diff --git a/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/declarations/IrClass.kt b/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/declarations/IrClass.kt
index 86411fcc5ff..bbf7d75e4ef 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/declarations/IrClass.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/declarations/IrClass.kt
@@ -24,12 +24,11 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.symbols.IrClassSymbol
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.types.IrType
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.Name
 
-interface IrClass : IrSymbolDeclaration<IrClassSymbol>, IrDeclarationContainer, IrTypeParametersContainer {
+interface IrClass : IrSymbolDeclaration<IrClassSymbol>, IrDeclarationWithVisibility, IrDeclarationContainer, IrTypeParametersContainer {
     override val descriptor: ClassDescriptor
 
     val name: Name
     val kind: ClassKind
-    val visibility: Visibility
     val modality: Modality
     val isCompanion: Boolean
     val isInner: Boolean
diff --git a/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/declarations/IrDeclaration.kt b/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/declarations/IrDeclaration.kt
index c9e7ef1cefe..45ca314bcf6 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/declarations/IrDeclaration.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/declarations/IrDeclaration.kt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.declarations
 
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.DeclarationDescriptor
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.Visibility
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.IrElement
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.IrStatement
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.symbols.IrSymbol
@@ -39,3 +40,7 @@ interface IrDeclaration : IrStatement, IrAnnotationContainer {
 interface IrSymbolDeclaration<out S : IrSymbol> : IrDeclaration, IrSymbolOwner {
     override val symbol: S
 }
+
+interface IrDeclarationWithVisibility : IrDeclaration {
+    val visibility: Visibility
+}
diff --git a/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/declarations/IrField.kt b/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/declarations/IrField.kt
index 8f9f68b3612..2c3210bdf03 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/declarations/IrField.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/declarations/IrField.kt
@@ -12,12 +12,11 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.symbols.IrFieldSymbol
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.types.IrType
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.Name
 
-interface IrField : IrSymbolDeclaration<IrFieldSymbol> {
+interface IrField : IrSymbolDeclaration<IrFieldSymbol>, IrDeclarationWithVisibility {
     override val descriptor: PropertyDescriptor
 
     val name: Name
     val type: IrType
-    val visibility: Visibility
     val isFinal: Boolean
     val isExternal: Boolean
     val isStatic: Boolean
diff --git a/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/declarations/IrFunction.kt b/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/declarations/IrFunction.kt
index 359190408a7..90fd43d2646 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/declarations/IrFunction.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/declarations/IrFunction.kt
@@ -25,12 +25,11 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.symbols.IrFunctionSymbol
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.Name
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.types.IrType
 
-interface IrFunction : IrDeclaration, IrTypeParametersContainer, IrSymbolOwner, IrDeclarationParent, IrReturnTarget {
+interface IrFunction : IrDeclarationWithVisibility, IrTypeParametersContainer, IrSymbolOwner, IrDeclarationParent, IrReturnTarget {
     override val descriptor: FunctionDescriptor
     override val symbol: IrFunctionSymbol
 
     val name: Name
-    val visibility: Visibility
     val isInline: Boolean // NB: there's an inline constructor for Array and each primitive array class
     val isExternal: Boolean
     var returnType: IrType
diff --git a/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/declarations/IrProperty.kt b/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/declarations/IrProperty.kt
index 2d52227c303..fe80b3c54b6 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/declarations/IrProperty.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/declarations/IrProperty.kt
@@ -21,12 +21,11 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.PropertyDescriptor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.Visibility
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.Name
 
-interface IrProperty : IrDeclaration {
+interface IrProperty : IrDeclarationWithVisibility {
     override val descriptor: PropertyDescriptor
 
     val name: Name
     val modality: Modality
-    val visibility: Visibility
     val isVar: Boolean
     val isConst: Boolean
     val isLateinit: Boolean