diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/types/expressions/BasicExpressionTypingVisitor.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/types/expressions/BasicExpressionTypingVisitor.java
index a81f9e77a64..194aa8abe5f 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/types/expressions/BasicExpressionTypingVisitor.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/types/expressions/BasicExpressionTypingVisitor.java
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ public class BasicExpressionTypingVisitor extends ExpressionTypingVisitor {
         KotlinType targetType = reconstructBareType(right, possiblyBareTarget, subjectType, context.trace, components.builtIns);
 
         if (subjectType != null) {
-            checkBinaryWithTypeRHS(expression, contextWithNoExpectedType, targetType, subjectType);
+            checkBinaryWithTypeRHS(expression, context, targetType, subjectType);
             DataFlowInfo dataFlowInfo = typeInfo.getDataFlowInfo();
             if (operationType == AS_KEYWORD) {
                 DataFlowValue value = createDataFlowValue(left, subjectType, context);
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ public class BasicExpressionTypingVisitor extends ExpressionTypingVisitor {
         Collection<KotlinType> possibleTypes = components.dataFlowAnalyzer.getAllPossibleTypes(
                 expression.getLeft(), context.dataFlowInfo, actualType, context);
 
-        boolean checkExactType = checkExactTypeForUselessCast(expression);
+        boolean checkExactType = shouldCheckForExactType(expression, context.expectedType);
         for (KotlinType possibleType : possibleTypes) {
             boolean castIsUseless = checkExactType
                                     ? isExactTypeCast(possibleType, targetType)
@@ -399,6 +399,16 @@ public class BasicExpressionTypingVisitor extends ExpressionTypingVisitor {
         }
     }
 
+    private static boolean shouldCheckForExactType(KtBinaryExpressionWithTypeRHS expression, KotlinType expectedType) {
+        if (TypeUtils.noExpectedType(expectedType)) {
+            return checkExactTypeForUselessCast(expression);
+        }
+
+        // If expected type is parameterized, then cast has an effect on inference, therefore it isn't a useless cast
+        // Otherwise, we are interested in situation like: `a: Any? = 1 as Int?`
+        return TypeUtils.isDontCarePlaceholder(expectedType);
+    }
+
     private static boolean isExactTypeCast(KotlinType candidateType, KotlinType targetType) {
         return candidateType.equals(targetType) && isExtensionFunctionType(candidateType) == isExtensionFunctionType(targetType);
     }
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/cast/AsInBlockWithReturnType.kt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/cast/AsInBlockWithReturnType.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7ad7babe2d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/cast/AsInBlockWithReturnType.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+// !DIAGNOSTICS: -UNUSED_PARAMETER
+
+fun runWithoutReturn(r: () -> Unit) = r()
+
+fun testRun() {
+    run {
+        1 <!USELESS_CAST!>as Any<!>
+        1 as Any
+    }
+
+    run<Any> {
+        1 <!USELESS_CAST!>as Any<!>
+        1 <!USELESS_CAST!>as Any<!>
+    }
+
+    fun foo(): Int = 1
+
+    run {
+        foo() as Any
+    }
+
+    run {
+        (if (true) 1 else 2) as Any
+    }
+
+    run<Int?> {
+        1 <!USELESS_CAST!>as Int<!>
+        1 <!USELESS_CAST!>as Int<!>
+    }
+
+    runWithoutReturn {
+        1 <!USELESS_CAST!>as Any<!>
+        1 <!USELESS_CAST!>as Any<!>
+    }
+}
+
+fun testReturn(): Number {
+    run { 1 as Number }
+    return run { 1 <!USELESS_CAST!>as Number<!> }
+}
+
+fun <T> testDependent() {
+    listOf(1).map {
+        it <!USELESS_CAST!>as Any<!>
+        it as Any
+    }
+
+    listOf<T>().map { it as Any? }
+}
+
+fun <T> listOf(vararg elements: T): List<T> = TODO()
+fun <T, R> Iterable<T>.map(transform: (T) -> R): List<R> = TODO()
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diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/cast/AsInBlockWithReturnType.txt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/cast/AsInBlockWithReturnType.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3e83f2b4a91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/cast/AsInBlockWithReturnType.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package
+
+public fun </*0*/ T> listOf(/*0*/ vararg elements: T /*kotlin.Array<out T>*/): kotlin.collections.List<T>
+public fun runWithoutReturn(/*0*/ r: () -> kotlin.Unit): kotlin.Unit
+public fun </*0*/ T> testDependent(): kotlin.Unit
+public fun testReturn(): kotlin.Number
+public fun testRun(): kotlin.Unit
+public fun </*0*/ T, /*1*/ R> kotlin.collections.Iterable<T>.map(/*0*/ transform: (T) -> R): kotlin.collections.List<R>
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/cast/kt15161.kt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/cast/kt15161.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f4a9d94919e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/cast/kt15161.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+class Array<E>(e: E) {
+    val k = Array(1) {
+        1 <!USELESS_CAST!>as Any<!>
+        e as Any?
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/cast/kt15161.txt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/cast/kt15161.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4d9fd6ac15b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/cast/kt15161.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package
+
+public final class Array</*0*/ E> {
+    public constructor Array</*0*/ E>(/*0*/ e: E)
+    public final val k: kotlin.Array<kotlin.Any?>
+    public open override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun equals(/*0*/ other: kotlin.Any?): kotlin.Boolean
+    public open override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun hashCode(): kotlin.Int
+    public open override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun toString(): kotlin.String
+}
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/DiagnosticsTestGenerated.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/DiagnosticsTestGenerated.java
index 72d237a2cae..d6e998c330b 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/DiagnosticsTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/DiagnosticsTestGenerated.java
@@ -2680,6 +2680,12 @@ public class DiagnosticsTestGenerated extends AbstractDiagnosticsTest {
                 doTest(fileName);
             }
 
+            @TestMetadata("AsInBlockWithReturnType.kt")
+            public void testAsInBlockWithReturnType() throws Exception {
+                String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/cast/AsInBlockWithReturnType.kt");
+                doTest(fileName);
+            }
+
             @TestMetadata("AsNothing.kt")
             public void testAsNothing() throws Exception {
                 String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/cast/AsNothing.kt");
@@ -2926,6 +2932,12 @@ public class DiagnosticsTestGenerated extends AbstractDiagnosticsTest {
                 doTest(fileName);
             }
 
+            @TestMetadata("kt15161.kt")
+            public void testKt15161() throws Exception {
+                String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/cast/kt15161.kt");
+                doTest(fileName);
+            }
+
             @TestMetadata("kt614.kt")
             public void testKt614() throws Exception {
                 String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/cast/kt614.kt");