diff --git a/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/openapi/roots/ui/configuration/actions/NewModuleAction.java b/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/openapi/roots/ui/configuration/actions/NewModuleAction.java
index eccd2d3a32fd..9450408c18b5 100644
--- a/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/openapi/roots/ui/configuration/actions/NewModuleAction.java
+++ b/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/openapi/roots/ui/configuration/actions/NewModuleAction.java
@@ -90,10 +90,4 @@ public class NewModuleAction extends AnAction implements DumbAware {
     super.update(e);
     e.getPresentation().setEnabled(getProject(e) != null);
   }
-
-  @Nullable
-  private static Project getProject(AnActionEvent e) {
-    return e.getData(PlatformDataKeys.PROJECT);
-  }
-
 }
diff --git a/platform/lvcs-impl/src/com/intellij/history/integration/ui/actions/LocalHistoryAction.java b/platform/lvcs-impl/src/com/intellij/history/integration/ui/actions/LocalHistoryAction.java
index c59d39a24186..c9384f5bea62 100644
--- a/platform/lvcs-impl/src/com/intellij/history/integration/ui/actions/LocalHistoryAction.java
+++ b/platform/lvcs-impl/src/com/intellij/history/integration/ui/actions/LocalHistoryAction.java
@@ -74,8 +74,4 @@ public abstract class LocalHistoryAction extends AnAction implements DumbAware {
     }
     return commonParent;
   }
-
-  protected Project getProject(AnActionEvent e) {
-    return e.getData(PlatformDataKeys.PROJECT);
-  }
 }
diff --git a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/actionSystem/AnAction.java b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/actionSystem/AnAction.java
index bbcea138302f..de5c19b73b33 100644
--- a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/actionSystem/AnAction.java
+++ b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/actionSystem/AnAction.java
@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@ package com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem;
 import com.intellij.openapi.Disposable;
 import com.intellij.openapi.keymap.KeymapUtil;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.DumbAware;
+import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.Disposer;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.text.StringUtil;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NonNls;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import javax.swing.*;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -302,4 +304,9 @@ public abstract class AnAction {
   public interface TransparentUpdate {
 
   }
+
+  @Nullable
+  public static Project getProject(AnActionEvent e) {
+    return e == null ? null : e.getData(PlatformDataKeys.PROJECT);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/switcher/ApplySwitchAction.java b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/switcher/ApplySwitchAction.java
index c96de3a16e4d..c7f990fe445e 100644
--- a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/switcher/ApplySwitchAction.java
+++ b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/switcher/ApplySwitchAction.java
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@ public class ApplySwitchAction extends AnAction {
     }
   }
 
-  private static Project getProject(AnActionEvent e) {
-    return PlatformDataKeys.PROJECT.getData(e.getDataContext());
-  }
 
   @Override
   public void actionPerformed(AnActionEvent e) {
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/featureStatistics/actions/ShowFeatureUsageStatisticsAction.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/featureStatistics/actions/ShowFeatureUsageStatisticsAction.java
index 411441284f4b..7ce776f0586c 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/featureStatistics/actions/ShowFeatureUsageStatisticsAction.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/featureStatistics/actions/ShowFeatureUsageStatisticsAction.java
@@ -30,8 +30,4 @@ public class ShowFeatureUsageStatisticsAction extends AnAction implements DumbAw
     super.update(e);
     e.getPresentation().setEnabled(getProject(e) != null);
   }
-
-  private Project getProject(AnActionEvent e) {
-    return PlatformDataKeys.PROJECT.getData(e.getDataContext());
-  }
 }
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diff --git a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/SynchronizeCurrentFileAction.java b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/SynchronizeCurrentFileAction.java
index c7037855449d..b6ddb4d72e99 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/SynchronizeCurrentFileAction.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/SynchronizeCurrentFileAction.java
@@ -73,10 +73,6 @@ public class SynchronizeCurrentFileAction extends AnAction implements DumbAware
     WindowManager.getInstance().getStatusBar(project).setInfo(message);
   }
 
-  private static Project getProject(AnActionEvent e) {
-    return e.getData(PlatformDataKeys.PROJECT);
-  }
-
   private static VirtualFile[] getFiles(AnActionEvent e) {
     return e.getData(PlatformDataKeys.VIRTUAL_FILE_ARRAY);
   }
diff --git a/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/breakpoints/XLineBreakpointImpl.java b/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/breakpoints/XLineBreakpointImpl.java
index a6fc5cf3da55..d4bfd1db5096 100644
--- a/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/breakpoints/XLineBreakpointImpl.java
+++ b/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/breakpoints/XLineBreakpointImpl.java
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ public class XLineBreakpointImpl<P extends XBreakpointProperties> extends XBreak
     }
 
     public void actionPerformed(final AnActionEvent e) {
-      XDebuggerUtil.getInstance().removeBreakpoint(getProject(), XLineBreakpointImpl.this);
+      XDebuggerUtil.getInstance().removeBreakpoint(XLineBreakpointImpl.this.getProject(), XLineBreakpointImpl.this);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/plugins/xpath/xpath-lang/src/org/intellij/lang/xpath/xslt/associations/impl/AssociationsGroup.java b/plugins/xpath/xpath-lang/src/org/intellij/lang/xpath/xslt/associations/impl/AssociationsGroup.java
index 83d9566f92ea..424f80b09b6a 100644
--- a/plugins/xpath/xpath-lang/src/org/intellij/lang/xpath/xslt/associations/impl/AssociationsGroup.java
+++ b/plugins/xpath/xpath-lang/src/org/intellij/lang/xpath/xslt/associations/impl/AssociationsGroup.java
@@ -80,11 +80,6 @@ public class AssociationsGroup extends ActionGroup {
         return XsltSupport.isXsltFile(psiFile);
     }
 
-    @Nullable
-    static Project getProject(@Nullable AnActionEvent e) {
-        return e != null ? LangDataKeys.PROJECT.getData(e.getDataContext()) : null;
-    }
-
     @Nullable
     static PsiFile getPsiFile(@Nullable AnActionEvent e) {
         return e != null ? LangDataKeys.PSI_FILE.getData(e.getDataContext()) : null;