diff --git a/python/python-psi-api/src/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/PyInspectionExtension.java b/python/python-psi-api/src/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/PyInspectionExtension.java
index 412d68cfd006..2e7740f2caf7 100644
--- a/python/python-psi-api/src/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/PyInspectionExtension.java
+++ b/python/python-psi-api/src/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/PyInspectionExtension.java
@@ -108,9 +108,9 @@ public abstract class PyInspectionExtension {
    * Checks whether Python interpreter is required for the python file.
    *
    * @param file file being analyzed
-   * @return true if missing Python interpreter should be ignored
+   * @return true if warnings produced by {@link PyInterpreterInspection} should be ignored
    */
-  public boolean ignoreMissingInterpreter(@NotNull PyFile file) {
+  public boolean ignoreInterpreterWarnings(@NotNull PyFile file) {
     return false;
   }
 }
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/PyInterpreterInspection.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/PyInterpreterInspection.java
index e5044de451ae..61b7a707a3a1 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/PyInterpreterInspection.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/PyInterpreterInspection.java
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public class PyInterpreterInspection extends PyInspection {
   }
 
   private static boolean isFileIgnored(@NotNull PyFile pyFile) {
-    return PyInspectionExtension.EP_NAME.getExtensionList().stream().anyMatch(ep -> ep.ignoreMissingInterpreter(pyFile));
+    return PyInspectionExtension.EP_NAME.getExtensionList().stream().anyMatch(ep -> ep.ignoreInterpreterWarnings(pyFile));
   }
 
   public static final class ConfigureInterpreterFix implements LocalQuickFix {