diff --git a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/OptionalChooserComponent.java b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/OptionalChooserComponent.java
index dbf4464ea373..97094ce67f4e 100644
--- a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/OptionalChooserComponent.java
+++ b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/ui/OptionalChooserComponent.java
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ public abstract class OptionalChooserComponent<T> implements CheckBoxListListene
 
   private void createUIComponents() {
     myList = new CheckBoxList(this);
+    myList.setBorder(null);
     myListModel = (DefaultListModel)myList.getModel();
   }