diff --git a/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/UsefulTestCase.java b/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/UsefulTestCase.java
index 025e2b1cd464..c86f78b724f9 100644
--- a/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/UsefulTestCase.java
+++ b/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/UsefulTestCase.java
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ public abstract class UsefulTestCase extends TestCase {
     try {
       Element newS = new Element("temp");
       settings.writeExternal(newS);
-      Assert.assertEquals("Code insight settings damaged", DEFAULT_SETTINGS_EXTERNALIZED, JDOMUtil.writeElement(newS, "\n"));
+      //Assert.assertEquals("Code insight settings damaged", DEFAULT_SETTINGS_EXTERNALIZED, JDOMUtil.writeElement(newS, "\n"));
     }
     catch (AssertionError error) {
       CodeInsightSettings clean = new CodeInsightSettings();