diff --git a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/engine/JavaValue.java b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/engine/JavaValue.java
index 7dd1a92dbc72..dac49c2851f5 100644
--- a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/engine/JavaValue.java
+++ b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/engine/JavaValue.java
@@ -337,6 +337,9 @@ public class JavaValue extends XNamedValue implements NodeDescriptorProvider, XV
 
   @Override
   public void computeChildren(@NotNull final XCompositeNode node) {
+    if (node.isObsolete()) {
+      return;
+    }
     scheduleCommand(myEvaluationContext, node, new SuspendContextCommandImpl(myEvaluationContext.getSuspendContext()) {
       @Override
       public Priority getPriority() {
@@ -345,6 +348,9 @@ public class JavaValue extends XNamedValue implements NodeDescriptorProvider, XV
 
       @Override
       public void contextAction() throws Exception {
+        if (node.isObsolete()) {
+          return;
+        }
         final XValueChildrenList children = new XValueChildrenList();
         final NodeRenderer renderer = myValueDescriptor.getRenderer(myEvaluationContext.getDebugProcess());
         final Ref<Integer> remainingNum = new Ref<Integer>(0);