diff --git a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/stubs/AbstractMultiFileHighlightingTest.java b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/stubs/AbstractMultiFileHighlightingTest.java
index 12d93d10b5b..82c01dcad5c 100644
--- a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/stubs/AbstractMultiFileHighlightingTest.java
+++ b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/stubs/AbstractMultiFileHighlightingTest.java
@@ -16,18 +16,6 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.stubs;
 
-import com.intellij.codeInsight.completion.CompletionTestCase;
-import com.intellij.codeInsight.daemon.impl.DaemonCodeAnalyzerImpl;
-import com.intellij.codeInsight.daemon.impl.HighlightInfo;
-import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
-import com.intellij.openapi.project.DumbService;
-import com.intellij.psi.PsiDocumentManager;
-import com.intellij.psi.impl.cache.CacheManager;
-import com.intellij.psi.impl.source.tree.TreeElement;
-import com.intellij.psi.impl.source.tree.TreeUtil;
-import com.intellij.psi.search.GlobalSearchScope;
-import com.intellij.psi.search.UsageSearchContext;
-import com.intellij.testFramework.ExpectedHighlightingData;
 import kotlin.Unit;
 import kotlin.jvm.functions.Function0;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
@@ -35,9 +23,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.test.AstAccessControl;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.test.PluginTestCaseBase;
 
 import java.io.File;
-import java.util.Collection;
 
-public abstract class AbstractMultiFileHighlightingTest extends CompletionTestCase {
+public abstract class AbstractMultiFileHighlightingTest extends AbstractMultiHighlightingTest {
 
     public void doTest(@NotNull String filePath) throws Exception {
         configureByFile(new File(filePath).getName(), "");
@@ -58,33 +45,4 @@ public abstract class AbstractMultiFileHighlightingTest extends CompletionTestCa
     protected String getTestDataPath() {
         return PluginTestCaseBase.getTestDataPathBase() + "/multiFileHighlighting/";
     }
-
-    //NOTE: partially copied from DaemonAnalyzerTestCase#checkHighlighting
-    @Override
-    @NotNull
-    protected Collection<HighlightInfo> checkHighlighting(@NotNull ExpectedHighlightingData data) {
-        data.init();
-        PsiDocumentManager.getInstance(myProject).commitAllDocuments();
-
-        //to load text
-        ApplicationManager.getApplication().runWriteAction(new Runnable() {
-            @Override
-            public void run() {
-                TreeUtil.clearCaches((TreeElement) myFile.getNode());
-            }
-        });
-
-        //to initialize caches
-        if (!DumbService.isDumb(getProject())) {
-            CacheManager.SERVICE.getInstance(myProject)
-                    .getFilesWithWord("XXX", UsageSearchContext.IN_COMMENTS, GlobalSearchScope.allScope(myProject), true);
-        }
-
-        Collection<HighlightInfo> infos = doHighlighting();
-
-        String text = myEditor.getDocument().getText();
-        data.checkLineMarkers(DaemonCodeAnalyzerImpl.getLineMarkers(getDocument(getFile()), getProject()), text);
-        data.checkResult(infos, text);
-        return infos;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/stubs/AbstractMultiHighlightingTest.kt b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/stubs/AbstractMultiHighlightingTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d323011d897
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/stubs/AbstractMultiHighlightingTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2016 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.stubs
+
+import com.intellij.codeInsight.completion.CompletionTestCase
+import com.intellij.codeInsight.daemon.impl.DaemonCodeAnalyzerImpl
+import com.intellij.codeInsight.daemon.impl.HighlightInfo
+import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager
+import com.intellij.openapi.project.DumbService
+import com.intellij.psi.PsiDocumentManager
+import com.intellij.psi.impl.cache.CacheManager
+import com.intellij.psi.impl.source.tree.TreeElement
+import com.intellij.psi.impl.source.tree.TreeUtil
+import com.intellij.psi.search.GlobalSearchScope
+import com.intellij.psi.search.UsageSearchContext
+import com.intellij.testFramework.ExpectedHighlightingData
+
+abstract class AbstractMultiHighlightingTest : CompletionTestCase() {
+
+    protected open val shouldCheckLineMarkers = false
+
+    protected open val shouldCheckResult = true
+
+    override fun checkHighlighting(data: ExpectedHighlightingData): Collection<HighlightInfo> {
+        data.init()
+        PsiDocumentManager.getInstance(myProject).commitAllDocuments()
+
+        //to load text
+        ApplicationManager.getApplication().runWriteAction { TreeUtil.clearCaches(myFile.node as TreeElement) }
+
+        //to initialize caches
+        if (!DumbService.isDumb(project)) {
+            CacheManager.SERVICE.getInstance(myProject)
+                    .getFilesWithWord("XXX", UsageSearchContext.IN_COMMENTS, GlobalSearchScope.allScope(myProject), true)
+        }
+
+        val infos = doHighlighting()
+
+        val text = myEditor.document.text
+        if (shouldCheckLineMarkers) {
+            data.checkLineMarkers(DaemonCodeAnalyzerImpl.getLineMarkers(getDocument(file), project), text)
+        }
+        if (shouldCheckResult) {
+            data.checkResult(infos, text)
+        }
+        return infos
+    }
+
+}
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