diff --git a/platform/configuration-store-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/components/impl/stores/ApplicationStoreImpl.java b/platform/configuration-store-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/components/impl/stores/ApplicationStoreImpl.java
index 55962c918348..8537e7732127 100644
--- a/platform/configuration-store-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/components/impl/stores/ApplicationStoreImpl.java
+++ b/platform/configuration-store-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/components/impl/stores/ApplicationStoreImpl.java
@@ -108,10 +108,4 @@ public class ApplicationStoreImpl extends ComponentStoreImpl {
   public StateStorageManager getStateStorageManager() {
     return myStateStorageManager;
   }
-
-  @Nullable
-  @Override
-  protected PathMacroManager getPathMacroManagerForDefaults() {
-    return null;
-  }
 }
diff --git a/platform/configuration-store-impl/testSrc/ApplicationStoreTest.kt b/platform/configuration-store-impl/testSrc/ApplicationStoreTest.kt
index 77748f5ecd95..92373f89fb91 100644
--- a/platform/configuration-store-impl/testSrc/ApplicationStoreTest.kt
+++ b/platform/configuration-store-impl/testSrc/ApplicationStoreTest.kt
@@ -186,10 +186,6 @@ public class ApplicationStoreTest : LightPlatformTestCase() {
     override fun dispose() {
     }
 
-    override fun getPathMacroManagerForDefaults(): PathMacroManager? {
-      return null
-    }
-
     override fun getMessageBus(): MessageBus {
       return ApplicationManager.getApplication().getMessageBus()
     }
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/components/impl/stores/ComponentStoreImpl.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/components/impl/stores/ComponentStoreImpl.java
index 360d3cded761..faf27e90cd38 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/components/impl/stores/ComponentStoreImpl.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/components/impl/stores/ComponentStoreImpl.java
@@ -335,7 +335,9 @@ public abstract class ComponentStoreImpl implements IComponentStore {
   }
 
   @Nullable
-  protected abstract PathMacroManager getPathMacroManagerForDefaults();
+  protected PathMacroManager getPathMacroManagerForDefaults() {
+    return null;
+  }
 
   @Nullable
   protected <T> T getDefaultState(@NotNull Object component, @NotNull String componentName, @NotNull final Class<T> stateClass) {