diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/quickfix/RemoveRedundantElseAction.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/quickfix/RemoveRedundantElseAction.java
index 0428f865b309..28db235e1e1b 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/quickfix/RemoveRedundantElseAction.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/quickfix/RemoveRedundantElseAction.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
 import com.intellij.psi.*;
 import com.intellij.psi.controlFlow.*;
 import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiTreeUtil;
+import com.intellij.util.BitUtil;
 import com.intellij.util.IncorrectOperationException;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ public class RemoveRedundantElseAction extends PsiElementBaseIntentionAction {
       ControlFlow controlFlow = ControlFlowFactory.getInstance(thenBranch.getProject()).getControlFlow(block, LocalsOrMyInstanceFieldsControlFlowPolicy.getInstance());
       int startOffset = controlFlow.getStartOffset(thenBranch);
       int endOffset = controlFlow.getEndOffset(thenBranch);
-      return startOffset != -1 && endOffset != -1 && !ControlFlowUtil.canCompleteNormally(controlFlow, startOffset, endOffset);
+      return startOffset != -1 && endOffset != -1 && !BitUtil.isSet(ControlFlowUtil.getCompletionReasons(controlFlow, startOffset, endOffset), ControlFlowUtil.NORMAL_COMPLETION_REASON);
     }
     catch (AnalysisCanceledException e) {
       return false;
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/removeRedundantElse/beforeCanThrowException.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/removeRedundantElse/beforeCanThrowException.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8fd59ef094f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/removeRedundantElse/beforeCanThrowException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// "Remove redundant 'else'" "false"
+import java.io.IOException;
+class a {
+  void foo(boolean condition) throws IOException{
+    if (condition) {
+      tMethod();
+    }
+    e<caret>lse {
+      System.out.println("else");
+    }
+  }
+
+  void tMethod() throws IOException {}
+}
+