diff --git a/plugins/ui-designer/src/com/intellij/uiDesigner/radComponents/ButtonGroupPropertiesPanel.java b/plugins/ui-designer/src/com/intellij/uiDesigner/radComponents/ButtonGroupPropertiesPanel.java
index d148e56d551c..da3dc4de14d9 100644
--- a/plugins/ui-designer/src/com/intellij/uiDesigner/radComponents/ButtonGroupPropertiesPanel.java
+++ b/plugins/ui-designer/src/com/intellij/uiDesigner/radComponents/ButtonGroupPropertiesPanel.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package com.intellij.uiDesigner.radComponents;
 
+import com.intellij.uiDesigner.FormEditingUtil;
 import com.intellij.uiDesigner.propertyInspector.properties.BindingProperty;
 import com.intellij.util.containers.ContainerUtil;
 
@@ -68,6 +69,10 @@ public class ButtonGroupPropertiesPanel implements CustomPropertiesPanel {
       if (myGroup.isBound()) {
         BindingProperty.updateBoundFieldName(myRootContainer, null, myGroup.getName(), ButtonGroup.class.getName());
       }
+      else {
+        BindingProperty.checkRemoveUnusedField(myRootContainer, myGroup.getName(),
+                                               FormEditingUtil.getNextSaveUndoGroupId(myRootContainer.getProject()));
+      }
     }
   }