diff --git a/platform/vcs-tests/src/com/intellij/testFramework/vcs/AbstractVcsTestCase.java b/platform/vcs-tests/src/com/intellij/testFramework/vcs/AbstractVcsTestCase.java
index 00c5907db27f..bf641db3c0ad 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-tests/src/com/intellij/testFramework/vcs/AbstractVcsTestCase.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-tests/src/com/intellij/testFramework/vcs/AbstractVcsTestCase.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import com.intellij.testFramework.builders.EmptyModuleFixtureBuilder;
 import com.intellij.testFramework.fixtures.IdeaProjectTestFixture;
 import com.intellij.testFramework.fixtures.IdeaTestFixtureFactory;
 import com.intellij.testFramework.fixtures.TestFixtureBuilder;
-import com.intellij.util.Processor;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.junit.Assert;
@@ -108,30 +107,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractVcsTestCase {
     return VcsTestUtil.findOrCreateDir(myProject, parent, name);
   }
 
-  protected void clearDirInCommand(final VirtualFile dir, final Processor<VirtualFile> filter) throws Exception {
-    WriteCommandAction.writeCommandAction(myProject).run(() -> {
-      int numOfRuns = 5;
-      for (int i = 0; i < numOfRuns; i++) {
-        try {
-          final VirtualFile[] children = dir.getChildren();
-          for (VirtualFile child : children) {
-            if (filter != null && filter.process(child)) {
-              child.delete(AbstractVcsTestCase.this);
-            }
-          }
-          return;
-        }
-        catch (IOException e) {
-          if (i == numOfRuns - 1) {
-            // last run
-            throw e;
-          }
-          Thread.sleep(50);
-        }
-      }
-    });
-  }
-
   protected void tearDownProject() throws Exception {
     if (myProject != null) {
       ChangeListManagerImpl.getInstanceImpl(myProject).stopEveryThingIfInTestMode();
diff --git a/plugins/svn4idea/testSource/org/jetbrains/idea/svn/SvnResolveTreeAcceptVariantsTest.java b/plugins/svn4idea/testSource/org/jetbrains/idea/svn/SvnResolveTreeAcceptVariantsTest.java
index a1260af7a6eb..40c6d2a538ef 100644
--- a/plugins/svn4idea/testSource/org/jetbrains/idea/svn/SvnResolveTreeAcceptVariantsTest.java
+++ b/plugins/svn4idea/testSource/org/jetbrains/idea/svn/SvnResolveTreeAcceptVariantsTest.java
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ import static com.intellij.testFramework.EdtTestUtil.runInEdtAndWait;
 import static com.intellij.testFramework.UsefulTestCase.assertExists;
 import static com.intellij.util.containers.ContainerUtil.ar;
 import static java.util.Arrays.asList;
-import static org.jetbrains.idea.svn.SvnUtil.isAdminDirectory;
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 
 @RunWith(Parameterized.class)
@@ -71,12 +70,6 @@ public class SvnResolveTreeAcceptVariantsTest extends SvnTestCase {
     myTraceClient = true;
   }
 
-  private void clearWc(final boolean withSvn) throws Exception {
-    refreshVfs();
-    clearDirInCommand(myWorkingCopyDir, file -> withSvn || !isAdminDirectory(file));
-    refreshVfs();
-  }
-
   @Test
   public void testMineFull() throws Exception {
     changeListManager.stopEveryThingIfInTestMode();
@@ -239,7 +232,6 @@ public class SvnResolveTreeAcceptVariantsTest extends SvnTestCase {
     enableSilentOperation(VcsConfiguration.StandardConfirmation.ADD);
     enableSilentOperation(VcsConfiguration.StandardConfirmation.REMOVE);
 
-    clearWc(false);
     mySvnClientRunner.checkin(myWorkingCopyDir);
     new SubTree(myWorkingCopyDir);
     mySvnClientRunner.checkin(myWorkingCopyDir);