diff --git a/jps-plugin/jps-tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/build/AbstractIncrementalJpsTest.kt b/jps-plugin/jps-tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/build/AbstractIncrementalJpsTest.kt
index 283dee85387..ffc9197de5e 100644
--- a/jps-plugin/jps-tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/build/AbstractIncrementalJpsTest.kt
+++ b/jps-plugin/jps-tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/build/AbstractIncrementalJpsTest.kt
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.jps.ModuleChunk
 import org.jetbrains.jps.api.CanceledStatus
 import org.jetbrains.jps.builders.BuildResult
 import org.jetbrains.jps.builders.CompileScopeTestBuilder
+import org.jetbrains.jps.builders.JpsBuildTestCase
 import org.jetbrains.jps.builders.impl.BuildDataPathsImpl
 import org.jetbrains.jps.builders.impl.logging.ProjectBuilderLoggerBase
 import org.jetbrains.jps.builders.java.dependencyView.Callbacks
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ abstract class AbstractIncrementalJpsTest(
     override fun tearDown() {
         restoreSystemProperties()
 
-        (AbstractIncrementalJpsTest::myProject).javaField!![this] = null
+        JpsBuildTestCase::class.java.getDeclaredField("myProject")[this] = null
         (AbstractIncrementalJpsTest::projectDescriptor).javaField!![this] = null
         (AbstractIncrementalJpsTest::systemPropertiesBackup).javaField!![this] = null