntEndElementNameReference.java b/plugins/ant/src/com/intellij/lang/ant/psi/impl/reference/AntEndElementNameReference.java
index a3f0bb9e1490..057e53e9c24b 100644
--- a/plugins/ant/src/com/intellij/lang/ant/psi/impl/reference/AntEndElementNameReference.java
+++ b/plugins/ant/src/com/intellij/lang/ant/psi/impl/reference/AntEndElementNameReference.java
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package com.intellij.lang.ant.psi.impl.reference;
 
 import com.intellij.codeInsight.lookup.AutoCompletionPolicy;
 import com.intellij.codeInsight.lookup.LookupElement;
-import com.intellij.codeInsight.lookup.LookupElementFactory;
+import com.intellij.codeInsight.lookup.LookupElementBuilder;
 import com.intellij.lang.ant.AntElementRole;
 import com.intellij.lang.ant.psi.AntElement;
 import com.intellij.lang.ant.psi.AntStructuredElement;
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ public class AntEndElementNameReference extends AntElementNameReference {
             return xmlTag;
           }
         };
-    return new LookupElement[] {LookupElementFactory.builder(completionText, wrapper).setAutoCompletionPolicy(
-        AutoCompletionPolicy.GIVE_CHANCE_TO_OVERWRITE).createLookupElement()};
+    return new LookupElement[] {LookupElementBuilder.create(completionText, wrapper).setAutoCompletionPolicy(
+        AutoCompletionPolicy.GIVE_CHANCE_TO_OVERWRITE)};
   }
 
   public TextRange getRangeInElement() {