diff --git a/platform/vcs-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/AbstractVcsHelper.java b/platform/vcs-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/AbstractVcsHelper.java
index d4f14a3e0cda..b4d29cf25692 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/AbstractVcsHelper.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/AbstractVcsHelper.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ import java.util.List;
  */
 public abstract class AbstractVcsHelper {
 
-  protected final Project myProject;
+  @NotNull protected final Project myProject;
 
   protected AbstractVcsHelper(@NotNull Project project) {
     myProject = project;
diff --git a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/ui/ChangesTreeList.java b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/ui/ChangesTreeList.java
index c4d8a2bb36dc..f554a8e01485 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/ui/ChangesTreeList.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/ui/ChangesTreeList.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 public abstract class ChangesTreeList<T> extends JPanel implements TypeSafeDataProvider {
   private final MyTree myTree;
   private final JScrollPane myTreeScrollPane;
-  protected final Project myProject;
+  @NotNull protected final Project myProject;
   private final boolean myShowCheckboxes;
   private final boolean myHighlightProblems;
   private boolean myShowFlatten;
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public abstract class ChangesTreeList<T> extends JPanel implements TypeSafeDataP
   @NotNull private final CopyProvider myTreeCopyProvider;
   private TreeState myNonFlatTreeState;
 
-  public ChangesTreeList(@NotNull final Project project,
+  public ChangesTreeList(@NotNull Project project,
                          @NotNull Collection<T> initiallyIncluded,
                          final boolean showCheckboxes,
                          final boolean highlightProblems,
diff --git a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/ui/SelectFilesDialog.java b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/ui/SelectFilesDialog.java
index 142adb4fae0f..10bd1128d72b 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/ui/SelectFilesDialog.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/ui/SelectFilesDialog.java
@@ -106,12 +106,11 @@ public class SelectFilesDialog extends AbstractSelectFilesDialog<VirtualFile> {
   }
 
   public static class VirtualFileList extends ChangesTreeList<VirtualFile> {
-    private final Project myProject;
+
     @Nullable private final DeleteProvider myDeleteProvider;
 
     public VirtualFileList(Project project, List<VirtualFile> originalFiles, boolean selectableFiles, boolean deletableFiles) {
       super(project, originalFiles, selectableFiles, true, null, null);
-      myProject = project;
       myDeleteProvider = (deletableFiles ?  new VirtualFileDeleteProvider() : null);
     }
 
diff --git a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/ui/TreeModelBuilder.java b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/ui/TreeModelBuilder.java
index c3331f355758..c9869dc85865 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/ui/TreeModelBuilder.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/ui/TreeModelBuilder.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class TreeModelBuilder {
   @NonNls public static final String ROOT_NODE_VALUE = "root";
   public static final String LOCALLY_DELETED_NODE = VcsBundle.message("changes.nodetitle.locally.deleted.files");
 
-  private final Project myProject;
+  @NotNull private final Project myProject;
   private final boolean showFlatten;
   @NotNull private DefaultTreeModel model;
   @NotNull private final ChangesBrowserNode root;
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class TreeModelBuilder {
   @Nullable private ChangesGroupingPolicy myPolicy;
   @NotNull private HashMap<String, ChangesBrowserNode> myFoldersCache;
 
-  public TreeModelBuilder(final Project project, final boolean showFlatten) {
+  public TreeModelBuilder(@NotNull Project project, final boolean showFlatten) {
     myProject = project;
     this.showFlatten = showFlatten;
     root = ChangesBrowserNode.create(myProject, ROOT_NODE_VALUE);