diff --git a/platform/structuralsearch/source/com/intellij/structuralsearch/impl/matcher/compiler/CompileContext.java b/platform/structuralsearch/source/com/intellij/structuralsearch/impl/matcher/compiler/CompileContext.java
index 09758a5e2191..f28e83b7ad1c 100644
--- a/platform/structuralsearch/source/com/intellij/structuralsearch/impl/matcher/compiler/CompileContext.java
+++ b/platform/structuralsearch/source/com/intellij/structuralsearch/impl/matcher/compiler/CompileContext.java
@@ -41,10 +41,6 @@ public class CompileContext {
     return searchHelper;
   }
 
-  void setSearchHelper(OptimizingSearchHelper searchHelper) {
-    this.searchHelper = searchHelper;
-  }
-
   public CompiledPattern getPattern() {
     return pattern;
   }