diff --git a/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/lang/java/parser/DeclarationParser.java b/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/lang/java/parser/DeclarationParser.java
index 37eedd1cfa4e..7f68def35e12 100644
--- a/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/lang/java/parser/DeclarationParser.java
+++ b/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/lang/java/parser/DeclarationParser.java
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ public class DeclarationParser {
 
     if (builder.getTokenType() == JavaTokenType.LBRACE) {
       if (context == Context.CODE_BLOCK) {
-        error(builder, JavaErrorMessages.message("expected.identifier.or.type"), typeParams);
+        error(builder, JavaErrorMessages.message("expected.identifier.or.type"), null);
         declaration.drop();
         return modList;
       }