diff --git a/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/IrBodyDeserializer.kt b/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/IrBodyDeserializer.kt
index 5cb236d37e9..eab40901871 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/IrBodyDeserializer.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/IrBodyDeserializer.kt
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ class IrBodyDeserializer(
     }
 
     private fun deserializeGetValue(proto: ProtoGetValue, start: Int, end: Int, type: IrType): IrGetValue {
-        val symbol = declarationDeserializer.deserializeIrSymbolAndRemap(proto.symbol) as IrValueSymbol
+        val symbol = declarationDeserializer.deserializeIrSymbol(proto.symbol) as IrValueSymbol
         val origin = if (proto.hasOriginName()) deserializeIrStatementOrigin(proto.originName) else null
         // TODO: origin!
         return IrGetValueImpl(start, end, type, symbol, origin)
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ class IrBodyDeserializer(
     }
 
     private fun deserializeSetValue(proto: ProtoSetValue, start: Int, end: Int): IrSetValue {
-        val symbol = declarationDeserializer.deserializeIrSymbolAndRemap(proto.symbol) as IrValueSymbol
+        val symbol = declarationDeserializer.deserializeIrSymbol(proto.symbol) as IrValueSymbol
         val value = deserializeExpression(proto.value)
         val origin = if (proto.hasOriginName()) deserializeIrStatementOrigin(proto.originName) else null
         return IrSetValueImpl(start, end, builtIns.unitType, symbol, value, origin)
diff --git a/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/IrDeclarationDeserializer.kt b/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/IrDeclarationDeserializer.kt
index fd2aed49a78..92ad53721cd 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/IrDeclarationDeserializer.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/IrDeclarationDeserializer.kt
@@ -189,6 +189,10 @@ class IrDeclarationDeserializer(
     // Delegating symbol maps to it's delegate only inside the declaration the symbol belongs to.
     private val delegatedSymbolMap = mutableMapOf<IrSymbol, IrSymbol>()
 
+    internal fun deserializeIrSymbol(code: Long): IrSymbol {
+        return symbolDeserializer.deserializeIrSymbol(code)
+    }
+
     internal fun deserializeIrSymbolAndRemap(code: Long): IrSymbol {
         // TODO: could be simplified
         return symbolDeserializer.deserializeIrSymbol(code).let {