diff --git a/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/PsiFieldImpl.java b/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/PsiFieldImpl.java
index 745a8978319e..db17f1a9b9e5 100644
--- a/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/PsiFieldImpl.java
+++ b/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/PsiFieldImpl.java
@@ -92,9 +92,6 @@ public class PsiFieldImpl extends JavaStubPsiElement<PsiFieldStub> implements Ps
   @Override
   @NotNull
   public CompositeElement getNode() {
-    if (getStub() != null) {
-      dropCached(); // have to return tree-based initializer now
-    }
     return (CompositeElement)super.getNode();
   }