diff --git a/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/openapi/roots/ui/configuration/ProjectStructureConfigurable.java b/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/openapi/roots/ui/configuration/ProjectStructureConfigurable.java
index 2337e3f6d805..13d778632c82 100644
--- a/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/openapi/roots/ui/configuration/ProjectStructureConfigurable.java
+++ b/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/openapi/roots/ui/configuration/ProjectStructureConfigurable.java
@@ -130,7 +130,9 @@ public class ProjectStructureConfigurable extends BaseConfigurable implements Se
     myGlobalLibrariesConfig.init(myContext);
     myModulesConfig.init(myContext);
     myFacetStructureConfigurable.init(myContext);
-    myArtifactsStructureConfigurable.init(myContext, myModulesConfig, myProjectLibrariesConfig, myGlobalLibrariesConfig);
+    if (!project.isDefault()) {
+      myArtifactsStructureConfigurable.init(myContext, myModulesConfig, myProjectLibrariesConfig, myGlobalLibrariesConfig);
+    }
 
     final PropertiesComponent propertiesComponent = PropertiesComponent.getInstance(myProject);
     myUiState.lastEditedConfigurable = propertiesComponent.getValue("project.structure.last.edited");