diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/application/impl/LaterInvocator.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/application/impl/LaterInvocator.java
index 8cea4bf72e94..e6e3e259b495 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/application/impl/LaterInvocator.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/application/impl/LaterInvocator.java
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ public class LaterInvocator {
   private static final boolean DEBUG = LOG.isDebugEnabled();
 
   private static final Object LOCK = new Object();
-  private static final IdeEventQueue ourEventQueue = IdeEventQueue.getInstance();
 
   private LaterInvocator() { }
 
@@ -92,8 +91,6 @@ public class LaterInvocator {
   private static volatile int ourQueueSkipCount; // optimization
   private static final FlushQueue ourFlushQueueRunnable = new FlushQueue();
 
-  private static final Stack<AWTEvent> ourEventStack = new Stack<>(); // guarded by RUN_LOCK
-
   private static final EventDispatcher<ModalityStateListener> ourModalityStateMulticaster = EventDispatcher.create(ModalityStateListener.class);
 
   public static void addModalityStateListener(@NotNull ModalityStateListener listener, @NotNull Disposable parentDisposable) {
@@ -390,7 +387,6 @@ public class LaterInvocator {
   }
 
   private static final AtomicBoolean FLUSHER_SCHEDULED = new AtomicBoolean(false);
-  private static final Object RUN_LOCK = new Object();
 
   private static class FlushQueue implements Runnable {
     @SuppressWarnings("FieldAccessedSynchronizedAndUnsynchronized") private RunnableInfo myLastInfo;
@@ -408,25 +404,16 @@ public class LaterInvocator {
       myLastInfo = lastInfo;
 
       if (lastInfo != null) {
-        synchronized (RUN_LOCK) { // necessary only because of switching to our own event queue
-          AWTEvent event = ourEventQueue.getTrueCurrentEvent();
-          ourEventStack.push(event);
-          int stackSize = ourEventStack.size();
-
-          try {
-            lastInfo.runnable.run();
-            lastInfo.callback.setDone();
-          }
-          catch (ProcessCanceledException ignored) { }
-          catch (Throwable t) {
-            LOG.error(t);
-          }
-          finally {
-            LOG.assertTrue(ourEventStack.size() == stackSize);
-            ourEventStack.pop();
-
-            if (!DEBUG) myLastInfo = null;
-          }
+        try {
+          lastInfo.runnable.run();
+          lastInfo.callback.setDone();
+        }
+        catch (ProcessCanceledException ignored) { }
+        catch (Throwable t) {
+          LOG.error(t);
+        }
+        finally {
+          if (!DEBUG) myLastInfo = null;
         }
       }
       return lastInfo != null;