diff --git a/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/PsiCapturedWildcardType.java b/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/PsiCapturedWildcardType.java
index 4c522a785bb6..5e04d021ccb2 100644
--- a/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/PsiCapturedWildcardType.java
+++ b/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/PsiCapturedWildcardType.java
@@ -146,9 +146,6 @@ public class PsiCapturedWildcardType extends PsiType.Stub {
     if (myExistential.isExtends() && myParameter == null) {
       return bound;
     }
-    else if (bound instanceof PsiCapturedWildcardType) {
-      return PsiWildcardType.createSuper(myContext.getManager(), ((PsiCapturedWildcardType)bound).getUpperBound());
-    }
     else {
       return myUpperBound;
     }