diff --git a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/defUse/DefUseInspectionBase.java b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/defUse/DefUseInspectionBase.java
index aa260be52842..f3880bfef990 100644
--- a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/defUse/DefUseInspectionBase.java
+++ b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/defUse/DefUseInspectionBase.java
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import com.intellij.util.containers.ContainerUtil;
 import gnu.trove.THashSet;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NonNls;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import javax.swing.*;
 import javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent;
@@ -56,12 +55,6 @@ public class DefUseInspectionBase extends BaseJavaBatchLocalInspectionTool {
     };
   }
 
-  @Nullable
-  @Override
-  public String getAlternativeID() {
-    return "unused";
-  }
-
   private void checkCodeBlock(final PsiCodeBlock body,
                               final ProblemsHolder holder,
                               final boolean isOnTheFly) {