diff --git a/platform/smRunner/src/com/intellij/execution/testframework/sm/runner/OutputToGeneralTestEventsConverter.java b/platform/smRunner/src/com/intellij/execution/testframework/sm/runner/OutputToGeneralTestEventsConverter.java
index ca356134e022..5dfdbaf3f5c8 100644
--- a/platform/smRunner/src/com/intellij/execution/testframework/sm/runner/OutputToGeneralTestEventsConverter.java
+++ b/platform/smRunner/src/com/intellij/execution/testframework/sm/runner/OutputToGeneralTestEventsConverter.java
@@ -343,7 +343,6 @@ public class OutputToGeneralTestEventsConverter implements ProcessOutputConsumer
     if (processor != null) {
       processor.onFinishTesting();
       Disposer.dispose(processor);
-      myProcessor = null;
     }
   }