diff --git a/java/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/fixtures/LightJavaCodeInsightFixtureTestCase.java b/java/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/fixtures/LightJavaCodeInsightFixtureTestCase.java
index 813f23a2437c..f985c93ce8fa 100644
--- a/java/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/fixtures/LightJavaCodeInsightFixtureTestCase.java
+++ b/java/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/fixtures/LightJavaCodeInsightFixtureTestCase.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2000-2022 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
+// Copyright 2000-2023 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
 package com.intellij.testFramework.fixtures;
 
 import com.intellij.lang.Language;
@@ -133,7 +133,9 @@ public abstract class LightJavaCodeInsightFixtureTestCase extends UsefulTestCase
   @Override
   protected void tearDown() throws Exception {
     try {
-      myFixture.tearDown();
+      if (myFixture != null) {
+        myFixture.tearDown();
+      }
     }
     catch (Throwable e) {
       addSuppressedException(e);