diff --git a/idea/idea-core/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/core/descriptorUtils.kt b/idea/idea-core/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/core/descriptorUtils.kt
index ffee1ebd989..55434f3fbb3 100644
--- a/idea/idea-core/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/core/descriptorUtils.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-core/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/core/descriptorUtils.kt
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.core
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.codeInsight.DescriptorToSourceUtilsIde
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.lexer.JetModifierKeywordToken
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.lexer.JetTokens
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.JetSimpleNameExpression
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.getReceiverExpression
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.renderer.DescriptorRenderer
@@ -85,4 +87,19 @@ public fun comparePossiblyOverridingDescriptors(project: Project,
     }
 
     return false
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+public fun Visibility.toKeywordToken(): JetModifierKeywordToken {
+    val normalized = normalize()
+    when (normalized) {
+        Visibilities.PUBLIC -> return JetTokens.PUBLIC_KEYWORD
+        Visibilities.PROTECTED -> return JetTokens.PROTECTED_KEYWORD
+        Visibilities.INTERNAL -> return JetTokens.INTERNAL_KEYWORD
+        else -> {
+            if (Visibilities.isPrivate(normalized)) {
+                return JetTokens.PRIVATE_KEYWORD
+            }
+            error("Unexpected visibility '$normalized'")
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/idea/idea-core/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/core/psiModificationUtils.kt b/idea/idea-core/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/core/psiModificationUtils.kt
index 1f41d9bafaa..5577fad8e28 100644
--- a/idea/idea-core/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/core/psiModificationUtils.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-core/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/core/psiModificationUtils.kt
@@ -167,8 +167,7 @@ public fun JetDeclaration.setVisibility(visibilityModifier: JetModifierKeywordTo
         (resolveToDescriptor() as? CallableMemberDescriptor)
                 ?.overriddenDescriptors
                 ?.let { OverridingUtil.findMaxVisibility(it) }
-                ?.normalize()
-                ?.toKeyword()
+                ?.toKeywordToken()
     }
     else {
         JetTokens.DEFAULT_VISIBILITY_KEYWORD
@@ -181,13 +180,3 @@ public fun JetDeclaration.setVisibility(visibilityModifier: JetModifierKeywordTo
 
     addModifier(visibilityModifier)
 }
-
-private fun Visibility.toKeyword(): JetModifierKeywordToken? {
-    return when (this) {
-        Visibilities.PUBLIC -> JetTokens.PUBLIC_KEYWORD
-        Visibilities.PROTECTED -> JetTokens.PROTECTED_KEYWORD
-        Visibilities.INTERNAL -> JetTokens.INTERNAL_KEYWORD
-        Visibilities.PRIVATE -> JetTokens.PRIVATE_KEYWORD
-        else -> null
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/quickfix/ChangeVisibilityModifierFix.java b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/quickfix/ChangeVisibilityModifierFix.java
index 53b7f82acce..c6223d76042 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/quickfix/ChangeVisibilityModifierFix.java
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/quickfix/ChangeVisibilityModifierFix.java
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.Visibility;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.diagnostics.Diagnostic;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.JetBundle;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.caches.resolve.ResolutionUtils;
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.core.DescriptorUtilsKt;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.core.PsiModificationUtilsKt;
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.refactoring.JetRefactoringUtil;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.lexer.JetModifierKeywordToken;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.JetDeclaration;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.JetFile;
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public class ChangeVisibilityModifierFix extends JetIntentionAction<JetDeclarati
             return null;
         }
 
-        return JetRefactoringUtil.getVisibilityToken(maxVisibility);
+        return DescriptorUtilsKt.toKeywordToken(maxVisibility);
     }
 
     public static JetSingleIntentionActionFactory createFactory() {
diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/JetRefactoringUtil.java b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/JetRefactoringUtil.java
index 7c103b5330a..bec97b6e119 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/JetRefactoringUtil.java
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/JetRefactoringUtil.java
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.asJava.AsJavaPackage;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.asJava.KotlinLightMethod;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.builtins.KotlinBuiltIns;
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.*;
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.CallableDescriptor;
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.ClassDescriptor;
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.DeclarationDescriptor;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.impl.LocalVariableDescriptor;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.JetBundle;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.caches.resolve.ResolutionUtils;
@@ -48,8 +50,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.codeInsight.CodeInsightUtils;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.codeInsight.DescriptorToSourceUtilsIde;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.util.IdeDescriptorRenderers;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.util.string.StringPackage;
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.lexer.JetModifierKeywordToken;
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.lexer.JetTokens;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.*;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.PsiUtilPackage;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.renderer.DescriptorRenderer;
@@ -71,25 +71,6 @@ public class JetRefactoringUtil {
     private JetRefactoringUtil() {
     }
 
-    @NotNull
-    public static JetModifierKeywordToken getVisibilityToken(@NotNull Visibility visibility) {
-        Visibility normalized = visibility.normalize();
-        if (normalized == Visibilities.PUBLIC) {
-            return JetTokens.PUBLIC_KEYWORD;
-        }
-        else if (normalized == Visibilities.PROTECTED) {
-            return JetTokens.PROTECTED_KEYWORD;
-        }
-        else if (normalized == Visibilities.INTERNAL) {
-            return JetTokens.INTERNAL_KEYWORD;
-        }
-        else if (Visibilities.isPrivate(normalized)) {
-            return JetTokens.PRIVATE_KEYWORD;
-        }
-
-        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unexpected visibility '" + normalized + "'");
-    }
-
     @NotNull
     public static String wrapOrSkip(@NotNull String s, boolean inCode) {
         return inCode ? "<code>" + s + "</code>" : s;
diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/changeSignature/usages/JetCallableDefinitionUsage.java b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/changeSignature/usages/JetCallableDefinitionUsage.java
index 426d1d02fd0..4b53b04f4d5 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/changeSignature/usages/JetCallableDefinitionUsage.java
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/changeSignature/usages/JetCallableDefinitionUsage.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.impl.AnonymousFunctionDescriptor;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.caches.resolve.JavaResolutionUtils;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.caches.resolve.ResolutionUtils;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.codeInsight.shorten.ShortenPackage;
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.core.DescriptorUtilsKt;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.core.PsiModificationUtilsKt;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.refactoring.JetRefactoringUtil;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.refactoring.changeSignature.ChangeSignaturePackage;
@@ -344,7 +345,7 @@ public class JetCallableDefinitionUsage<T extends PsiElement> extends JetUsageIn
     }
 
     private static void changeVisibility(JetChangeInfo changeInfo, PsiElement element) {
-        JetModifierKeywordToken newVisibilityToken = JetRefactoringUtil.getVisibilityToken(changeInfo.getNewVisibility());
+        JetModifierKeywordToken newVisibilityToken = DescriptorUtilsKt.toKeywordToken(changeInfo.getNewVisibility());
 
         if (element instanceof JetCallableDeclaration) {
             PsiModificationUtilsKt.setVisibility((JetCallableDeclaration)element, newVisibilityToken);