diff --git a/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/checkout/NewProjectCheckoutListener.java b/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/checkout/NewProjectCheckoutListener.java
index 80af7c1239f1..1d91ace4985d 100644
--- a/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/checkout/NewProjectCheckoutListener.java
+++ b/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/checkout/NewProjectCheckoutListener.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class NewProjectCheckoutListener implements VcsAwareCheckoutListener {
       final ProjectManager pm = ProjectManager.getInstance();
       final Project[] projects = pm.getOpenProjects();
       final Set<VirtualFile> files = projectsLocationSet(projects);
-      files.remove(project.getBaseDir());
+      //files.remove(project.getBaseDir());
       NewProjectUtil.createNewProject(project, directory.getAbsolutePath());
       final Project[] projectsAfter = pm.getOpenProjects();
       final Set<VirtualFile> filesAfter = projectsLocationSet(projectsAfter);