diff --git a/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/ui/frame/MainFrame.java b/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/ui/frame/MainFrame.java
index f5f755df28cc..a5587500945e 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/ui/frame/MainFrame.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/ui/frame/MainFrame.java
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public class MainFrame extends JPanel implements DataProvider, Disposable {
     myChangesBrowser.getViewer().setScrollPaneBorder(IdeBorderFactory.createBorder(SideBorder.TOP));
     myChangesBrowser.getDiffAction().registerCustomShortcutSet(myChangesBrowser.getDiffAction().getShortcutSet(), getGraphTable());
     myChangesBrowser.getEditSourceAction().registerCustomShortcutSet(CommonShortcuts.getEditSource(), getGraphTable());
-    setDefaultEmptyText(myChangesBrowser);
+    myChangesBrowser.getViewer().setEmptyText("");
     myChangesLoadingPane = new JBLoadingPanel(new BorderLayout(), project, ProgressWindow.DEFAULT_PROGRESS_DIALOG_POSTPONE_TIME_MILLIS);
     myChangesLoadingPane.add(myChangesBrowser);
 
@@ -184,10 +184,6 @@ public class MainFrame extends JPanel implements DataProvider, Disposable {
     return scrollPane;
   }
 
-  private static void setDefaultEmptyText(ChangesBrowser changesBrowser) {
-    changesBrowser.getViewer().setEmptyText("");
-  }
-
   @NotNull
   public VcsLogGraphTable getGraphTable() {
     return myGraphTable;
@@ -369,7 +365,7 @@ public class MainFrame extends JPanel implements DataProvider, Disposable {
       }
       else {
         myChangesBrowser.setChangesToDisplay(Collections.<Change>emptyList());
-        setDefaultEmptyText(myChangesBrowser);
+        myChangesBrowser.getViewer().setEmptyText("");
         myChangesLoadingPane.startLoading();
 
         final EmptyProgressIndicator indicator = new EmptyProgressIndicator();