diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/safeDelete/JavaSafeDeleteProcessor.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/safeDelete/JavaSafeDeleteProcessor.java
index 91048594be19..2173e1901a91 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/safeDelete/JavaSafeDeleteProcessor.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/safeDelete/JavaSafeDeleteProcessor.java
@@ -308,37 +308,27 @@ public class JavaSafeDeleteProcessor implements SafeDeleteProcessorDelegate {
             removeDeletedMethods(OverridingMethodsSearch.search(psiMethod, psiMethod.getUseScope(), true).toArray(PsiMethod.EMPTY_ARRAY),
                                  allElementsToDelete);
 
-    boolean anyRefs = false;
     for (PsiReference reference : references) {
       final PsiElement element = reference.getElement();
       if (!isInside(element, allElementsToDelete) && !isInside(element, overridingMethods)) {
         usages.add(new SafeDeleteReferenceJavaDeleteUsageInfo(element, psiMethod, false));
-        anyRefs = true;
       }
     }
 
-    final Condition<PsiElement> usageInsideDeleted;
-    if (!anyRefs) {
-      HashMap<PsiMethod, Collection<PsiReference>> methodToReferences = new HashMap<PsiMethod, Collection<PsiReference>>();
-      for (PsiMethod overridingMethod : overridingMethods) {
-        final Collection<PsiReference> overridingReferences = ReferencesSearch.search(overridingMethod).findAll();
-        methodToReferences.put(overridingMethod, overridingReferences);
+    final HashMap<PsiMethod, Collection<PsiReference>> methodToReferences = new HashMap<PsiMethod, Collection<PsiReference>>();
+    for (PsiMethod overridingMethod : overridingMethods) {
+      final Collection<PsiReference> overridingReferences = ReferencesSearch.search(overridingMethod).findAll();
+      methodToReferences.put(overridingMethod, overridingReferences);
+    }
+    final Set<PsiMethod> validOverriding =
+      validateOverridingMethods(psiMethod, references, Arrays.asList(overridingMethods), methodToReferences, usages,
+                                allElementsToDelete);
+    return new Condition<PsiElement>() {
+      public boolean value(PsiElement usage) {
+        if(usage instanceof PsiFile) return false;
+        return isInside(usage, allElementsToDelete) || isInside(usage,  validOverriding);
       }
-      final Set<PsiMethod> validOverriding =
-              validateOverridingMethods(psiMethod, references, Arrays.asList(overridingMethods), methodToReferences, usages,
-                                        allElementsToDelete);
-      usageInsideDeleted = new Condition<PsiElement>() {
-        public boolean value(PsiElement usage) {
-          if(usage instanceof PsiFile) return false;
-          return isInside(usage, allElementsToDelete) || isInside(usage,  validOverriding);
-        }
-      };
-    }
-    else {
-      usageInsideDeleted = getUsageInsideDeletedFilter(allElementsToDelete);
-    }
-
-    return usageInsideDeleted;
+    };
   }
 
   private static PsiMethod[] removeDeletedMethods(PsiMethod[] methods, final PsiElement[] allElementsToDelete) {
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/safeDelete/removeOverridersInspiteOfUnsafeUsages/after/A.java b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/safeDelete/removeOverridersInspiteOfUnsafeUsages/after/A.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e9c798d8da7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/safeDelete/removeOverridersInspiteOfUnsafeUsages/after/A.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+public class A {
+  void foo() {
+    bar();
+  }
+
+  }
+
+class B extends A {
+  }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/safeDelete/removeOverridersInspiteOfUnsafeUsages/before/A.java b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/safeDelete/removeOverridersInspiteOfUnsafeUsages/before/A.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fb2a6c146c14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/safeDelete/removeOverridersInspiteOfUnsafeUsages/before/A.java
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+public class A {
+  void foo() {
+    bar();
+  }
+
+  void b<caret>ar() {}
+}
+
+class B extends A {
+  void bar(){
+    super.bar();
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/SafeDeleteTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/SafeDeleteTest.java
index 58c5de5c4615..6aa8177e3726 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/SafeDeleteTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/refactoring/SafeDeleteTest.java
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 package com.intellij.refactoring;
 
+import com.intellij.JavaTestUtil;
 import com.intellij.codeInsight.TargetElementUtilBase;
-import com.intellij.testFramework.IdeaTestUtil;
 import com.intellij.openapi.roots.ProjectRootManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile;
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiClass;
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement;
 import com.intellij.psi.search.GlobalSearchScope;
 import com.intellij.refactoring.safeDelete.SafeDeleteHandler;
-import com.intellij.JavaTestUtil;
+import com.intellij.testFramework.IdeaTestUtil;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NonNls;
 
 import java.io.File;
@@ -61,6 +61,17 @@ public class SafeDeleteTest extends MultiFileTestCase {
     doTest("UserFlags");
   }
 
+  public void testRemoveOverridersInspiteOfUnsafeUsages() throws Exception {
+    myDoCompare = false;
+    try {
+      BaseRefactoringProcessor.ConflictsInTestsException.setTestIgnore(true);
+      doTest("A");
+    }
+    finally {
+      BaseRefactoringProcessor.ConflictsInTestsException.setTestIgnore(false);
+    }
+  }
+
   private void doTest(@NonNls final String qClassName) throws Exception {
     doTest(new PerformAction() {
       public void performAction(VirtualFile rootDir, VirtualFile rootAfter) throws Exception {
diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/BaseRefactoringProcessor.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/BaseRefactoringProcessor.java
index e23f0549a2c6..0e914e3aadff 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/BaseRefactoringProcessor.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/BaseRefactoringProcessor.java
@@ -465,11 +465,21 @@ public abstract class BaseRefactoringProcessor {
   }
 
   public static class ConflictsInTestsException extends RuntimeException {
-      private final Collection<? extends String> messages;
+    private final Collection<? extends String> messages;
 
-      public ConflictsInTestsException(Collection<? extends String> messages) {
-        this.messages = messages;
-      }
+    private static boolean myTestIgnore = false;
+
+    public ConflictsInTestsException(Collection<? extends String> messages) {
+      this.messages = messages;
+    }
+
+    public static void setTestIgnore(boolean myIgnore) {
+      myTestIgnore = myIgnore;
+    }
+
+    public static boolean isTestIgnore() {
+      return myTestIgnore;
+    }
 
     public Collection<String> getMessages() {
         List<String> result = new ArrayList<String>(messages);
diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/safeDelete/SafeDeleteProcessor.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/safeDelete/SafeDeleteProcessor.java
index 6ff420c02420..c5e862a57606 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/safeDelete/SafeDeleteProcessor.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/safeDelete/SafeDeleteProcessor.java
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ public class SafeDeleteProcessor extends BaseRefactoringProcessor {
 
     if (!conflicts.isEmpty()) {
       if (ApplicationManager.getApplication().isUnitTestMode()) {
-        throw new ConflictsInTestsException(conflicts);
+        if (!ConflictsInTestsException.isTestIgnore()) throw new ConflictsInTestsException(conflicts);
       }
       else {
         UnsafeUsagesDialog dialog = new UnsafeUsagesDialog(ArrayUtil.toStringArray(conflicts), myProject);