diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/optimization/ApiVersionCallsPreprocessingMethodTransformer.kt b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/optimization/ApiVersionCallsPreprocessingMethodTransformer.kt
index 35fda40a4ce..3d3bed400ed 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/optimization/ApiVersionCallsPreprocessingMethodTransformer.kt
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/optimization/ApiVersionCallsPreprocessingMethodTransformer.kt
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ class ApiVersionCallsPreprocessingMethodTransformer(private val targetApiVersion
     private val constantConditionElimination = ConstantConditionEliminationMethodTransformer()
 
     override fun transform(internalClassName: String, methodNode: MethodNode) {
+        var hasFoldedCalls = false
+
         for (insn in methodNode.instructions.toArray()) {
             if (!insn.isApiVersionIsAtLeastCall()) continue
 
@@ -39,6 +41,8 @@ class ApiVersionCallsPreprocessingMethodTransformer(private val targetApiVersion
             val prev1 = prev2.previous ?: continue
             val epic = prev1.getIntConstValue() ?: continue
 
+            hasFoldedCalls = true
+
             val atLeastVersion = MavenComparableVersion("$epic.$major.$minor")
 
             val replacementInsn =
@@ -55,7 +59,9 @@ class ApiVersionCallsPreprocessingMethodTransformer(private val targetApiVersion
             }
         }
 
-        constantConditionElimination.transform(internalClassName, methodNode)
+        if (hasFoldedCalls) {
+            constantConditionElimination.transform(internalClassName, methodNode)
+        }
     }
 
     private fun AbstractInsnNode.isApiVersionIsAtLeastCall(): Boolean =