diff --git a/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties b/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties
index 2e19b87a8cf2..f49db4de9f06 100644
--- a/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties
+++ b/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties
@@ -253,7 +253,6 @@ compiler.document.save.trigger.delay.description=Delay in milliseconds before tr
 compiler.build.data.unused.threshold=30
 compiler.build.data.unused.threshold.description=If project is not opened for the specified number of days, its build data will be cleared to save disk space
 
-vcs.show.colored.annotations=true
 vcs.annotations.preload=false
 vcs.showConsole=true
 vcs.log.bek.sort.disabled=false
@@ -280,7 +279,6 @@ structureView.coalesceTime=500
 keymap.show.alias.actions=false
 frameworks.download.libraries.server.url=http://pluginsrepo-test:8080
 caches.indexerThreadsCount=-1
-vcs.show.history.numbers=true
 navBar.updateMergeTime=100
 navBar.userActivityMergeTime=100
 
diff --git a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/actions/AnnotateToggleAction.java b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/actions/AnnotateToggleAction.java
index 693d9597ecb5..5b89dfd12e3a 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/actions/AnnotateToggleAction.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/actions/AnnotateToggleAction.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.localVcs.UpToDateLineNumberProvider;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.DumbAware;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.Couple;
-import com.intellij.openapi.util.registry.Registry;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.AbstractVcs;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.ProjectLevelVcsManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.annotate.AnnotationGutterActionProvider;
@@ -121,9 +120,8 @@ public class AnnotateToggleAction extends ToggleAction implements DumbAware {
     presentation.addAction(new CopyRevisionNumberFromAnnotateAction(fileAnnotation));
     presentation.addAction(Separator.getInstance());
 
-    final Couple<Map<VcsRevisionNumber, Color>> bgColorMap =
-      Registry.is("vcs.show.colored.annotations") ? computeBgColors(fileAnnotation, editor) : null;
-    final Map<VcsRevisionNumber, Integer> historyIds = Registry.is("vcs.show.history.numbers") ? computeLineNumbers(fileAnnotation) : null;
+    final Couple<Map<VcsRevisionNumber, Color>> bgColorMap = computeBgColors(fileAnnotation, editor);
+    final Map<VcsRevisionNumber, Integer> historyIds = computeLineNumbers(fileAnnotation);
 
     if (switcher != null) {
       switcher.switchTo(switcher.getDefaultSource());