diff --git a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/components/JBLayeredPane.java b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/components/JBLayeredPane.java
index 5a17cc46d44a..3690d94e8d50 100644
--- a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/components/JBLayeredPane.java
+++ b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/components/JBLayeredPane.java
@@ -23,12 +23,10 @@ import java.awt.*;
  */
 public class JBLayeredPane extends JLayeredPane {
 
-  private static final Dimension EMPTY = new Dimension(0, 0);
-
   @Override
   public Dimension getMinimumSize() {
     if (!isMinimumSizeSet())
-      return EMPTY;
+      return new Dimension(0, 0);
     return super.getMinimumSize();
   }
 }