diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi/JetUserType.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi/JetUserType.java
index 9647e60a493..e3d4e181acd 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi/JetUserType.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi/JetUserType.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
 import com.intellij.lang.ASTNode;
+import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.lexer.JetTokens;
@@ -80,6 +81,15 @@ public class JetUserType extends JetElementImplStub<KotlinUserTypeStub> implemen
         return getStubOrPsiChild(JetStubElementTypes.USER_TYPE);
     }
 
+    public void deleteQualifier() {
+        JetUserType qualifier = getQualifier();
+        assert qualifier != null;
+        PsiElement dot = findChildByType(JetTokens.DOT);
+        assert dot != null;
+        qualifier.delete();
+        dot.delete();
+    }
+
     @Nullable
     public String getReferencedName() {
         JetNameReferenceExpression referenceExpression = getReferenceExpression();
diff --git a/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/codeInsight/ShortenReferences.kt b/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/codeInsight/ShortenReferences.kt
index 666b3d4f5f3..a39b4804973 100644
--- a/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/codeInsight/ShortenReferences.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/codeInsight/ShortenReferences.kt
@@ -31,11 +31,9 @@ import java.util.Collections
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.analyzer.analyzeInContext
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.calls.callUtil.getCalleeExpressionIfAny
 import java.util.LinkedHashSet
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.getQualifiedElement
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.descriptorUtil.getImportableDescriptor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.caches.resolve.ResolutionFacade
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.getStrictParentOfType
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.DescriptorUtils
 
 public object ShortenReferences {
     public fun process(element: JetElement) {
@@ -138,7 +136,7 @@ public object ShortenReferences {
         protected fun bindingContext(element: JetElement): BindingContext
                 = preResolveMap[element] ?: resolutionFacade.analyze(element)
 
-        protected abstract fun getShortenedElement(element: T): JetElement?
+        protected abstract fun shortenElement(element: T)
 
         override fun visitElement(element: PsiElement) {
             if (elementFilter(element) != FilterResult.SKIP) {
@@ -148,7 +146,7 @@ public object ShortenReferences {
 
         public fun finish() {
             for (element in elementsToShorten) {
-                getShortenedElement(element)?.let { element.replace(it) }
+                shortenElement(element)
             }
         }
     }
@@ -201,11 +199,8 @@ public object ShortenReferences {
             }
         }
 
-        override fun getShortenedElement(element: JetUserType): JetElement? {
-            val referenceExpression = element.getReferenceExpression() ?: return null
-            val typeArgumentList = element.getTypeArgumentList()
-            val text = referenceExpression.getText() + (if (typeArgumentList != null) typeArgumentList.getText() else "")
-            return JetPsiFactory(element).createType(text).getTypeElement()!!
+        override fun shortenElement(element: JetUserType) {
+            element.deleteQualifier()
         }
     }
 
@@ -260,7 +255,9 @@ public object ShortenReferences {
             }
         }
 
-        override fun getShortenedElement(element: JetQualifiedExpression): JetElement = element.getSelectorExpression()!!
+        override fun shortenElement(element: JetQualifiedExpression) {
+            element.replace(element.getSelectorExpression()!!)
+        }
     }
 
     private fun DeclarationDescriptor.asString()