diff --git a/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/reference/AbstractCallExpressionTranslator.java b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/reference/AbstractCallExpressionTranslator.java
index 5d5719f7b84..85769e5278d 100644
--- a/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/reference/AbstractCallExpressionTranslator.java
+++ b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/reference/AbstractCallExpressionTranslator.java
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.k2js.translate.reference;
 
-import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
 import com.google.dart.compiler.backend.js.ast.JsArrayLiteral;
 import com.google.dart.compiler.backend.js.ast.JsExpression;
+import com.intellij.util.SmartList;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.descriptors.ValueParameterDescriptor;
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.k2js.translate.context.TranslationContext;
 import org.jetbrains.k2js.translate.general.AbstractTranslator;
 import org.jetbrains.k2js.translate.general.Translation;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -59,40 +60,48 @@ public abstract class AbstractCallExpressionTranslator extends AbstractTranslato
 
     protected abstract boolean shouldWrapVarargInArray();
 
-    @NotNull
-    protected List<JsExpression> translateSingleArgument(@NotNull ResolvedValueArgument actualArgument,
-            @NotNull ValueParameterDescriptor parameterDescriptor) {
+    protected void translateSingleArgument(
+            @NotNull ResolvedValueArgument actualArgument,
+            @NotNull ValueParameterDescriptor parameterDescriptor,
+            @NotNull List<JsExpression> result
+    ) {
         List<ValueArgument> valueArguments = actualArgument.getArguments();
         if (actualArgument instanceof VarargValueArgument) {
-            return translateVarargArgument(valueArguments);
+            translateVarargArgument(valueArguments, result);
         }
-        if (actualArgument instanceof DefaultValueArgument) {
+        else if (actualArgument instanceof DefaultValueArgument) {
             JetExpression defaultArgument = getDefaultArgument(bindingContext(), parameterDescriptor);
-            return Collections.singletonList(Translation.translateAsExpression(defaultArgument, context()));
+            result.add(Translation.translateAsExpression(defaultArgument, context()));
+        }
+        else {
+            assert actualArgument instanceof ExpressionValueArgument;
+            assert valueArguments.size() == 1;
+            JetExpression argumentExpression = valueArguments.get(0).getArgumentExpression();
+            assert argumentExpression != null;
+            result.add(Translation.translateAsExpression(argumentExpression, context()));
         }
-        assert actualArgument instanceof ExpressionValueArgument;
-        assert valueArguments.size() == 1;
-        JetExpression argumentExpression = valueArguments.get(0).getArgumentExpression();
-        assert argumentExpression != null;
-        return Collections.singletonList(Translation.translateAsExpression(argumentExpression, context()));
     }
 
-    @NotNull
-    private List<JsExpression> translateVarargArgument(@NotNull List<ValueArgument> arguments) {
-        List<JsExpression> translatedArgs = Lists.newArrayList();
+    private void translateVarargArgument(@NotNull List<ValueArgument> arguments, @NotNull List<JsExpression> result) {
+        if (arguments.isEmpty()) {
+            if (shouldWrapVarargInArray()) {
+                result.add(new JsArrayLiteral(Collections.<JsExpression>emptyList()));
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+
+        List<JsExpression> list;
+        if (shouldWrapVarargInArray()) {
+            list = arguments.size() == 1 ? new SmartList<JsExpression>() : new ArrayList<JsExpression>(arguments.size());
+            result.add(new JsArrayLiteral(list));
+        }
+        else {
+            list = result;
+        }
         for (ValueArgument argument : arguments) {
             JetExpression argumentExpression = argument.getArgumentExpression();
             assert argumentExpression != null;
-            translatedArgs.add(Translation.translateAsExpression(argumentExpression, context()));
+            list.add(Translation.translateAsExpression(argumentExpression, context()));
         }
-        if (shouldWrapVarargInArray()) {
-            return wrapInArrayLiteral(translatedArgs);
-        }
-        return translatedArgs;
-    }
-
-    @NotNull
-    private static List<JsExpression> wrapInArrayLiteral(@NotNull List<JsExpression> translatedArgs) {
-        return Collections.<JsExpression>singletonList(new JsArrayLiteral(translatedArgs));
     }
 }
diff --git a/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/reference/CallExpressionTranslator.java b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/reference/CallExpressionTranslator.java
index 75940e5604c..91dbf318c89 100644
--- a/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/reference/CallExpressionTranslator.java
+++ b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/reference/CallExpressionTranslator.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.k2js.translate.utils.AnnotationsUtils;
 import org.jetbrains.k2js.translate.utils.PsiUtils;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import static org.jetbrains.k2js.translate.utils.PsiUtils.getCallee;
@@ -143,10 +144,16 @@ public final class CallExpressionTranslator extends AbstractCallExpressionTransl
 
     @NotNull
     private List<JsExpression> translateArguments() {
-        List<JsExpression> result = new ArrayList<JsExpression>();
+        List<ValueParameterDescriptor> valueParameters = resolvedCall.getResultingDescriptor().getValueParameters();
+        if (valueParameters.isEmpty()) {
+            return Collections.emptyList();
+        }
+
+        List<JsExpression> result = new ArrayList<JsExpression>(valueParameters.size());
+        List<ResolvedValueArgument> valueArgumentsByIndex = resolvedCall.getValueArgumentsByIndex();
         List<JsExpression> argsBeforeVararg = null;
-        for (ValueParameterDescriptor parameterDescriptor : resolvedCall.getResultingDescriptor().getValueParameters()) {
-            ResolvedValueArgument actualArgument = resolvedCall.getValueArgumentsByIndex().get(parameterDescriptor.getIndex());
+        for (ValueParameterDescriptor parameterDescriptor : valueParameters) {
+            ResolvedValueArgument actualArgument = valueArgumentsByIndex.get(parameterDescriptor.getIndex());
 
             if (actualArgument instanceof VarargValueArgument) {
                 assert !hasSpreadOperator;
@@ -161,7 +168,7 @@ public final class CallExpressionTranslator extends AbstractCallExpressionTransl
                 }
             }
 
-            result.addAll(translateSingleArgument(actualArgument, parameterDescriptor));
+            translateSingleArgument(actualArgument, parameterDescriptor, result);
         }
 
         if (isNativeFunctionCall && hasSpreadOperator) {
diff --git a/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/reference/InlinedCallExpressionTranslator.java b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/reference/InlinedCallExpressionTranslator.java
index 15450a2049e..eeddeeae03f 100644
--- a/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/reference/InlinedCallExpressionTranslator.java
+++ b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/reference/InlinedCallExpressionTranslator.java
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@
 package org.jetbrains.k2js.translate.reference;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
-import com.google.dart.compiler.backend.js.ast.*;
+import com.google.dart.compiler.backend.js.ast.JsExpression;
+import com.google.dart.compiler.backend.js.ast.JsLiteral;
+import com.google.dart.compiler.backend.js.ast.JsNode;
+import com.google.dart.compiler.backend.js.ast.JsReturn;
+import com.intellij.util.SmartList;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.descriptors.CallableDescriptor;
@@ -149,9 +153,10 @@ public final class InlinedCallExpressionTranslator extends AbstractCallExpressio
     @NotNull
     private JsExpression translateArgument(@NotNull ValueParameterDescriptor parameterDescriptor,
                                            @NotNull ResolvedValueArgument actualArgument) {
-        List<JsExpression> translatedSingleArgument = translateSingleArgument(actualArgument, parameterDescriptor);
-        assert translatedSingleArgument.size() == 1 : "We always wrap varargs in kotlin calls.";
-        return translatedSingleArgument.get(0);
+        List<JsExpression> result = new SmartList<JsExpression>();
+        translateSingleArgument(actualArgument, parameterDescriptor, result);
+        assert result.size() == 1 : "We always wrap varargs in kotlin calls.";
+        return result.get(0);
     }
 
     @Override