diff --git a/java.project/src/org/netbeans/spi/java/project/support/ui/TreeRootNode.java b/java.project/src/org/netbeans/spi/java/project/support/ui/TreeRootNode.java
--- a/java.project/src/org/netbeans/spi/java/project/support/ui/TreeRootNode.java
+++ b/java.project/src/org/netbeans/spi/java/project/support/ui/TreeRootNode.java
@@ -421,14 +421,8 @@
                 if (PackageViewChildren.isValidPackageName(name)) {
                     PackageRenameHandler h = Lookup.getDefault().lookup(PackageRenameHandler.class);
                     if (h != null) {
-                        ClassPath src = ClassPath.getClassPath(parent.getPrimaryFile(), ClassPath.SOURCE);
-                        if (src != null) {
-                            String parentPackage = src.getResourceName(parent.getPrimaryFile(), '.', true);
-                            if (parentPackage != null) {
-                                h.handleRename(this, parentPackage + '.' + name);
-                                return;
-                            }
-                        }
+                        h.handleRename(this, name);
+                        return;
                     }
                     FileObject d = getLookup().lookup(DataObject.class).getPrimaryFile();
                     FileObject origParent = d.getParent();
diff --git a/java.project/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/spi/java/project/support/ui/PackageViewTest.java b/java.project/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/spi/java/project/support/ui/PackageViewTest.java
--- a/java.project/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/spi/java/project/support/ui/PackageViewTest.java
+++ b/java.project/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/spi/java/project/support/ui/PackageViewTest.java
@@ -1175,7 +1175,7 @@
         n = NodeOp.findPath(r, new String[] {"org.netbeans", "api.stuff"});
         n.setName("api.stuph");
         assertEquals(n, node.get());
-        assertEquals("org.netbeans.api.stuph", newName.get());
+        assertEquals("api.stuph", newName.get());
         assertTree("TestGroup{org.netbeans{api.stuff{Stuff.java}, modulez.stuph{resources{stuff.png}, Bundle.properties, StuffUtils.java}, spi.stuff{support{AbstractStuffImplementation.java}, StuffImplementation.java}}}", r);
     }