diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.ide/src/org/eclipse/ui/views/markers/internal/ContentGeneratorDescriptor.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.ide/src/org/eclipse/ui/views/markers/internal/ContentGeneratorDescriptor.java
index 80e8a193afc..fff6a0e62d3 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.ide/src/org/eclipse/ui/views/markers/internal/ContentGeneratorDescriptor.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.ide/src/org/eclipse/ui/views/markers/internal/ContentGeneratorDescriptor.java
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ public class ContentGeneratorDescriptor {
 
 	private static final String ATTRIBUTE_DEFAULT_MARKER_GROUPING = "defaultMarkerGrouping"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 	private static final String ATTRIBUTE_VISIBLE = "visible"; //$NON-NLS-1$
-	private static final String ATTRIBUTE_ID = "id"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 	private static final String ELEMENT_MARKER_FIELD_CONFIGURATION = "markerFieldConfiguration"; //$NON-NLS-1$;
 	private static final String MARKER_FIELD_REFERENCE = "markerFieldReference"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 
@@ -118,7 +117,8 @@ public MarkerField[] getAllFields() {
 	}
 
 	private void addMarkerFieldsFrom(IConfigurationElement extensionElement, List<MarkerField> markerFields) {
-		String extendingMarkerContentGeneratorId = extensionElement.getAttribute(ATTRIBUTE_ID);
+		String extendingMarkerContentGeneratorId = extensionElement
+				.getAttribute(MarkerSupportInternalUtilities.ATTRIBUTE_ID);
 		if (extendingMarkerContentGeneratorId != null && !extendingMarkerContentGeneratorId.isBlank()) {
 			ContentGeneratorDescriptor descriptor = MarkerSupportRegistry.getInstance()
 					.getContentGenDescriptor(extendingMarkerContentGeneratorId);