diff --git a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/ui/UIUtil.java b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/ui/UIUtil.java
index eee71d402383..4848da66bbc3 100644
--- a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/ui/UIUtil.java
+++ b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/util/ui/UIUtil.java
@@ -212,9 +212,7 @@ public class UIUtil {
 
   public static Couple<Color> getCellColors(JTable table, boolean isSel, int row, int column) {
     return Couple.of(isSel ? table.getSelectionForeground() : table.getForeground(),
-                                 isSel
-                                 ? table.getSelectionBackground()
-                                 : isUnderNimbusLookAndFeel() && row % 2 == 1 ? TRANSPARENT_COLOR : table.getBackground());
+                     isSel ? table.getSelectionBackground() : table.getBackground());
   }
 
   public static void fixOSXEditorBackground(@NotNull JTable table) {
@@ -1039,12 +1037,6 @@ public class UIUtil {
   }
 
   public static Color getTreeSelectionBackground() {
-    if (isUnderNimbusLookAndFeel()) {
-      Color color = UIManager.getColor("Tree.selectionBackground");
-      if (color != null) return color;
-      color = UIManager.getColor("nimbusSelectionBackground");
-      if (color != null) return color;
-    }
     return UIManager.getColor("Tree.selectionBackground");
   }
 
@@ -1065,12 +1057,6 @@ public class UIUtil {
   }
 
   public static Color getTableSelectionBackground() {
-    if (isUnderNimbusLookAndFeel()) {
-      Color color = UIManager.getColor("Table[Enabled+Selected].textBackground");
-      if (color != null) return color;
-      color = UIManager.getColor("nimbusSelectionBackground");
-      if (color != null) return color;
-    }
     return UIManager.getColor("Table.selectionBackground");
   }
 
@@ -1198,9 +1184,6 @@ public class UIUtil {
   }
 
   public static Color getTableSelectionForeground() {
-    if (isUnderNimbusLookAndFeel()) {
-      return UIManager.getColor("Table[Enabled+Selected].textForeground");
-    }
     return UIManager.getColor("Table.selectionForeground");
   }
 
@@ -1217,11 +1200,6 @@ public class UIUtil {
   }
 
   public static Color getListBackground() {
-    if (isUnderNimbusLookAndFeel()) {
-      final Color color = UIManager.getColor("List.background");
-      //noinspection UseJBColor
-      return new Color(color.getRed(), color.getGreen(), color.getBlue(), color.getAlpha());
-    }
     // Under GTK+ L&F "Table.background" often has main panel color, which looks ugly
     return isUnderGTKLookAndFeel() ? getTreeTextBackground() : UIManager.getColor("List.background");
   }
@@ -1259,9 +1237,6 @@ public class UIUtil {
   }
 
   public static Color getListSelectionBackground() {
-    if (isUnderNimbusLookAndFeel()) {
-      return UIManager.getColor("List[Selected].textBackground");  // Nimbus
-    }
     return UIManager.getColor("List.selectionBackground");
   }
 
@@ -1343,9 +1318,6 @@ public class UIUtil {
     if (isUnderAlloyLookAndFeel()) {
       separatorColor = getSeparatorShadow();
     }
-    if (isUnderNimbusLookAndFeel()) {
-      separatorColor = getSeparatorColorUnderNimbus();
-    }
     //under GTK+ L&F colors set hard
     if (isUnderGTKLookAndFeel()) {
       separatorColor = Gray._215;
@@ -1448,7 +1420,6 @@ public class UIUtil {
 
   public static Icon getTreeSelectedCollapsedIcon() {
     if (isUnderAquaBasedLookAndFeel() ||
-        isUnderNimbusLookAndFeel() ||
         isUnderGTKLookAndFeel() ||
         isUnderDarcula() ||
         isUnderIntelliJLaF() &&
@@ -1460,7 +1431,6 @@ public class UIUtil {
 
   public static Icon getTreeSelectedExpandedIcon() {
     if (isUnderAquaBasedLookAndFeel() ||
-        isUnderNimbusLookAndFeel() ||
         isUnderGTKLookAndFeel() ||
         isUnderDarcula() ||
         isUnderIntelliJLaF() &&
@@ -1507,19 +1477,20 @@ public class UIUtil {
   }
 
   @SuppressWarnings("HardCodedStringLiteral")
+  public static boolean isUnderAquaLookAndFeel() {
+    return SystemInfo.isMac && UIManager.getLookAndFeel().getName().contains("Mac OS X");
+  }
+
+
   /**
    * IntelliJ Platform does not support Nimbus look-n-feel
    * @deprecated
    */
+  @SuppressWarnings("HardCodedStringLiteral")
   public static boolean isUnderNimbusLookAndFeel() {
     return UIManager.getLookAndFeel().getName().contains("Nimbus");
   }
 
-  @SuppressWarnings("HardCodedStringLiteral")
-  public static boolean isUnderAquaLookAndFeel() {
-    return SystemInfo.isMac && UIManager.getLookAndFeel().getName().contains("Mac OS X");
-  }
-
   @SuppressWarnings("HardCodedStringLiteral")
   public static boolean isUnderJGoodiesLookAndFeel() {
     return UIManager.getLookAndFeel().getName().contains("JGoodies");
@@ -2503,7 +2474,6 @@ public class UIUtil {
 
   public static boolean isStandardMenuLAF() {
     return isWinLafOnVista() ||
-           isUnderNimbusLookAndFeel() ||
            isUnderGTKLookAndFeel();
   }