diff --git a/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/java/resolver/JavaClassResolver.java b/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/java/resolver/JavaClassResolver.java
index dd51751d9d5..68b69470922 100644
--- a/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/java/resolver/JavaClassResolver.java
+++ b/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/java/resolver/JavaClassResolver.java
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ public final class JavaClassResolver {
     }
 
     private void cacheNegativeValue(@NotNull FqNameUnsafe fqNameUnsafe) {
-        if (unresolvedCache.contains(fqNameUnsafe) || classDescriptorCache.containsKey(fqNameUnsafe)) {
+        if (classDescriptorCache.containsKey(fqNameUnsafe)) {
             throw new IllegalStateException("rewrite at " + fqNameUnsafe);
         }
         unresolvedCache.add(fqNameUnsafe);