diff --git a/compiler/psi/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/references/referenceUtils.kt b/compiler/psi/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/references/referenceUtils.kt
index c33c2797a38..8aacfc0ced1 100644
--- a/compiler/psi/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/references/referenceUtils.kt
+++ b/compiler/psi/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/references/referenceUtils.kt
@@ -6,12 +6,9 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.references
 
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.kdoc.psi.impl.KDocName
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.lexer.KtTokens
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.*
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.getAssignmentByLHS
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.getQualifiedExpressionForSelectorOrThis
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.references.ReferenceAccess
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.addToStdlib.constant
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtElement
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtReferenceExpression
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtSimpleNameExpression
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.addToStdlib.firstIsInstance
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.addToStdlib.firstIsInstanceOrNull
 
@@ -30,37 +27,3 @@ val KtElement.mainReference: KtReference?
         is KDocName -> mainReference
         else -> references.firstIsInstanceOrNull()
     }
-
-@Deprecated(
-    "Not for the IDE usage",
-    replaceWith = ReplaceWith("readWriteAccessWithFullExpression", "org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.references")
-)
-fun KtExpression.readWriteAccessWithFullExpressionWithPossibleResolve(
-    readWriteAccessWithFullExpressionByResolve: (KtBinaryExpression) -> Pair<ReferenceAccess, KtExpression>?,
-): Pair<ReferenceAccess, KtExpression> {
-    var expression = getQualifiedExpressionForSelectorOrThis()
-    loop@ while (true) {
-        when (val parent = expression.parent) {
-            is KtParenthesizedExpression, is KtAnnotatedExpression, is KtLabeledExpression -> expression = parent as KtExpression
-            else -> break@loop
-        }
-    }
-
-    val assignment = expression.getAssignmentByLHS()
-    if (assignment != null) {
-        return when (assignment.operationToken) {
-            KtTokens.EQ -> ReferenceAccess.WRITE to assignment
-
-            else -> {
-                readWriteAccessWithFullExpressionByResolve(assignment)
-                    ?: (ReferenceAccess.READ_WRITE to assignment)
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    val unaryExpression = expression.parent as? KtUnaryExpression
-    return if (unaryExpression != null && unaryExpression.operationToken in constant { setOf(KtTokens.PLUSPLUS, KtTokens.MINUSMINUS) })
-        ReferenceAccess.READ_WRITE to unaryExpression
-    else
-        ReferenceAccess.READ to expression
-}