diff --git a/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/types/impl/IrTypeBase.kt b/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/types/impl/IrTypeBase.kt
index 55ea40dca6c..8cda69f06ac 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/types/impl/IrTypeBase.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/types/impl/IrTypeBase.kt
@@ -47,11 +47,6 @@ val IrType.originalKotlinType: KotlinType?
 
 data object IrStarProjectionImpl : IrStarProjection
 
-internal class ReturnTypeIsNotInitializedException(function: IrFunction) : IllegalStateException(
-    "Return type is not initialized for function '${function.name}'"
-)
-
-
 // Please note this type is not denotable which means it could only exist inside type system
 class IrCapturedType(
     val captureStatus: CaptureStatus,
diff --git a/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/util/RenderIrElement.kt b/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/util/RenderIrElement.kt
index ff83e8d2898..293ed0a98b3 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/util/RenderIrElement.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/util/RenderIrElement.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2010-2021 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
+ * Copyright 2010-2024 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
  * Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the license/LICENSE.txt file.
  */
 
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.declarations.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.expressions.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.symbols.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.types.*
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.types.impl.ReturnTypeIsNotInitializedException
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.types.impl.originalKotlinType
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.visitors.IrElementVisitor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.renderer.DescriptorRenderer
@@ -743,7 +742,7 @@ private fun IrFunction.renderTypeParameters(): String =
 private val IrFunction.safeReturnType: IrType?
     get() = try {
         returnType
-    } catch (e: ReturnTypeIsNotInitializedException) {
+    } catch (e: UninitializedPropertyAccessException) {
         null
     }