diff --git a/xml/openapi/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/XmlHighlighterColors.java b/xml/openapi/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/XmlHighlighterColors.java
index 43f0da56674b..a6fb98685228 100644
--- a/xml/openapi/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/XmlHighlighterColors.java
+++ b/xml/openapi/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/XmlHighlighterColors.java
@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@ public class XmlHighlighterColors {
   public static final TextAttributesKey HTML_ENTITY_REFERENCE = TextAttributesKey.createTextAttributesKey("HTML_ENTITY_REFERENCE");
 
   public static final TextAttributesKey HTML_CODE =
-    TextAttributesKey.createTextAttributesKey("HTML_CODE", HighlighterColors.TEXT.getDefaultAttributes().clone());
+    TextAttributesKey.createTextAttributesKey("HTML_CODE", HighlighterColors.TEXT.getDefaultAttributes());
 }