diff --git a/platform/configuration-store-impl/src/SchemeManagerImpl.kt b/platform/configuration-store-impl/src/SchemeManagerImpl.kt
index 48d0ca305a14..317046c04eb6 100644
--- a/platform/configuration-store-impl/src/SchemeManagerImpl.kt
+++ b/platform/configuration-store-impl/src/SchemeManagerImpl.kt
@@ -612,7 +612,10 @@ public class SchemeManagerImpl<T : Scheme, E : ExternalizableScheme>(private val
       deleteUsingIo = false
       for (name in filesToDelete) {
         errors.catch {
-          StorageUtil.delete(provider, "$fileSpec/$name", roamingType)
+          val spec = "$fileSpec/$name"
+          if (provider.isApplicable(spec, roamingType)) {
+            provider.delete(spec, roamingType)
+          }
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/components/impl/stores/StorageUtil.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/components/impl/stores/StorageUtil.java
index 46ca517cee22..950951ba5403 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/components/impl/stores/StorageUtil.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/components/impl/stores/StorageUtil.java
@@ -403,12 +403,6 @@ public class StorageUtil {
     return defaultSeparator == null ? LineSeparator.getSystemLineSeparator() : defaultSeparator;
   }
 
-  public static void delete(@NotNull StreamProvider provider, @NotNull String fileSpec, @NotNull RoamingType type) {
-    if (provider.isApplicable(fileSpec, type)) {
-      provider.delete(fileSpec, type);
-    }
-  }
-
   public static boolean isProjectOrModuleFile(@NotNull String fileSpec) {
     return StoragePathMacros.PROJECT_FILE.equals(fileSpec) || fileSpec.startsWith(StoragePathMacros.PROJECT_CONFIG_DIR) || fileSpec.equals(StoragePathMacros.MODULE_FILE);
   }