diff --git a/java/java-psi-impl/resources/META-INF/JavaPsiPlugin.xml b/java/java-psi-impl/resources/META-INF/JavaPsiPlugin.xml
index cba1e5462f20..eab8b3caad89 100644
--- a/java/java-psi-impl/resources/META-INF/JavaPsiPlugin.xml
+++ b/java/java-psi-impl/resources/META-INF/JavaPsiPlugin.xml
@@ -156,6 +156,13 @@
                  description="JLS 18.5.2: if R 0 is a parameterized type, G<A1, ..., An>, and one of A1, ..., An is a wildcard, then, for fresh inference variables B1, ..., Bn ... Javac creates fresh variables only for i: Ai is a wildcard"/>
     <registryKey key="JDK8042508.bug.fixed" defaultValue="false"
                  description="Disable check for type variable until javac bug is fixed" />
+
+    <registryKey key="uast.evaluator.depth.limit" defaultValue="15"
+                 description="Maximal allowed depth for UAST TreeBasedEvaluator visitor"/>
+    <registryKey key="uast.evaluator.loop.iteration.limit" defaultValue="20"
+                 description="Maximal allowed iteration count for loop evaluation in the UAST TreeBasedEvaluator visitor"/>
+    <registryKey key="uast.references.by.usage" defaultValue="true"
+                 description="Enables UAST reference contributors that search for usages of variables in the opened file"/>
   </extensions>
 
   <extensions defaultExtensionNs="org.jetbrains.uast">
diff --git a/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties b/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties
index f3633f76a84b..1a43508c57a9 100644
--- a/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties
+++ b/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties
@@ -1085,15 +1085,6 @@ ide.dfa.report.imprecise.description=Whether to report methods for which data fl
 ide.new.color.picker=true
 ide.new.color.picker.description=Popup based non-modal color picker
 
-uast.evaluator.depth.limit=15
-uast.evaluator.depth.limit.description=Maximal allowed depth for Uast TreeBasedEvaluator visitor
-
-uast.evaluator.loop.iteration.limit=20
-uast.evaluator.loop.iteration.limit.description=Maximal allowed iteration count for loop evaluation in the Uast TreeBasedEvaluator visitor
-
-uast.references.by.usage=true
-uast.references.by.usage.description=Enables UAST reference contributors that search for usages of variables in the opened file
-
 idea.report.nullity.missing.in.generated.overriders=true
 idea.report.nullity.missing.in.generated.overriders.description=Whether "@NotNull/@Nullable problems" inspection should complain about overriding methods or parameters missing @NotNull, which occur in generated code