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Asked: 2026-05-12T21:18:03+00:00

When I type the name of a class which will need to be imported,

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When I type the name of a class which will need to be imported, IntelliJ lovingly pops up with a list of suggestions. However, most of the time those suggestions are things I’d never want to import, especially by accident — like java.awt.*.

Is there a way to prevent the packages I’ll never import from appearing in the completion list?

I’ve scoured the options but I haven’t found anything.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Depending on the IDEA version: Yes.

    In 7.0.5 use menu File -> Settings choose Code Completion and then Exclude from Import and Completion and add the package or class that you don’t want to have in your suggestions.

    In version 8 and version 9 use menu File -> Settings type “Auto import” into the search box and use the Exclude from Import and Completion box there.

    In version 9 you also have the option of adding Classes and Packages to the exclude-list directly from the import suggestions context-menu:

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