diff --git a/plugins/xpath/xpath-view/src/org/intellij/plugins/xpathView/search/SearchScope.java b/plugins/xpath/xpath-view/src/org/intellij/plugins/xpathView/search/SearchScope.java
index 8a255b1e1f16..61b1dcb41156 100644
--- a/plugins/xpath/xpath-view/src/org/intellij/plugins/xpathView/search/SearchScope.java
+++ b/plugins/xpath/xpath-view/src/org/intellij/plugins/xpathView/search/SearchScope.java
@@ -61,15 +61,6 @@ public final class SearchScope {
     myRecursive = true;
   }
 
-  public SearchScope(SearchScope scope) {
-    myScopeType = scope.getScopeType();
-
-    myModuleName = scope.getModuleName();
-    myPath = scope.getPath();
-    myRecursive = scope.isRecursive();
-    myScopeName = scope.getScopeName();
-  }
-
   public SearchScope(ScopeType scopeType, String directoryName, boolean recursive, String moduleName, String scopeName) {
     myScopeType = scopeType;
     myPath = directoryName;