diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/documentation/docstrings/DocStringUpdater.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/documentation/docstrings/DocStringUpdater.java
index 87b00b149bcf..32caf5d50767 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/documentation/docstrings/DocStringUpdater.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/documentation/docstrings/DocStringUpdater.java
@@ -64,11 +64,8 @@ public abstract class DocStringUpdater<T extends DocStringLineParser> {
     insert(line.getStartOffset(), text + '\n');
   }
 
-  protected abstract void scheduleUpdates();
-
   @NotNull
   public final String getDocStringText() {
-    scheduleUpdates();
     // Move closing quotes to the next line, if new lines are going to be inserted
     if (myOriginalDocString.getLineCount() == 1 && !myUpdates.isEmpty()) {
       insertAfterLine(0, myMinContentIndent);
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/documentation/docstrings/SectionBasedDocStringUpdater.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/documentation/docstrings/SectionBasedDocStringUpdater.java
index f42a09a9026c..e9707bdd44d3 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/documentation/docstrings/SectionBasedDocStringUpdater.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/documentation/docstrings/SectionBasedDocStringUpdater.java
@@ -122,10 +122,6 @@ public abstract class SectionBasedDocStringUpdater extends DocStringUpdater<Sect
     return getSectionStartLine(paramSection);
   }
 
-  @Override
-  protected void scheduleUpdates() {
-  }
-
   protected abstract SectionBasedDocStringBuilder createBuilder();
 
   protected String createParamLine(@NotNull String name,
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/documentation/docstrings/TagBasedDocStringUpdater.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/documentation/docstrings/TagBasedDocStringUpdater.java
index 114df8b4547f..67e8122bdabe 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/documentation/docstrings/TagBasedDocStringUpdater.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/documentation/docstrings/TagBasedDocStringUpdater.java
@@ -37,10 +37,6 @@ public class TagBasedDocStringUpdater<T extends TagBasedDocString> extends DocSt
     return new TagBasedDocStringBuilder(myTagPrefix);
   }
 
-  @Override
-  protected void scheduleUpdates() {
-  }
-
   @Override
   public final void addParameter(@NotNull String name, @Nullable String type) {
     if (type != null) {