diff --git a/ExtendedApi/src/com/intellij/testFramework/IdeaTestCase.java b/ExtendedApi/src/com/intellij/testFramework/IdeaTestCase.java
index 841d3aaefc9d..8846babdffba 100644
--- a/ExtendedApi/src/com/intellij/testFramework/IdeaTestCase.java
+++ b/ExtendedApi/src/com/intellij/testFramework/IdeaTestCase.java
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ public abstract class IdeaTestCase extends TestCase implements DataProvider {
       Extensions.registerAreaClass("IDEA_PROJECT", null);
       Extensions.registerAreaClass("IDEA_MODULE", "IDEA_PROJECT");
     }
+    Extensions.getRootArea().registerExtensionPoint(ExtensionPoints.JUNIT_PATCHER, JUnitPatcher.class.getName());    
   }
 
   protected void setUp() throws Exception {
@@ -117,9 +118,6 @@ public abstract class IdeaTestCase extends TestCase implements DataProvider {
     setUpProject();
 
     DaemonCodeAnalyzerSettings.getInstance().setInspectionProfile(InspectionProfileImpl.EMPTY_PROFILE);
-    if (Extensions.getRootArea().getExtensionPoint(ExtensionPoints.JUNIT_PATCHER) == null){
-      Extensions.getRootArea().registerExtensionPoint(ExtensionPoints.JUNIT_PATCHER, JUnitPatcher.class.getName());
-    }
   }
 
   protected void setUpProject() throws IOException {
diff --git a/ExtendedApi/src/com/intellij/testFramework/LightIdeaTestCase.java b/ExtendedApi/src/com/intellij/testFramework/LightIdeaTestCase.java
index 0af8a027c655..b7beb897432f 100644
--- a/ExtendedApi/src/com/intellij/testFramework/LightIdeaTestCase.java
+++ b/ExtendedApi/src/com/intellij/testFramework/LightIdeaTestCase.java
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ public class LightIdeaTestCase extends TestCase implements DataProvider {
       Extensions.registerAreaClass("IDEA_PROJECT", null);
       Extensions.registerAreaClass("IDEA_MODULE", "IDEA_PROJECT");
     }
+    Extensions.getRootArea().registerExtensionPoint(ExtensionPoints.JUNIT_PATCHER, JUnitPatcher.class.getName());
     cleanupApplicationCaches();
   }
 
@@ -191,9 +192,7 @@ public class LightIdeaTestCase extends TestCase implements DataProvider {
     assertFalse(getPsiManager().isDisposed());
 
     CodeStyleSettingsManager.getInstance(getProject()).setTemporarySettings(new CodeStyleSettings());
-    if (Extensions.getRootArea().getExtensionPoint(ExtensionPoints.JUNIT_PATCHER) == null){
-      Extensions.getRootArea().registerExtensionPoint(ExtensionPoints.JUNIT_PATCHER, JUnitPatcher.class.getName());
-    }
+
   }
 
   protected void tearDown() throws Exception {