diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/ChopParameterListIntention.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/ChopParameterListIntention.kt
index e21d475cec3..0dd9ad699c1 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/ChopParameterListIntention.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/ChopParameterListIntention.kt
@@ -8,33 +8,31 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.intentions
 import com.intellij.application.options.CodeStyle
 import com.intellij.openapi.editor.Editor
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiDocumentManager
-import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiWhiteSpace
 import com.intellij.psi.codeStyle.CodeStyleManager
 import com.intellij.psi.codeStyle.CommonCodeStyleSettings
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.KotlinBundle
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.inspections.findExistingEditor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.formatter.kotlinCommonSettings
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.lexer.KtTokens
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.*
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.*
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.allChildren
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.createSmartPointer
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.siblings
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.startOffset
 
 abstract class AbstractChopListIntention<TList : KtElement, TElement : KtElement>(
     listClass: Class<TList>,
     private val elementClass: Class<TElement>,
     textGetter: () -> String
-) : SelfTargetingIntention<TList>(listClass, textGetter) {
-    override fun allowCaretInsideElement(element: PsiElement) =
-        element !is KtValueArgument && super.allowCaretInsideElement(element)
+) : SelfTargetingOffsetIndependentIntention<TList>(listClass, textGetter) {
 
     open fun leftParOnNewLine(commonCodeStyleSettings: CommonCodeStyleSettings): Boolean = false
 
     open fun rightParOnNewLine(commonCodeStyleSettings: CommonCodeStyleSettings): Boolean = false
 
-    override fun isApplicableTo(element: TList, caretOffset: Int): Boolean {
+    override fun isApplicableTo(element: TList): Boolean {
         val elements = element.elements()
         if (elements.size <= 1) return false
-        if (!isApplicableCaretOffset(caretOffset, element)) return false
         if (elements.dropLast(1).all { hasLineBreakAfter(it) }) return false
         return true
     }
@@ -84,12 +82,6 @@ abstract class AbstractChopListIntention<TList : KtElement, TElement : KtElement
             it as TElement
         }
         .toList()
-
-    protected fun isApplicableCaretOffset(caretOffset: Int, element: TList): Boolean {
-        val elementBeforeCaret = element.containingFile.findElementAt(caretOffset - 1) ?: return true
-        if (elementBeforeCaret.node.elementType != KtTokens.RPAR) return true
-        return elementBeforeCaret.parent == element
-    }
 }
 
 class ChopParameterListIntention : AbstractChopListIntention<KtParameterList, KtParameter>(
@@ -97,9 +89,9 @@ class ChopParameterListIntention : AbstractChopListIntention<KtParameterList, Kt
     KtParameter::class.java,
     KotlinBundle.lazyMessage("put.parameters.on.separate.lines")
 ) {
-    override fun isApplicableTo(element: KtParameterList, caretOffset: Int): Boolean {
+    override fun isApplicableTo(element: KtParameterList): Boolean {
         if (element.parent is KtFunctionLiteral) return false
-        return super.isApplicableTo(element, caretOffset)
+        return super.isApplicableTo(element)
     }
 
     override fun leftParOnNewLine(commonCodeStyleSettings: CommonCodeStyleSettings): Boolean {
diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/JoinParameterListIntention.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/JoinParameterListIntention.kt
index d4311d8236e..c6fe14333a0 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/JoinParameterListIntention.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/JoinParameterListIntention.kt
@@ -22,10 +22,9 @@ abstract class AbstractJoinListIntention<TList : KtElement, TElement : KtElement
     elementClass: Class<TElement>,
     textGetter: () -> String
 ) : AbstractChopListIntention<TList, TElement>(listClass, elementClass, textGetter) {
-    override fun isApplicableTo(element: TList, caretOffset: Int): Boolean {
+    override fun isApplicableTo(element: TList): Boolean {
         val elements = element.elements()
         if (elements.isEmpty()) return false
-        if (!isApplicableCaretOffset(caretOffset, element)) return false
         return (hasLineBreakBefore(elements.first()) || elements.any { hasLineBreakAfter(it) })
                 && element.allChildren.none { it is PsiComment && it.node.elementType == KtTokens.EOL_COMMENT }
     }
@@ -54,9 +53,9 @@ class JoinParameterListIntention : AbstractJoinListIntention<KtParameterList, Kt
     KtParameter::class.java,
     KotlinBundle.lazyMessage("put.parameters.on.one.line")
 ) {
-    override fun isApplicableTo(element: KtParameterList, caretOffset: Int): Boolean {
+    override fun isApplicableTo(element: KtParameterList): Boolean {
         if (element.parent is KtFunctionLiteral) return false
-        return super.isApplicableTo(element, caretOffset)
+        return super.isApplicableTo(element)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/idea/testData/intentions/chop/argumentList/onNestedArgumentList.kt b/idea/testData/intentions/chop/argumentList/onNestedArgumentList.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index db92faba883..00000000000
--- a/idea/testData/intentions/chop/argumentList/onNestedArgumentList.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-// IS_APPLICABLE: false
-fun foo() {
-    f(1, 2, g(<caret>
-        3,
-        4,
-        5
-    ), 3)
-}
-
-fun f(a: Int, b: Int, c: Int, d: Int): Int = 0
-
-fun g(a: Int, b: Int, c: Int): Int = 0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/testData/intentions/chop/argumentList/onNestedArgumentList2.kt b/idea/testData/intentions/chop/argumentList/onNestedArgumentList2.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index 5fd2e86cc9b..00000000000
--- a/idea/testData/intentions/chop/argumentList/onNestedArgumentList2.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-// IS_APPLICABLE: false
-fun foo() {
-    f(1, 2, g<caret>(
-        3,
-        4,
-        5
-    ), 3)
-}
-
-fun f(a: Int, b: Int, c: Int, d: Int): Int = 0
-
-fun g(a: Int, b: Int, c: Int): Int = 0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/testData/intentions/chop/argumentList/onNestedArgumentList3.kt b/idea/testData/intentions/chop/argumentList/onNestedArgumentList3.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index b928c9c916b..00000000000
--- a/idea/testData/intentions/chop/argumentList/onNestedArgumentList3.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-// IS_APPLICABLE: false
-fun foo() {
-    f(1, 2, g(
-        3,
-        4,
-        5
-    )<caret>, 3)
-}
-
-fun f(a: Int, b: Int, c: Int, d: Int): Int = 0
-
-fun g(a: Int, b: Int, c: Int): Int = 0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/testData/intentions/chop/argumentList/onNestedArgumentList4.kt b/idea/testData/intentions/chop/argumentList/onNestedArgumentList4.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index 5efef56b809..00000000000
--- a/idea/testData/intentions/chop/argumentList/onNestedArgumentList4.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-fun foo() {
-    f(
-        1,
-        2,
-        g(3, 4, 5)<caret>,
-        3
-    )
-}
-
-fun f(a: Int, b: Int, c: Int, d: Int): Int = 0
-
-fun g(a: Int, b: Int, c: Int): Int = 0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/testData/intentions/chop/argumentList/onNestedArgumentList4.kt.after b/idea/testData/intentions/chop/argumentList/onNestedArgumentList4.kt.after
deleted file mode 100644
index ef2ffdd9e18..00000000000
--- a/idea/testData/intentions/chop/argumentList/onNestedArgumentList4.kt.after
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-fun foo() {
-    f(
-        1,
-        2,
-        g(
-            3,
-            4,
-            5
-        ),
-        3
-    )
-}
-
-fun f(a: Int, b: Int, c: Int, d: Int): Int = 0
-
-fun g(a: Int, b: Int, c: Int): Int = 0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/testData/intentions/chop/argumentList/onRightParenthesis.kt b/idea/testData/intentions/chop/argumentList/onRightParenthesis.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index 601a64a39f6..00000000000
--- a/idea/testData/intentions/chop/argumentList/onRightParenthesis.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-fun foo() {
-    f(1, 2, g(
-        3,
-        4,
-        5
-    ), 3)<caret>
-}
-
-fun f(a: Int, b: Int, c: Int, d: Int): Int = 0
-
-fun g(a: Int, b: Int, c: Int): Int = 0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/testData/intentions/chop/argumentList/onRightParenthesis.kt.after b/idea/testData/intentions/chop/argumentList/onRightParenthesis.kt.after
deleted file mode 100644
index ef2ffdd9e18..00000000000
--- a/idea/testData/intentions/chop/argumentList/onRightParenthesis.kt.after
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-fun foo() {
-    f(
-        1,
-        2,
-        g(
-            3,
-            4,
-            5
-        ),
-        3
-    )
-}
-
-fun f(a: Int, b: Int, c: Int, d: Int): Int = 0
-
-fun g(a: Int, b: Int, c: Int): Int = 0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/testData/intentions/joinArgumentList/onNestedArgumentList.kt b/idea/testData/intentions/joinArgumentList/onNestedArgumentList.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index 6226834329e..00000000000
--- a/idea/testData/intentions/joinArgumentList/onNestedArgumentList.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-// IS_APPLICABLE: false
-fun foo() {
-    f(
-        1,
-        2,
-        g(<caret>3, 4, 5),
-        3
-    )
-}
-
-fun f(a: Int, b: Int, c: Int, d: Int): Int = 0
-
-fun g(a: Int, b: Int, c: Int): Int = 0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/testData/intentions/joinArgumentList/onNestedArgumentList2.kt b/idea/testData/intentions/joinArgumentList/onNestedArgumentList2.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index d0ce17718b4..00000000000
--- a/idea/testData/intentions/joinArgumentList/onNestedArgumentList2.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-// IS_APPLICABLE: false
-fun foo() {
-    f(
-        1,
-        2,
-        g<caret>(3, 4, 5),
-        3
-    )
-}
-
-fun f(a: Int, b: Int, c: Int, d: Int): Int = 0
-
-fun g(a: Int, b: Int, c: Int): Int = 0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/testData/intentions/joinArgumentList/onNestedArgumentList3.kt b/idea/testData/intentions/joinArgumentList/onNestedArgumentList3.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c212207c34..00000000000
--- a/idea/testData/intentions/joinArgumentList/onNestedArgumentList3.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-// IS_APPLICABLE: false
-fun foo() {
-    f(
-        1,
-        2,
-        g(3, 4, 5)<caret>,
-        3
-    )
-}
-
-fun f(a: Int, b: Int, c: Int, d: Int): Int = 0
-
-fun g(a: Int, b: Int, c: Int): Int = 0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/testData/intentions/joinArgumentList/onNestedArgumentList4.kt b/idea/testData/intentions/joinArgumentList/onNestedArgumentList4.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index 6771a0ba1fc..00000000000
--- a/idea/testData/intentions/joinArgumentList/onNestedArgumentList4.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-fun foo() {
-    f(1, 2, g(
-        3,
-        4,
-        5
-    )<caret>, 3)
-}
-
-fun f(a: Int, b: Int, c: Int, d: Int): Int = 0
-
-fun g(a: Int, b: Int, c: Int): Int = 0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/testData/intentions/joinArgumentList/onNestedArgumentList4.kt.after b/idea/testData/intentions/joinArgumentList/onNestedArgumentList4.kt.after
deleted file mode 100644
index 2dbde3e6469..00000000000
--- a/idea/testData/intentions/joinArgumentList/onNestedArgumentList4.kt.after
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-fun foo() {
-    f(1, 2, g(3, 4, 5), 3)
-}
-
-fun f(a: Int, b: Int, c: Int, d: Int): Int = 0
-
-fun g(a: Int, b: Int, c: Int): Int = 0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/testData/intentions/joinArgumentList/onRightParenthesis.kt b/idea/testData/intentions/joinArgumentList/onRightParenthesis.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index d2d7bac68ab..00000000000
--- a/idea/testData/intentions/joinArgumentList/onRightParenthesis.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-fun foo() {
-    f(
-        1,
-        2,
-        g(3, 4, 5),
-        3
-    )<caret>
-}
-
-fun f(a: Int, b: Int, c: Int, d: Int): Int = 0
-
-fun g(a: Int, b: Int, c: Int): Int = 0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/testData/intentions/joinArgumentList/onRightParenthesis.kt.after b/idea/testData/intentions/joinArgumentList/onRightParenthesis.kt.after
deleted file mode 100644
index 2dbde3e6469..00000000000
--- a/idea/testData/intentions/joinArgumentList/onRightParenthesis.kt.after
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-fun foo() {
-    f(1, 2, g(3, 4, 5), 3)
-}
-
-fun f(a: Int, b: Int, c: Int, d: Int): Int = 0
-
-fun g(a: Int, b: Int, c: Int): Int = 0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/IntentionTestGenerated.java b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/IntentionTestGenerated.java
index 2511560132d..aada917c937 100644
--- a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/IntentionTestGenerated.java
+++ b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/IntentionTestGenerated.java
@@ -3763,31 +3763,6 @@ public class IntentionTestGenerated extends AbstractIntentionTest {
                 KotlinTestUtils.assertAllTestsPresentByMetadataWithExcluded(this.getClass(), new File("idea/testData/intentions/chop/argumentList"), Pattern.compile("^([\\w\\-_]+)\\.(kt|kts)$"), null, true);
             }
 
-            @TestMetadata("onNestedArgumentList.kt")
-            public void testOnNestedArgumentList() throws Exception {
-                runTest("idea/testData/intentions/chop/argumentList/onNestedArgumentList.kt");
-            }
-
-            @TestMetadata("onNestedArgumentList2.kt")
-            public void testOnNestedArgumentList2() throws Exception {
-                runTest("idea/testData/intentions/chop/argumentList/onNestedArgumentList2.kt");
-            }
-
-            @TestMetadata("onNestedArgumentList3.kt")
-            public void testOnNestedArgumentList3() throws Exception {
-                runTest("idea/testData/intentions/chop/argumentList/onNestedArgumentList3.kt");
-            }
-
-            @TestMetadata("onNestedArgumentList4.kt")
-            public void testOnNestedArgumentList4() throws Exception {
-                runTest("idea/testData/intentions/chop/argumentList/onNestedArgumentList4.kt");
-            }
-
-            @TestMetadata("onRightParenthesis.kt")
-            public void testOnRightParenthesis() throws Exception {
-                runTest("idea/testData/intentions/chop/argumentList/onRightParenthesis.kt");
-            }
-
             @TestMetadata("leftParOnSameLine.kt")
             public void testLeftParOnSameLine() throws Exception {
                 runTest("idea/testData/intentions/chop/argumentList/leftParOnSameLine.kt");
@@ -10693,31 +10668,6 @@ public class IntentionTestGenerated extends AbstractIntentionTest {
             runTest("idea/testData/intentions/joinArgumentList/noLineBreak.kt");
         }
 
-        @TestMetadata("onNestedArgumentList.kt")
-        public void testOnNestedArgumentList() throws Exception {
-            runTest("idea/testData/intentions/joinArgumentList/onNestedArgumentList.kt");
-        }
-
-        @TestMetadata("onNestedArgumentList2.kt")
-        public void testOnNestedArgumentList2() throws Exception {
-            runTest("idea/testData/intentions/joinArgumentList/onNestedArgumentList2.kt");
-        }
-
-        @TestMetadata("onNestedArgumentList3.kt")
-        public void testOnNestedArgumentList3() throws Exception {
-            runTest("idea/testData/intentions/joinArgumentList/onNestedArgumentList3.kt");
-        }
-
-        @TestMetadata("onNestedArgumentList4.kt")
-        public void testOnNestedArgumentList4() throws Exception {
-            runTest("idea/testData/intentions/joinArgumentList/onNestedArgumentList4.kt");
-        }
-
-        @TestMetadata("onRightParenthesis.kt")
-        public void testOnRightParenthesis() throws Exception {
-            runTest("idea/testData/intentions/joinArgumentList/onRightParenthesis.kt");
-        }
-
         @TestMetadata("oneArg.kt")
         public void testOneArg() throws Exception {
             runTest("idea/testData/intentions/joinArgumentList/oneArg.kt");