diff --git a/analysis/light-classes-base/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/asJava/elements/LightVariableBuilder.java b/analysis/light-classes-base/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/asJava/elements/LightVariableBuilder.java
index d07ad5d6a80..91182da3be0 100644
--- a/analysis/light-classes-base/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/asJava/elements/LightVariableBuilder.java
+++ b/analysis/light-classes-base/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/asJava/elements/LightVariableBuilder.java
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ import com.intellij.psi.impl.light.LightModifierList;
 import com.intellij.util.IncorrectOperationException;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NonNls;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.KotlinIconProviderService;
-
-import javax.swing.*;
 
 // Based on com.intellij.psi.impl.light.LightVariableBuilder
 public class LightVariableBuilder extends LightElement implements PsiVariable, NavigationItem {
@@ -96,9 +93,4 @@ public class LightVariableBuilder extends LightElement implements PsiVariable, N
     protected boolean isVisibilitySupported() {
         return true;
     }
-
-    @Override
-    public Icon getElementIcon(int flags) {
-        return KotlinIconProviderService.getInstance().getLightVariableIcon(this, flags);
-    }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/psi/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/KotlinIconProviderService.java b/compiler/psi/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/KotlinIconProviderService.java
index 0271a00ddd1..c38e6b434a6 100644
--- a/compiler/psi/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/KotlinIconProviderService.java
+++ b/compiler/psi/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/KotlinIconProviderService.java
@@ -5,11 +5,7 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea;
 
-import com.intellij.openapi.application.Application;
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
-import com.intellij.openapi.components.ServiceManager;
-import com.intellij.psi.PsiModifierListOwner;
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
 import javax.swing.*;
 
@@ -17,8 +13,6 @@ public abstract class KotlinIconProviderService {
     public abstract Icon getFileIcon();
     public abstract Icon getBuiltInFileIcon();
 
-    public abstract Icon getLightVariableIcon(@NotNull PsiModifierListOwner element, int flags);
-
     public static class CompilerKotlinFileIconProviderService extends KotlinIconProviderService {
         @Override
         public Icon getFileIcon() {
@@ -29,11 +23,6 @@ public abstract class KotlinIconProviderService {
         public Icon getBuiltInFileIcon() {
             return null;
         }
-
-        @Override
-        public Icon getLightVariableIcon(@NotNull PsiModifierListOwner element, int flags) {
-            return null;
-        }
     }
 
     public static KotlinIconProviderService getInstance() {