diff --git a/java/java-runtime/src/com/intellij/rt/execution/junit/FileComparisonFailure.java b/java/java-runtime/src/com/intellij/rt/execution/junit/FileComparisonFailure.java
index 101f5a4c44d6..40217a881683 100644
--- a/java/java-runtime/src/com/intellij/rt/execution/junit/FileComparisonFailure.java
+++ b/java/java-runtime/src/com/intellij/rt/execution/junit/FileComparisonFailure.java
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ public class FileComparisonFailure extends ComparisonFailure implements FileComp
   private final String myFilePath;
   private final String myActualFilePath;
 
-  public FileComparisonFailure(String message, /*@NotNull */String expected, /*@NotNull */String actual) {
-    this(message, expected, actual, null, null);
-  }
-
   public FileComparisonFailure(String message, /*@NotNull */String expected, /*@NotNull */String actual, String expectedFilePath) {
     this(message, expected, actual, expectedFilePath, null);
   }
diff --git a/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/fixtures/impl/CodeInsightTestFixtureImpl.java b/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/fixtures/impl/CodeInsightTestFixtureImpl.java
index f2b2b1088c1b..ba9a8dc60d4d 100644
--- a/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/fixtures/impl/CodeInsightTestFixtureImpl.java
+++ b/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/fixtures/impl/CodeInsightTestFixtureImpl.java
@@ -1852,7 +1852,7 @@ public class CodeInsightTestFixtureImpl extends BaseFixture implements CodeInsig
 
     if (!Objects.equals(expectedText, actualText)) {
       if (loader.filePath == null) {
-        throw new FileComparisonFailure(expectedFile, expectedText, actualText);
+        throw new FileComparisonFailure(expectedFile, expectedText, actualText, null);
       }
 
       if (loader.caretState.hasExplicitCaret()) {