diff --git a/java/execution/impl/src/com/intellij/execution/junit/JUnitUtil.java b/java/execution/impl/src/com/intellij/execution/junit/JUnitUtil.java
index 31ab17b7598d..aacc596aa578 100644
--- a/java/execution/impl/src/com/intellij/execution/junit/JUnitUtil.java
+++ b/java/execution/impl/src/com/intellij/execution/junit/JUnitUtil.java
@@ -128,10 +128,6 @@ public class JUnitUtil {
     if (psiMethod.getParameterList().getParametersCount() > 0) return false;
     if (psiMethod.hasModifierProperty(PsiModifier.STATIC)) return false;
     if (!psiMethod.getName().startsWith("test")) return false;
-    if (checkClass) {
-      PsiClass testCaseClass = getTestCaseClassOrNull(location);
-      if (testCaseClass == null || !psiMethod.getContainingClass().isInheritor(testCaseClass, true)) return false;
-    }
     return PsiType.VOID.equals(psiMethod.getReturnType());
   }