diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/lower/StaticMembersLowering.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/lower/StaticMembersLowering.kt
index d420edf2f17..1acec4bb641 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/lower/StaticMembersLowering.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/lower/StaticMembersLowering.kt
@@ -6,51 +6,29 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.backend.js.lower
 
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.CommonBackendContext
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.FileLoweringPass
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.ir.addChild
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.IrElement
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.backend.js.JsIrBackendContext
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.DeclarationTransformer
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.declarations.*
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util.getPackageFragment
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util.file
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util.isEffectivelyExternal
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util.parentAsClass
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.visitors.IrElementVisitorVoid
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.visitors.acceptChildrenVoid
 
 // Move static member declarations from classes to top level
-class StaticMembersLowering(val context: CommonBackendContext) : FileLoweringPass {
-
-    override fun lower(irFile: IrFile) {
-        val staticDeclarationsInClasses = mutableListOf<IrDeclaration>()
-        irFile.acceptChildrenVoid(object : IrElementVisitorVoid {
-            override fun visitElement(element: IrElement) {
-                element.acceptChildrenVoid(this)
+class StaticMembersLowering(val context: CommonBackendContext) : DeclarationTransformer {
+    override fun transformFlat(declaration: IrDeclaration): List<IrDeclaration>? {
+        (declaration.parent as? IrClass)?.let { irClass ->
+            val isStatic = when (declaration) {
+                is IrClass -> !declaration.isEffectivelyExternal()
+                is IrSimpleFunction -> declaration.isStaticMethodOfClass && !declaration.isEffectivelyExternal()
+                is IrField -> declaration.isStatic
+                else -> false
             }
 
-            override fun visitClass(declaration: IrClass) {
-                if (declaration.parent is IrClass && !declaration.isEffectivelyExternal())
-                    staticDeclarationsInClasses.add(declaration)
-                super.visitClass(declaration)
+            if (isStatic) {
+                declaration.parent = irClass.file
+                irClass.file.declarations += declaration
+                return listOf()
             }
-
-            override fun visitSimpleFunction(declaration: IrSimpleFunction) {
-                if (declaration.parent is IrClass && declaration.isStaticMethodOfClass && !declaration.isEffectivelyExternal())
-                    staticDeclarationsInClasses.add(declaration)
-                super.visitSimpleFunction(declaration)
-            }
-
-            override fun visitField(declaration: IrField) {
-                if (declaration.parent is IrClass && declaration.isStatic)
-                    staticDeclarationsInClasses.add(declaration)
-                super.visitField(declaration)
-            }
-        })
-
-        for (declaration in staticDeclarationsInClasses) {
-            val klass = declaration.parentAsClass
-            klass.declarations.remove(declaration)
-            irFile.addChild(declaration)
-            declaration.parent = irFile
         }
+
+        return null
     }
 }
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