diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/NullableStuffInspectionTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/NullableStuffInspectionTest.java
index 27010b81e038..5cf7581acaf0 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/NullableStuffInspectionTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/NullableStuffInspectionTest.java
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ package com.intellij.codeInspection;
 import com.intellij.JavaTestUtil;
 import com.intellij.codeInspection.ex.LocalInspectionToolWrapper;
 import com.intellij.codeInspection.nullable.NullableStuffInspection;
+import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
+import com.intellij.openapi.projectRoots.Sdk;
+import com.intellij.openapi.projectRoots.SdkModificator;
+import com.intellij.openapi.roots.ModuleRootManager;
+import com.intellij.openapi.roots.OrderRootType;
+import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile;
 import com.intellij.testFramework.InspectionTestCase;
 
 public class NullableStuffInspectionTest extends InspectionTestCase {
@@ -26,7 +32,13 @@ public class NullableStuffInspectionTest extends InspectionTestCase {
     doTest("nullableProblems/" + getTestName(true), new LocalInspectionToolWrapper(myInspection),"java 1.5");
   }
   private void doTest14() throws Exception {
-    doTest("nullableProblems/" + getTestName(true), new LocalInspectionToolWrapper(myInspection),"java 1.4");
+    myExcludeAnnotations = true;
+    try {
+      doTest("nullableProblems/" + getTestName(true), new LocalInspectionToolWrapper(myInspection),"java 1.4");
+    }
+    finally {
+      myExcludeAnnotations = false;
+    }
   }
 
   public void testProblems() throws Exception{ doTest(); }
@@ -38,4 +50,28 @@ public class NullableStuffInspectionTest extends InspectionTestCase {
     myInspection.REPORT_ANNOTATION_NOT_PROPAGATED_TO_OVERRIDERS = true;
     doTest();
   }
+
+  private boolean myExcludeAnnotations = false;
+
+  @Override
+  protected void setupRootModel(String testDir, VirtualFile[] sourceDir, String sdkName) {
+    super.setupRootModel(testDir, sourceDir, sdkName);
+
+    if (myExcludeAnnotations) {
+      final Sdk sdk = ModuleRootManager.getInstance(myModule).getSdk();
+      assert sdk != null;
+      ApplicationManager.getApplication().runWriteAction(new Runnable() {
+        public void run() {
+          final SdkModificator sdkMod = sdk.getSdkModificator();
+          for (VirtualFile file : sdkMod.getRoots(OrderRootType.CLASSES)) {
+            if ("annotations.jar".equals(file.getName())) {
+              sdkMod.removeRoot(file, OrderRootType.CLASSES);
+              break;
+            }
+          }
+          sdkMod.commitChanges();
+        }
+      });
+    }
+  }
 }
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