diff --git a/platform/configuration-store-impl/src/XmlElementStorage.kt b/platform/configuration-store-impl/src/XmlElementStorage.kt
index 5b0ee7f5e55a..245e47d6f06c 100644
--- a/platform/configuration-store-impl/src/XmlElementStorage.kt
+++ b/platform/configuration-store-impl/src/XmlElementStorage.kt
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ abstract class XmlElementStorage protected constructor(protected val fileSpec: S
   protected open fun dataLoadedFromProvider(element: Element?) {
   }
 
-  private fun loadDataFromProvider() = JDOMUtil.load(provider!!.loadContent(fileSpec, roamingType))
+  private fun loadDataFromProvider() = JDOMUtil.load(provider!!.read(fileSpec, roamingType))
 
   private fun loadState(element: Element): StateMap {
     beforeElementLoaded(element)
diff --git a/platform/configuration-store-impl/testSrc/ApplicationStoreTest.kt b/platform/configuration-store-impl/testSrc/ApplicationStoreTest.kt
index a489077d5961..5827dc8c2d33 100644
--- a/platform/configuration-store-impl/testSrc/ApplicationStoreTest.kt
+++ b/platform/configuration-store-impl/testSrc/ApplicationStoreTest.kt
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ class ApplicationStoreTest {
   private fun writeConfig(fileName: String, Language("XML") data: String) = testAppConfig.writeChild(fileName, data)
 
   private class MyStreamProvider : StreamProvider {
+    override fun processChildren(path: String, roamingType: RoamingType, filter: (String) -> Boolean, processor: (String, InputStream, Boolean) -> Boolean) {
+    }
+
     public val data: MutableMap<RoamingType, MutableMap<String, String>> = THashMap()
 
     override fun write(fileSpec: String, content: ByteArray, size: Int, roamingType: RoamingType) {
@@ -124,7 +127,7 @@ class ApplicationStoreTest {
       return map
     }
 
-    override fun loadContent(fileSpec: String, roamingType: RoamingType): InputStream? {
+    override fun read(fileSpec: String, roamingType: RoamingType): InputStream? {
       val data = getMap(roamingType).get(fileSpec) ?: return null
       return ByteArrayInputStream(data.toByteArray())
     }
diff --git a/platform/configuration-store-impl/testSrc/MockStreamProvider.kt b/platform/configuration-store-impl/testSrc/MockStreamProvider.kt
index cd9442a1c766..49064a738e3d 100644
--- a/platform/configuration-store-impl/testSrc/MockStreamProvider.kt
+++ b/platform/configuration-store-impl/testSrc/MockStreamProvider.kt
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ class MockStreamProvider(private val myBaseDir: File) : StreamProvider {
     FileUtil.writeToFile(File(myBaseDir, fileSpec), content, 0, size)
   }
 
-  override fun loadContent(fileSpec: String, roamingType: RoamingType): InputStream? {
+  override fun read(fileSpec: String, roamingType: RoamingType): InputStream? {
     val file = File(myBaseDir, fileSpec)
     //noinspection IOResourceOpenedButNotSafelyClosed
     return if (file.exists()) FileInputStream(file) else null
   }
 
-  override fun listSubFiles(fileSpec: String, roamingType: RoamingType): Collection<String> {
+  private fun listSubFiles(fileSpec: String, roamingType: RoamingType): Collection<String> {
     if (roamingType !== RoamingType.PER_USER) {
       return emptyList()
     }
@@ -32,6 +32,22 @@ class MockStreamProvider(private val myBaseDir: File) : StreamProvider {
     return names
   }
 
+  /**
+   * You must close passed input stream.
+   */
+  override fun processChildren(path: String, roamingType: RoamingType, filter: (name: String) -> Boolean, processor: (name: String, input: InputStream, readOnly: Boolean) -> Boolean) {
+    for (name in listSubFiles(path, roamingType)) {
+      if (!filter(name)) {
+        continue
+      }
+
+      val input = read("$path/$name", roamingType)
+      if (input != null && !processor(name, input, false)) {
+        break
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   override fun delete(fileSpec: String, roamingType: RoamingType) {
     FileUtil.delete(File(myBaseDir, fileSpec))
   }
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/components/impl/stores/StreamProvider.kt b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/components/impl/stores/StreamProvider.kt
index d3c25919c3b4..ff2a1206c20f 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/components/impl/stores/StreamProvider.kt
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/components/impl/stores/StreamProvider.kt
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 package com.intellij.openapi.components.impl.stores
 
 import com.intellij.openapi.components.RoamingType
-import java.io.IOException
 import java.io.InputStream
 
 public interface StreamProvider {
@@ -32,34 +31,12 @@ public interface StreamProvider {
    */
   public fun write(fileSpec: String, content: ByteArray, size: Int, roamingType: RoamingType)
 
-  public fun loadContent(fileSpec: String, roamingType: RoamingType): InputStream?
-
-  public open fun listSubFiles(fileSpec: String, roamingType: RoamingType): Collection<String> = emptyList()
+  public fun read(fileSpec: String, roamingType: RoamingType): InputStream?
 
   /**
    * You must close passed input stream.
    */
-  public open fun processChildren(path: String, roamingType: RoamingType, filter: (name: String) -> Boolean, processor: (name: String, input: InputStream, readOnly: Boolean) -> Boolean) {
-    for (name in listSubFiles(path, roamingType)) {
-      if (!filter(name)) {
-        continue
-      }
-
-      val input: InputStream?
-      try {
-        input = loadContent("$path/$name", roamingType)
-      }
-      catch (e: IOException) {
-        StorageUtil.LOG.error(e)
-        continue
-      }
-
-
-      if (input != null && !processor(name, input, false)) {
-        break
-      }
-    }
-  }
+  public fun processChildren(path: String, roamingType: RoamingType, filter: (name: String) -> Boolean, processor: (name: String, input: InputStream, readOnly: Boolean) -> Boolean)
 
   /**
    * Delete file or directory
diff --git a/plugins/settings-repository/src/BaseRepositoryManager.kt b/plugins/settings-repository/src/BaseRepositoryManager.kt
index 1112919d9139..c1549164563e 100644
--- a/plugins/settings-repository/src/BaseRepositoryManager.kt
+++ b/plugins/settings-repository/src/BaseRepositoryManager.kt
@@ -37,14 +37,6 @@ import kotlin.concurrent.write
 public abstract class BaseRepositoryManager(protected val dir: File) : RepositoryManager {
   protected val lock: ReentrantReadWriteLock = ReentrantReadWriteLock()
 
-  override fun listSubFileNames(path: String): Collection<String> {
-    val files = File(dir, path).list()
-    if (files == null || files.size() == 0) {
-      return listOf()
-    }
-    return listOf(*files)
-  }
-
   override fun processChildren(path: String, filter: (name: String) -> Boolean, processor: (name: String, inputStream: InputStream) -> Boolean) {
     var files: Array<out File>? = null
     lock.read {
diff --git a/plugins/settings-repository/src/IcsManager.kt b/plugins/settings-repository/src/IcsManager.kt
index a7b504ccef36..69280ba098ce 100644
--- a/plugins/settings-repository/src/IcsManager.kt
+++ b/plugins/settings-repository/src/IcsManager.kt
@@ -198,8 +198,6 @@ class IcsManager(dir: File) {
     override val enabled: Boolean
       get() = repositoryActive
 
-    override fun listSubFiles(fileSpec: String, roamingType: RoamingType): MutableCollection<String> = repositoryManager.listSubFileNames(buildPath(fileSpec, roamingType, null)) as MutableCollection<String>
-
     override fun processChildren(path: String, roamingType: RoamingType, filter: (name: String) -> Boolean, processor: (name: String, input: InputStream, readOnly: Boolean) -> Boolean) {
       val fullPath = buildPath(path, roamingType, null)
 
@@ -229,7 +227,7 @@ class IcsManager(dir: File) {
 
     protected open fun isAutoCommit(fileSpec: String, roamingType: RoamingType): Boolean = true
 
-    override fun loadContent(fileSpec: String, roamingType: RoamingType): InputStream? {
+    override fun read(fileSpec: String, roamingType: RoamingType): InputStream? {
       return repositoryManager.read(buildPath(fileSpec, roamingType, projectId))
     }
 
diff --git a/plugins/settings-repository/src/RepositoryManager.kt b/plugins/settings-repository/src/RepositoryManager.kt
index 1644e60a372b..0b38c271fc58 100644
--- a/plugins/settings-repository/src/RepositoryManager.kt
+++ b/plugins/settings-repository/src/RepositoryManager.kt
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ public interface RepositoryManager {
 
   public fun delete(path: String)
 
-  public fun listSubFileNames(path: String): Collection<String>
-
   public fun processChildren(path: String, filter: (name: String) -> Boolean, processor: (name: String, inputStream: InputStream) -> Boolean)
 
   /**