diff --git a/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/impl/HashImpl.java b/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/impl/HashImpl.java
index 7a68670118d9..3a333b59c91b 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/impl/HashImpl.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/impl/HashImpl.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package com.intellij.vcs.log.impl;
 
 import com.intellij.util.io.DataInputOutputUtil;
 import com.intellij.vcs.log.Hash;
+import com.intellij.vcs.log.util.VcsLogUtil;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
 import java.io.DataInput;
@@ -30,8 +31,6 @@ import java.util.Arrays;
 public class HashImpl implements Hash {
 
   private static final int BASE = 16;
-  private static final int SHORT_HASH_LENGTH = 7;
-  public static final int FULL_HASH_LENGTH = 40;
 
   @NotNull
   private final byte[] myData;
@@ -131,11 +130,6 @@ public class HashImpl implements Hash {
   @NotNull
   @Override
   public String toShortString() {
-    return toShortString(asString());
-  }
-
-  @NotNull
-  public static String toShortString(@NotNull String hashString) {
-    return hashString.substring(0, Math.min(hashString.length(), SHORT_HASH_LENGTH));
+    return VcsLogUtil.getShortHash(asString());
   }
 }
diff --git a/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/ui/AbstractVcsLogUi.java b/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/ui/AbstractVcsLogUi.java
index 3e242658bc36..9b54dc573109 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/ui/AbstractVcsLogUi.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/ui/AbstractVcsLogUi.java
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ import com.intellij.util.containers.ContainerUtil;
 import com.intellij.util.ui.UIUtil;
 import com.intellij.vcs.log.*;
 import com.intellij.vcs.log.data.VcsLogData;
-import com.intellij.vcs.log.impl.HashImpl;
 import com.intellij.vcs.log.impl.VcsLogImpl;
 import com.intellij.vcs.log.impl.VcsLogUiProperties;
 import com.intellij.vcs.log.ui.highlighters.VcsLogHighlighterFactory;
 import com.intellij.vcs.log.ui.table.GraphTableModel;
 import com.intellij.vcs.log.ui.table.VcsLogGraphTable;
+import com.intellij.vcs.log.util.VcsLogUtil;
 import com.intellij.vcs.log.visible.VisiblePack;
 import com.intellij.vcs.log.visible.VisiblePackChangeListener;
 import com.intellij.vcs.log.visible.VisiblePackRefresher;
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractVcsLogUi implements VcsLogUi, Disposable {
       return ((Hash)commitId).toShortString();
     }
     else if (commitId instanceof String) {
-      return HashImpl.toShortString((String)commitId);
+      return VcsLogUtil.getShortHash((String)commitId);
     }
     return commitId.toString();
   }
diff --git a/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/ui/frame/DetailsPanel.java b/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/ui/frame/DetailsPanel.java
index e6036512f246..3dc7fec19549 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/ui/frame/DetailsPanel.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/ui/frame/DetailsPanel.java
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ import com.intellij.vcs.log.ui.frame.CommitPresentationUtil.CommitPresentation;
 import com.intellij.vcs.log.ui.table.CommitSelectionListener;
 import com.intellij.vcs.log.ui.table.VcsLogGraphTable;
 import com.intellij.vcs.log.util.TroveUtil;
+import com.intellij.vcs.log.util.VcsLogUtil;
 import gnu.trove.TIntHashSet;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
@@ -209,7 +210,7 @@ public class DetailsPanel extends JPanel implements EditorColorsListener, Dispos
         MultiMap<String, CommitId> resolvedHashes = MultiMap.createSmart();
 
         Set<String> fullHashes =
-          ContainerUtil.newHashSet(ContainerUtil.filter(unResolvedHashes, h -> h.length() == HashImpl.FULL_HASH_LENGTH));
+          ContainerUtil.newHashSet(ContainerUtil.filter(unResolvedHashes, h -> h.length() == VcsLogUtil.FULL_HASH_LENGTH));
         for (String fullHash : fullHashes) {
           Hash hash = HashImpl.build(fullHash);
           for (VirtualFile root : myLogData.getRoots()) {
diff --git a/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/util/VcsLogUtil.java b/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/util/VcsLogUtil.java
index 545d9d8f6fd8..c28905b17f62 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/util/VcsLogUtil.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/util/VcsLogUtil.java
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ import static java.util.Collections.singletonList;
 
 public class VcsLogUtil {
   public static final int MAX_SELECTED_COMMITS = 1000;
+  public static final int FULL_HASH_LENGTH = 40;
+  private static final int SHORT_HASH_LENGTH = 7;
 
   @NotNull
   public static Map<VirtualFile, Set<VcsRef>> groupRefsByRoot(@NotNull Collection<VcsRef> refs) {
@@ -258,4 +260,9 @@ public class VcsLogUtil {
     Disposer.register(parent, () -> Disposer.dispose(disposable));
     Disposer.register(project, disposable);
   }
+
+  @NotNull
+  public static String getShortHash(@NotNull String hashString) {
+    return hashString.substring(0, Math.min(hashString.length(), SHORT_HASH_LENGTH));
+  }
 }