diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/GitVcs.java b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/GitVcs.java
index 757a0a128af5..36b76ed3b6b6 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/GitVcs.java
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/GitVcs.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import com.intellij.execution.ui.ConsoleViewContentType;
 import com.intellij.ide.BrowserUtil;
 import com.intellij.notification.Notification;
 import com.intellij.notification.NotificationListener;
-import com.intellij.notification.impl.NotificationsConfigurationImpl;
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.components.ServiceManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger;
@@ -91,10 +90,6 @@ import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantReadWriteLock;
  */
 public class GitVcs extends AbstractVcs<CommittedChangeList> {
 
-  static {
-    NotificationsConfigurationImpl.remove("Git");
-  }
-
   public static final String NAME = "Git";
   public static final String ID = "git";