diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/DeclarationsChecker.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/DeclarationsChecker.java
index 046e81d1ac4..fa37e04bc69 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/DeclarationsChecker.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/DeclarationsChecker.java
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ public class DeclarationsChecker {
             checkPropertyAbstractness(property, propertyDescriptor, (ClassDescriptor) containingDeclaration);
         }
         else {
-            modifiersChecker.checkIllegalModalityModifiers(property);
+            modifiersChecker.reportIllegalModalityModifiers(property);
         }
         checkPropertyInitializer(property, propertyDescriptor);
         checkAccessors(property, propertyDescriptor);
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ public class DeclarationsChecker {
             }
             return;
         }
-        modifiersChecker.checkIllegalModalityModifiers(function);
+        modifiersChecker.reportIllegalModalityModifiers(function);
         if (!function.hasBody() && !hasAbstractModifier) {
             trace.report(NON_MEMBER_FUNCTION_NO_BODY.on(function, functionDescriptor));
         }
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ public class DeclarationsChecker {
             PropertyAccessorDescriptor propertyAccessorDescriptor = accessor.isGetter() ? propertyDescriptor.getGetter() : propertyDescriptor.getSetter();
             assert propertyAccessorDescriptor != null : "No property accessor descriptor for " + property.getText();
             modifiersChecker.checkModifiersForDeclaration(accessor, propertyAccessorDescriptor);
-            modifiersChecker.checkIllegalModalityModifiers(accessor);
+            modifiersChecker.reportIllegalModalityModifiers(accessor);
         }
         JetPropertyAccessor getter = property.getGetter();
         PropertyGetterDescriptor getterDescriptor = propertyDescriptor.getGetter();
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/ModifiersChecker.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/ModifiersChecker.java
index bce5ff48f32..e8f8805aa8c 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/ModifiersChecker.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/ModifiersChecker.java
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ public class ModifiersChecker {
 
     public void checkModifiersForDeclaration(@NotNull JetDeclaration modifierListOwner, @NotNull MemberDescriptor descriptor) {
         if (modifierListOwner instanceof JetEnumEntry) {
-            checkIllegalInThisContextModifiers(modifierListOwner, Arrays.asList(MODIFIER_KEYWORDS_ARRAY));
+            reportIllegalModifiers(modifierListOwner, Arrays.asList(MODIFIER_KEYWORDS_ARRAY));
         }
         else {
             checkInnerModifier(modifierListOwner, descriptor);
@@ -150,18 +150,18 @@ public class ModifiersChecker {
     }
 
     public void checkModifiersForLocalDeclaration(@NotNull JetDeclaration modifierListOwner, @NotNull DeclarationDescriptor descriptor) {
-        checkIllegalModalityModifiers(modifierListOwner);
-        checkIllegalVisibilityModifiers(modifierListOwner);
+        reportIllegalModalityModifiers(modifierListOwner);
+        reportIllegalVisibilityModifiers(modifierListOwner);
         checkPlatformNameApplicability(descriptor);
         runAnnotationCheckers(modifierListOwner, descriptor);
     }
 
-    public void checkIllegalModalityModifiers(@NotNull JetModifierListOwner modifierListOwner) {
-        checkIllegalInThisContextModifiers(modifierListOwner, MODALITY_MODIFIERS);
+    public void reportIllegalModalityModifiers(@NotNull JetModifierListOwner modifierListOwner) {
+        reportIllegalModifiers(modifierListOwner, MODALITY_MODIFIERS);
     }
 
-    public void checkIllegalVisibilityModifiers(@NotNull JetModifierListOwner modifierListOwner) {
-        checkIllegalInThisContextModifiers(modifierListOwner, VISIBILITY_MODIFIERS);
+    public void reportIllegalVisibilityModifiers(@NotNull JetModifierListOwner modifierListOwner) {
+        reportIllegalModifiers(modifierListOwner, VISIBILITY_MODIFIERS);
     }
 
     private void checkModalityModifiers(@NotNull JetModifierListOwner modifierListOwner) {
@@ -174,10 +174,10 @@ public class ModifiersChecker {
                            Arrays.asList(ABSTRACT_KEYWORD, OPEN_KEYWORD));
 
         if (modifierListOwner instanceof JetObjectDeclaration) {
-            checkIllegalModalityModifiers(modifierListOwner);
+            reportIllegalModalityModifiers(modifierListOwner);
         }
         else if (modifierListOwner instanceof JetClassOrObject) {
-            checkIllegalInThisContextModifiers(modifierListOwner, Collections.singletonList(OVERRIDE_KEYWORD));
+            reportIllegalModifiers(modifierListOwner, Collections.singletonList(OVERRIDE_KEYWORD));
         }
     }
 
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ public class ModifiersChecker {
                 case ALLOWED:
                     break;
                 case ILLEGAL_POSITION:
-                    checkIllegalInThisContextModifiers(modifierListOwner, Collections.singletonList(INNER_KEYWORD));
+                    reportIllegalModifiers(modifierListOwner, Collections.singletonList(INNER_KEYWORD));
                     break;
                 case IN_TRAIT:
                     trace.report(INNER_CLASS_IN_TRAIT.on(modifierListOwner));
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ public class ModifiersChecker {
         }
     }
 
-    public void checkIllegalInThisContextModifiers(
+    public void reportIllegalModifiers(
             @NotNull JetModifierListOwner modifierListOwner,
             @NotNull Collection<JetModifierKeywordToken> illegalModifiers
     ) {