diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/WordCompletionTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/WordCompletionTest.java
index 1dcef334633d..87bbd9b94ad6 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/WordCompletionTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/WordCompletionTest.java
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public class WordCompletionTest extends CompletionTestCase {
       }
     };
     PsiReferenceRegistrarImpl registrar =
-      ReferenceProvidersRegistry.getInstance().getRegistrar(StdLanguages.JAVA);
+      (PsiReferenceRegistrarImpl)ReferenceProvidersRegistry.getInstance().getRegistrar(StdLanguages.JAVA);
     try {
       registrar.registerReferenceProvider(PsiLiteralExpression.class, softProvider);
       registrar.registerReferenceProvider(PsiLiteralExpression.class, hardProvider);
diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/resolve/reference/ReferenceProvidersRegistry.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/resolve/reference/ReferenceProvidersRegistry.java
index 8a252e07fd46..2fbfbbcd7783 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/resolve/reference/ReferenceProvidersRegistry.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/resolve/reference/ReferenceProvidersRegistry.java
@@ -19,10 +19,7 @@ package com.intellij.psi.impl.source.resolve.reference;
 import com.intellij.lang.Language;
 import com.intellij.openapi.components.ServiceManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.progress.ProgressIndicatorProvider;
-import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement;
-import com.intellij.psi.PsiReference;
-import com.intellij.psi.PsiReferenceProvider;
-import com.intellij.psi.PsiReferenceService;
+import com.intellij.psi.*;
 import com.intellij.util.ProcessingContext;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
@@ -46,7 +43,7 @@ public abstract class ReferenceProvidersRegistry {
     return ServiceManager.getService(ReferenceProvidersRegistry.class);
   }
 
-  public abstract PsiReferenceRegistrarImpl getRegistrar(Language language);
+  public abstract PsiReferenceRegistrar getRegistrar(Language language);
 
   @Deprecated
   public static PsiReference[] getReferencesFromProviders(PsiElement context, @NotNull Class clazz) {