diff --git a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/LazyInitializer.java b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/LazyInitializer.java
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-/*
- * Copyright 2000-2009 JetBrains s.r.o.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-package com.intellij.openapi.util;
-
-public abstract class LazyInitializer<Value, Exc extends Throwable> implements ThrowableComputable<Value, Exc> {
-  private Value myValue;
-
-  public Value compute() throws Exc {
-    if (myValue == null) {
-      myValue = compute();
-    }
-    return myValue;
-  }
-
-  protected abstract Value computeInternal() throws Exc;
-}