diff --git a/java/execution/impl/src/com/intellij/execution/applet/AppletConfiguration.java b/java/execution/impl/src/com/intellij/execution/applet/AppletConfiguration.java
index 7c31e1419f79..a97b70a26078 100644
--- a/java/execution/impl/src/com/intellij/execution/applet/AppletConfiguration.java
+++ b/java/execution/impl/src/com/intellij/execution/applet/AppletConfiguration.java
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-// Copyright 2000-2017 JetBrains s.r.o. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+/*
+ * Copyright 2000-2017 JetBrains s.r.o. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+ */
 package com.intellij.execution.applet;
 
 import com.intellij.execution.*;
@@ -171,7 +173,7 @@ public class AppletConfiguration extends ModuleBasedConfiguration<JavaRunConfigu
   @Override
   public Element getState() {
     Element element = new Element("state");
-    super.writeState(element);
+    super.writeExternal(element);
 
     if (myAppletParameters != null) {
       for (AppletParameter myAppletParameter : myAppletParameters) {
diff --git a/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/execution/configurations/RunConfigurationBase.java b/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/execution/configurations/RunConfigurationBase.java
index a5647e644eb0..d397a1d9ff52 100644
--- a/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/execution/configurations/RunConfigurationBase.java
+++ b/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/execution/configurations/RunConfigurationBase.java
@@ -224,10 +224,6 @@ public abstract class RunConfigurationBase extends UserDataHolderBase implements
 
   @Override
   public void writeExternal(@NotNull Element element) throws WriteExternalException {
-    writeState(element);
-  }
-
-  protected void writeState(@NotNull Element element) {
     JDOMExternalizerUtil.addChildren(element, LOG_FILE, myLogFiles);
     JDOMExternalizerUtil.addChildren(element, PREDEFINED_LOG_FILE_ELEMENT, myPredefinedLogFiles);
     XmlSerializer.serializeObjectInto(myOptions, element);