diff --git a/idea/performanceTests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/perf/AbstractPerformanceProjectsTest.kt b/idea/performanceTests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/perf/AbstractPerformanceProjectsTest.kt
index 3816dda59be..4b41e9123d9 100644
--- a/idea/performanceTests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/perf/AbstractPerformanceProjectsTest.kt
+++ b/idea/performanceTests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/perf/AbstractPerformanceProjectsTest.kt
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ abstract class AbstractPerformanceProjectsTest : UsefulTestCase() {
             testName = "open project${if (note.isNotEmpty()) " $note" else ""}",
             test = {
                 val project = if (!simpleModule) {
-                    val project = projectManagerEx.loadProject(name, path)
+                    val project = loadProjectWithName(name = name, path = path)
                     assertNotNull("project $name at $path is not loaded", project)
                     val projectRootManager = ProjectRootManager.getInstance(project!!)
 
@@ -187,11 +187,7 @@ abstract class AbstractPerformanceProjectsTest : UsefulTestCase() {
 
                 dispatchAllInvocationEvents()
 
-                with(StartupManager.getInstance(project) as StartupManagerImpl) {
-                    scheduleInitialVfsRefresh()
-                    runStartupActivities()
-                    runPostStartupActivities()
-                }
+                runStartupActivities(project)
 
                 logMessage { "project $name is ${if (project.isInitialized) "initialized" else "not initialized"}" }
 
diff --git a/idea/performanceTests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/testFramework/projectRoutines.kt b/idea/performanceTests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/testFramework/projectRoutines.kt
index acdd883670f..f074c5d9e9f 100644
--- a/idea/performanceTests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/testFramework/projectRoutines.kt
+++ b/idea/performanceTests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/testFramework/projectRoutines.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.testFramework
 
+import com.intellij.ide.startup.impl.StartupManagerImpl
 import com.intellij.lang.LanguageAnnotators
 import com.intellij.lang.LanguageExtensionPoint
 import com.intellij.lang.annotation.Annotator
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.extensions.ExtensionPointName
 import com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.FileDocumentManager
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.ex.ProjectManagerEx
+import com.intellij.openapi.startup.StartupManager
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiDocumentManager
 import com.intellij.psi.impl.PsiDocumentManagerBase
 import com.intellij.testFramework.PlatformTestUtil
@@ -61,12 +63,23 @@ fun dispatchAllInvocationEvents() {
     }
 }
 
+fun loadProjectWithName(path: String, name: String): Project? =
+    ProjectManagerEx.getInstanceEx().loadProject(name, path)
+
 fun closeProject(project: Project) {
     dispatchAllInvocationEvents()
     val projectManagerEx = ProjectManagerEx.getInstanceEx()
     projectManagerEx.forceCloseProject(project, true)
 }
 
+fun runStartupActivities(project: Project) {
+    with(StartupManager.getInstance(project) as StartupManagerImpl) {
+        scheduleInitialVfsRefresh()
+        runStartupActivities()
+        runPostStartupActivities()
+    }
+}
+
 fun waitForAllEditorsFinallyLoaded(project: Project) {
     // routing is obsolete in 192
 }
diff --git a/idea/performanceTests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/testFramework/projectRoutines.kt.191 b/idea/performanceTests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/testFramework/projectRoutines.kt.191
index 972b4ea7c2f..5b42e2ea2ee 100644
--- a/idea/performanceTests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/testFramework/projectRoutines.kt.191
+++ b/idea/performanceTests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/testFramework/projectRoutines.kt.191
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.testFramework
 
+import com.intellij.ide.startup.impl.StartupManagerImpl
 import com.intellij.lang.LanguageAnnotators
 import com.intellij.lang.LanguageExtensionPoint
 import com.intellij.lang.annotation.Annotator
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.FileEditorManager
 import com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.impl.text.TextEditorImpl
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.ex.ProjectManagerEx
+import com.intellij.openapi.startup.StartupManager
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiDocumentManager
 import com.intellij.psi.impl.PsiDocumentManagerBase
 import com.intellij.testFramework.PlatformTestUtil
@@ -66,12 +68,23 @@ fun dispatchAllInvocationEvents() {
     }
 }
 
+fun loadProjectWithName(path: String, name: String): Project? =
+    ProjectManagerEx.getInstanceEx().loadProject(name, path)
+
 fun closeProject(project: Project) {
     dispatchAllInvocationEvents()
     val projectManagerEx = ProjectManagerEx.getInstanceEx()
     projectManagerEx.forceCloseProject(project, true)
 }
 
+fun runStartupActivities(project: Project) {
+    with(StartupManager.getInstance(project) as StartupManagerImpl) {
+        scheduleInitialVfsRefresh()
+        runStartupActivities()
+        runPostStartupActivities()
+    }
+}
+
 fun waitForAllEditorsFinallyLoaded(project: Project) {
     waitForAllEditorsFinallyLoaded(project, 5, TimeUnit.MINUTES)
 }
diff --git a/idea/performanceTests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/testFramework/projectRoutines.kt.193 b/idea/performanceTests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/testFramework/projectRoutines.kt.193
index 04379026723..0a49e9ea842 100644
--- a/idea/performanceTests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/testFramework/projectRoutines.kt.193
+++ b/idea/performanceTests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/testFramework/projectRoutines.kt.193
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.testFramework
 
+import com.intellij.ide.startup.impl.StartupManagerImpl
 import com.intellij.lang.LanguageAnnotators
 import com.intellij.lang.LanguageExtensionPoint
 import com.intellij.lang.annotation.Annotator
@@ -14,12 +15,14 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.extensions.ExtensionPointName
 import com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.FileDocumentManager
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.ex.ProjectManagerEx
+import com.intellij.openapi.startup.StartupManager
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiDocumentManager
 import com.intellij.psi.impl.PsiDocumentManagerBase
 import com.intellij.testFramework.ExtensionTestUtil
 import com.intellij.testFramework.runInEdtAndWait
 import com.intellij.util.ui.UIUtil
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.parameterInfo.HintType
+import java.nio.file.Paths
 
 fun commitAllDocuments() {
     val fileDocumentManager = FileDocumentManager.getInstance()
@@ -61,12 +64,23 @@ fun dispatchAllInvocationEvents() {
     }
 }
 
+fun loadProjectWithName(path: String, name: String): Project? =
+    ProjectManagerEx.getInstanceEx().loadProject(Paths.get(path), name)
+
 fun closeProject(project: Project) {
     dispatchAllInvocationEvents()
     val projectManagerEx = ProjectManagerEx.getInstanceEx()
     projectManagerEx.forceCloseProject(project, true)
 }
 
+fun runStartupActivities(project: Project) {
+    with(StartupManager.getInstance(project) as StartupManagerImpl) {
+        //scheduleInitialVfsRefresh()
+        runStartupActivities()
+        runPostStartupActivities()
+    }
+}
+
 fun waitForAllEditorsFinallyLoaded(project: Project) {
     // routing is obsolete in 192
 }