diff --git a/jps/model-api/src/org/jetbrains/jps/model/JpsCompositeElement.java b/jps/model-api/src/org/jetbrains/jps/model/JpsCompositeElement.java
index 2ed2dfacefb2..ec6a8894c47e 100644
--- a/jps/model-api/src/org/jetbrains/jps/model/JpsCompositeElement.java
+++ b/jps/model-api/src/org/jetbrains/jps/model/JpsCompositeElement.java
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 /**
  * @author nik
  */
-public interface JpsCompositeElement extends JpsParentElement {
+public interface JpsCompositeElement extends JpsElement {
   @NotNull
   JpsElementContainer getContainer();
 }
diff --git a/jps/model-api/src/org/jetbrains/jps/model/JpsElementCollection.java b/jps/model-api/src/org/jetbrains/jps/model/JpsElementCollection.java
index 4da1ab422c3b..841a8ace72f1 100644
--- a/jps/model-api/src/org/jetbrains/jps/model/JpsElementCollection.java
+++ b/jps/model-api/src/org/jetbrains/jps/model/JpsElementCollection.java
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 /**
  * @author nik
  */
-public interface JpsElementCollection<E extends JpsElement> extends JpsParentElement {
+public interface JpsElementCollection<E extends JpsElement> extends JpsElement {
   List<E> getElements();
 
   @NotNull
diff --git a/jps/model-api/src/org/jetbrains/jps/model/JpsParentElement.java b/jps/model-api/src/org/jetbrains/jps/model/JpsParentElement.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 9a28f2bf39b1..000000000000
--- a/jps/model-api/src/org/jetbrains/jps/model/JpsParentElement.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-package org.jetbrains.jps.model;
-
-/**
- * @author nik
- */
-public interface JpsParentElement extends JpsElement {
-}