diff --git a/platform/platform-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/openapi/project/impl/ProjectOpeningTest.java b/platform/platform-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/openapi/project/impl/ProjectOpeningTest.java
index 33f02d372b60..8ddd366d4769 100644
--- a/platform/platform-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/openapi/project/impl/ProjectOpeningTest.java
+++ b/platform/platform-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/openapi/project/impl/ProjectOpeningTest.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import static com.intellij.openapi.startup.StartupActivity.POST_STARTUP_ACTIVITY
 /**
  * @author Dmitry Avdeev
  */
-public class ProjectOpeningTest extends LightPlatformTestCase {
+public abstract class ProjectOpeningTest extends LightPlatformTestCase {
 
   public void _testOpenProjectCancelling() throws Exception {
     File foo = PlatformTestCase.createTempDir("foo");