diff --git a/idea/idea-new-project-wizard/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/tools/projectWizard/wizard/IdeWizard.kt b/idea/idea-new-project-wizard/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/tools/projectWizard/wizard/IdeWizard.kt
index 78ac6eb923e..c9936b353e5 100644
--- a/idea/idea-new-project-wizard/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/tools/projectWizard/wizard/IdeWizard.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-new-project-wizard/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/tools/projectWizard/wizard/IdeWizard.kt
@@ -26,13 +26,10 @@ class IdeWizard(
     },
     isUnitTestMode
 ) {
-    private val allSettings = plugins.flatMap { it.declaredSettings }
     val ideContext = IdeContext(context, servicesManager, isUnitTestMode)
 
     init {
-        with(valuesReadingContext) {
-            context.settingContext.apply { initPluginSettings(allSettings) }
-        }
+        initPluginSettingsDefaultValues()
     }
 
     var projectPath by setting(StructurePlugin::projectPath.reference)
diff --git a/libraries/tools/new-project-wizard/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/tools/projectWizard/core/entity/Setting.kt b/libraries/tools/new-project-wizard/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/tools/projectWizard/core/entity/Setting.kt
index 9703ccd26f1..0a2efde78dd 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/new-project-wizard/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/tools/projectWizard/core/entity/Setting.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/new-project-wizard/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/tools/projectWizard/core/entity/Setting.kt
@@ -131,11 +131,6 @@ class SettingContext(val onUpdated: (SettingReference<*, *>) -> Unit) {
         onUpdated(reference)
     }
 
-    fun ReadingContext.initPluginSettings(settings: List<PluginSetting<*, *>>) {
-        for (setting in settings) {
-            setting.reference.savedOrDefaultValue?.let { values[setting.path] = it }
-        }
-    }
 
     val allPluginSettings: Collection<PluginSetting<*, *>>
         get() = pluginSettings.values
diff --git a/libraries/tools/new-project-wizard/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/tools/projectWizard/wizard/Wizard.kt b/libraries/tools/new-project-wizard/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/tools/projectWizard/wizard/Wizard.kt
index 717417fd830..daa76c6abf6 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/new-project-wizard/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/tools/projectWizard/wizard/Wizard.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/new-project-wizard/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/tools/projectWizard/wizard/Wizard.kt
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ abstract class Wizard(createPlugins: PluginsCreator, val servicesManager: Servic
         }
     }
 
-    private fun initPluginDefaultValues() {
+    protected fun initPluginSettingsDefaultValues() {
         with(settingsWritingContext) {
             for (setting in pluginSettings) {
                 setting.reference.setSettingValueToItsDefaultIfItIsNotSetValue()
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ abstract class Wizard(createPlugins: PluginsCreator, val servicesManager: Servic
         phases: Set<GenerationPhase>,
         onTaskExecuting: (PipelineTask) -> Unit = {}
     ): TaskResult<Unit> = computeM {
-        initPluginDefaultValues()
+        initPluginSettingsDefaultValues()
         initNonPluginDefaultValues()
         context.checkAllRequiredSettingPresent(phases).ensure()
         val taskRunningContext = WritingContext(context, servicesManager.withServices(services), isUnitTestMode)