diff --git a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/ex/LineStatusTracker.java b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/ex/LineStatusTracker.java
index abc43dd3a34d..9a5af2ab71aa 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/ex/LineStatusTracker.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/ex/LineStatusTracker.java
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ public class LineStatusTracker {
   private boolean myBulkUpdate;
   private final Application myApplication;
   @Nullable private RevisionPack myBaseRevisionNumber;
-  private String myPreviousBaseRevision;
   private boolean myAnathemaThrown;
   private FileEditorManager myFileEditorManager;
   private final VcsDirtyScopeManager myVcsDirtyScopeManager;
@@ -104,7 +103,6 @@ public class LineStatusTracker {
         if (myBaseRevisionNumber != null && myBaseRevisionNumber.after(baseRevisionNumber)) return;
 
         myBaseRevisionNumber = baseRevisionNumber;
-        myPreviousBaseRevision = null;
 
         myVcsDocument.setReadOnly(false);
         myVcsDocument.replaceString(0, myVcsDocument.getTextLength(), vcsContent);
@@ -122,20 +120,6 @@ public class LineStatusTracker {
     }
   }
 
-  public void useCachedBaseRevision(final RevisionPack number) {
-    synchronized (myLock) {
-      assert myBaseRevisionNumber != null;
-      if (myPreviousBaseRevision == null || myBaseRevisionNumber.after(number)) return;
-      initialize(myPreviousBaseRevision, number);
-    }
-  }
-
-  public boolean canUseBaseRevision(final RevisionPack number) {
-    synchronized (myLock) {
-      return myBaseRevisionNumber != null && myBaseRevisionNumber.equals(number) && myPreviousBaseRevision != null;
-    }
-  }
-
   private void reinstallRanges() {
     myApplication.assertReadAccessAllowed();
 
@@ -273,28 +257,6 @@ public class LineStatusTracker {
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * @return true if was cleared and base revision contents load should be started
-   * false -> load was already started; after contents is loaded,
-   */
-  public void resetForBaseRevisionLoad() {
-    myApplication.assertReadAccessAllowed();
-
-    synchronized (myLock) {
-      // there can be multiple resets before init -> take from document only firts time -> when right after install(),
-      // where myPreviousBaseRevision become null
-      if (BaseLoadState.LOADED.equals(myBaseLoaded) && myPreviousBaseRevision == null) {
-        myPreviousBaseRevision = myVcsDocument.getText();
-      }
-      myVcsDocument.setReadOnly(false);
-      myVcsDocument.setText("");
-      myVcsDocument.setReadOnly(true);
-      removeAnathema();
-      removeHighlightersFromMarkupModel();
-      myBaseLoaded = BaseLoadState.LOADING;
-    }
-  }
-
   private void markFileUnchanged() {
     ApplicationManager.getApplication().invokeLater(new Runnable() {
       @Override
diff --git a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/impl/LineStatusTrackerManager.java b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/impl/LineStatusTrackerManager.java
index 4282e4465a81..45a472f3f06e 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/impl/LineStatusTrackerManager.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/impl/LineStatusTrackerManager.java
@@ -311,20 +311,6 @@ public class LineStatusTrackerManager implements ProjectComponent, LineStatusTra
       final LineStatusTracker.RevisionPack revisionPack = new LineStatusTracker.RevisionPack(myLoadCounter, baseRevision);
         ++ myLoadCounter;
 
-      synchronized (myLock) {
-        final LineStatusTracker tracker = myLineStatusTrackers.get(myDocument);
-        if (tracker != null && tracker.canUseBaseRevision(revisionPack)) {
-          nonModalAliveInvokeLater(new Runnable() {
-            @Override
-            public void run() {
-              log("installTracker() for file " + myVirtualFile.getPath() + " base revision number already in tracker");
-              tracker.useCachedBaseRevision(revisionPack);
-            }
-          });
-          // already ok revision
-          return;
-        }
-      }
       final String lastUpToDateContent = myStatusProvider.getBaseVersionContent(myVirtualFile);
       if (lastUpToDateContent == null) {
         log("installTracker() for file " + myVirtualFile.getPath() + " failed: no up to date content");