diff --git a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/history/FileHistoryPanelImpl.java b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/history/FileHistoryPanelImpl.java
index 7ac4bc4df726..dd62d9f8e226 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/history/FileHistoryPanelImpl.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/history/FileHistoryPanelImpl.java
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ public class FileHistoryPanelImpl extends PanelWithActionsAndCloseButton impleme
   }
 
   private void chooseView() {
-    if (showTree()) {
+    if (getConfiguration().SHOW_FILE_HISTORY_AS_TREE) {
       myDualView.switchToTheTreeMode();
     }
     else {
@@ -435,10 +435,6 @@ public class FileHistoryPanelImpl extends PanelWithActionsAndCloseButton impleme
     }
   }
 
-  private boolean showTree() {
-    return getConfiguration().SHOW_FILE_HISTORY_AS_TREE;
-  }
-
   private VcsConfiguration getConfiguration() {
     return VcsConfiguration.getInstance(myVcs.getProject());
   }