diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/api-dump-unreviewed.txt b/platform/platform-impl/api-dump-unreviewed.txt
index 4dad8506669e..7f6243718b26 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/api-dump-unreviewed.txt
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/api-dump-unreviewed.txt
@@ -10469,8 +10469,6 @@ f:com.intellij.platform.AttachProjectAction$Companion
 - f:attachProject(com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile,com.intellij.openapi.project.Project):V
 - f:getTO_SELECT_KEY():com.intellij.openapi.util.Key
 f:com.intellij.platform.CommandLineProjectOpenProcessor$Companion
-- f:getInstance():com.intellij.platform.CommandLineProjectOpenProcessor
-- f:getInstanceIfExists():com.intellij.platform.CommandLineProjectOpenProcessor
 a:com.intellij.platform.DirectoryProjectConfigurator$AsyncDirectoryProjectConfigurator
 - com.intellij.platform.DirectoryProjectConfigurator
 - <init>():V
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/api-dump.txt b/platform/platform-impl/api-dump.txt
index 033af7cf9830..8edd82b37b06 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/api-dump.txt
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/api-dump.txt
@@ -1089,6 +1089,9 @@ com.intellij.platform.CommandLineProjectOpenProcessor
 - sf:Companion:com.intellij.platform.CommandLineProjectOpenProcessor$Companion
 - a:openProjectAndFile(java.nio.file.Path,Z,com.intellij.ide.impl.OpenProjectTask,kotlin.coroutines.Continuation):java.lang.Object
 - bs:openProjectAndFile$default(com.intellij.platform.CommandLineProjectOpenProcessor,java.nio.file.Path,Z,com.intellij.ide.impl.OpenProjectTask,kotlin.coroutines.Continuation,I,java.lang.Object):java.lang.Object
+f:com.intellij.platform.CommandLineProjectOpenProcessor$Companion
+- f:openProjectAndFile(java.nio.file.Path,Z,com.intellij.ide.impl.OpenProjectTask,kotlin.coroutines.Continuation):java.lang.Object
+- bs:openProjectAndFile$default(com.intellij.platform.CommandLineProjectOpenProcessor$Companion,java.nio.file.Path,Z,com.intellij.ide.impl.OpenProjectTask,kotlin.coroutines.Continuation,I,java.lang.Object):java.lang.Object
 com.intellij.platform.DirectoryProjectConfigurator
 - a:configureProject(com.intellij.openapi.project.Project,com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile,com.intellij.openapi.util.Ref,Z):V
 - isEdtRequired():Z
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/CommandLineProcessor.kt b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/CommandLineProcessor.kt
index 962b43f2ff3a..764a47e863be 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/CommandLineProcessor.kt
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/CommandLineProcessor.kt
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ object CommandLineProcessor {
     }
 
     if (projects.isEmpty()) {
-      val project = CommandLineProjectOpenProcessor.getInstance().openProjectAndFile(ioFile, tempProject, OpenProjectTask {
+      val project = CommandLineProjectOpenProcessor.openProjectAndFile(ioFile, tempProject, OpenProjectTask {
         this.line = line
         this.column = column
       }) ?: return createError(IdeBundle.message("dialog.message.no.project.found.to.open.file.in"))
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/impl/ProjectUtil.kt b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/impl/ProjectUtil.kt
index 73874fc52f78..d93a4545e378 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/impl/ProjectUtil.kt
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/impl/ProjectUtil.kt
@@ -549,18 +549,15 @@ object ProjectUtil {
 
       LOG.debug { "$location: open file $file" }
       if (projectToClose == null) {
-        val processor = CommandLineProjectOpenProcessor.getInstanceIfExists()
-        if (processor != null) {
-          val opened = FUSProjectHotStartUpMeasurer.withProjectContextElement(file) {
-            processor.openProjectAndFile(file = file, tempProject = false)
+        val openedProject = FUSProjectHotStartUpMeasurer.withProjectContextElement(file) {
+          CommandLineProjectOpenProcessor.openProjectAndFile(file = file, tempProject = false)
+        }
+        if (openedProject != null) {
+          if (result == null) {
+            result = openedProject
           }
-          if (opened != null) {
-            if (result == null) {
-              result = opened
-            }
-            else {
-              FUSProjectHotStartUpMeasurer.openingMultipleProjects(false, list.size, false)
-            }
+          else {
+            FUSProjectHotStartUpMeasurer.openingMultipleProjects(false, list.size, false)
           }
         }
       }
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/platform/CommandLineProjectOpenProcessor.kt b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/platform/CommandLineProjectOpenProcessor.kt
index 66e8154273ef..c4503c1d9aac 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/platform/CommandLineProjectOpenProcessor.kt
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/platform/CommandLineProjectOpenProcessor.kt
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ package com.intellij.platform
 import com.intellij.ide.impl.OpenProjectTask
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project
 import com.intellij.projectImport.ProjectOpenProcessor
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus
 import java.nio.file.Path
 
 /**
@@ -18,20 +17,20 @@ interface CommandLineProjectOpenProcessor {
    * @param file the file to open
    * @param tempProject if `true`, always opens the file in a new temporary project, otherwise searches the parent directories
    * for `.idea` subdirectory, and if found, opens that directory.
+   *
+   * @return project or null if it cannot be opened with that open processor
    */
   suspend fun openProjectAndFile(file: Path, tempProject: Boolean, options: OpenProjectTask = OpenProjectTask()): Project?
 
   companion object {
-    fun getInstance(): CommandLineProjectOpenProcessor = getInstanceIfExists() ?: getDefaultInstance()
-
-    @ApiStatus.Internal
-    fun getDefaultInstance(): CommandLineProjectOpenProcessor = PlatformProjectOpenProcessor.getInstance()
-
-    fun getInstanceIfExists(): CommandLineProjectOpenProcessor? {
-      return ProjectOpenProcessor.EXTENSION_POINT_NAME.getIterable()
+    suspend fun openProjectAndFile(file: Path, tempProject: Boolean, options: OpenProjectTask = OpenProjectTask()): Project? {
+      val project = ProjectOpenProcessor.EXTENSION_POINT_NAME.getIterable()
         .asSequence()
         .filterIsInstance<CommandLineProjectOpenProcessor>()
-        .firstOrNull()
+        .firstNotNullOfOrNull {
+          it.openProjectAndFile(file, tempProject, options)
+        }
+      return project
     }
   }
 }
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