diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/rename/api/RenameTarget.kt b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/rename/api/RenameTarget.kt
index d5d75cd30cba..e52f5a9c8e4d 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/rename/api/RenameTarget.kt
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/rename/api/RenameTarget.kt
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ interface RenameTarget {
    *
    * TODO consider an EP
    */
-  @JvmDefault
   fun validator(): RenameValidator = RenameValidator.empty()
 
 }