diff --git a/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/util/ImportInsertHelper.kt b/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/util/ImportInsertHelper.kt
index fd761beb9d4..6ff5570a338 100644
--- a/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/util/ImportInsertHelper.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/util/ImportInsertHelper.kt
@@ -27,14 +27,10 @@ import kotlin.platform.platformStatic
 
 public abstract class ImportInsertHelper {
 
-    public abstract fun addImportDirectiveIfNeeded(importFqn: FqName, file: JetFile)
-
     public abstract fun optimizeImportsOnTheFly(file: JetFile): Boolean
 
     public abstract fun isImportedWithDefault(importPath: ImportPath, contextFile: JetFile): Boolean
 
-    public fun needImport(fqName: FqName, file: JetFile): Boolean = needImport(ImportPath(fqName, false), file)
-
     public abstract fun needImport(importPath: ImportPath, file: JetFile, importDirectives: List<JetImportDirective> = file.getImportDirectives()): Boolean
 
     public abstract fun mayImportByCodeStyle(descriptor: DeclarationDescriptor): Boolean
diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/util/ImportInsertHelperImpl.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/util/ImportInsertHelperImpl.kt
index dd076fa9f7e..71cb007a936 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/util/ImportInsertHelperImpl.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/util/ImportInsertHelperImpl.kt
@@ -57,21 +57,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.CallableDescriptor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.refactoring.fqName.isImported
 
 public class ImportInsertHelperImpl(private val project: Project) : ImportInsertHelper() {
-    /**
-     * Add import directive into the PSI tree for the given package.
-     *
-     * @param importFqn full name of the import
-     * @param file File where directive should be added.
-     */
-    override fun addImportDirectiveIfNeeded(importFqn: FqName, file: JetFile) {
-        val importPath = ImportPath(importFqn, false)
-
-        optimizeImportsOnTheFly(file)
-
-        if (needImport(importPath, file)) {
-            writeImportToFile(importPath, file)
-        }
-    }
 
     override fun optimizeImportsOnTheFly(file: JetFile): Boolean {
         if (CodeInsightSettings.getInstance().OPTIMIZE_IMPORTS_ON_THE_FLY) {