diff --git a/java/openapi/src/com/intellij/ui/classFilter/ClassFilterEditor.java b/java/openapi/src/com/intellij/ui/classFilter/ClassFilterEditor.java
index 5b3c569d7159..bc7c33cdeda8 100644
--- a/java/openapi/src/com/intellij/ui/classFilter/ClassFilterEditor.java
+++ b/java/openapi/src/com/intellij/ui/classFilter/ClassFilterEditor.java
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ public class ClassFilterEditor extends JPanel implements ComponentWithEmptyText
 
     public void removeRow(final int idx) {
       myFilters.remove(idx);
-      fireTableDataChanged();
+      fireTableRowsDeleted(idx, idx);
     }
   }