diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/AsmUtil.java b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/AsmUtil.java
index f196ef48cc9..5926e9d0a2e 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/AsmUtil.java
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/AsmUtil.java
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ import static org.jetbrains.kotlin.builtins.KotlinBuiltIns.isBoolean;
 import static org.jetbrains.kotlin.builtins.KotlinBuiltIns.isPrimitiveClass;
 import static org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.JvmCodegenUtil.isConstOrHasJvmFieldAnnotation;
 import static org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.JvmCodegenUtil.isJvmInterface;
+import static org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.annotations.AnnotationUtilKt.isInlineOnlyOrReified;
 import static org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.DescriptorUtils.*;
 import static org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.jvm.AsmTypes.*;
 import static org.jetbrains.kotlin.types.TypeUtils.isNullableType;
@@ -342,7 +343,7 @@ public class AsmUtil {
         DeclarationDescriptor containingDeclaration = memberDescriptor.getContainingDeclaration();
         Visibility memberVisibility = memberDescriptor.getVisibility();
 
-        if (AnnotationUtilKt.isInlineOnlyOrReified(memberDescriptor)) return ACC_PRIVATE;
+        if (isInlineOnlyOrReified(memberDescriptor)) return ACC_PRIVATE;
 
         if (memberVisibility == Visibilities.LOCAL && memberDescriptor instanceof CallableMemberDescriptor) {
             return ACC_PUBLIC;
diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/FunctionCodegen.java b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/FunctionCodegen.java
index c0e94fd4a77..07a9c48e927 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/FunctionCodegen.java
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/FunctionCodegen.java
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.*;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.BindingContext;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.DescriptorToSourceUtils;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.DescriptorUtils;
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.annotations.AnnotationUtilKt;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.calls.util.UnderscoreUtilKt;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.constants.ArrayValue;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.constants.ConstantValue;
@@ -83,6 +82,7 @@ import static org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.JvmCodegenUtil.*;
 import static org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.serialization.JvmSerializationBindings.METHOD_FOR_FUNCTION;
 import static org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.CallableMemberDescriptor.Kind.DECLARATION;
 import static org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.annotations.AnnotationUseSiteTarget.*;
+import static org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.annotations.AnnotationUtilKt.isInlineOnlyOrReified;
 import static org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.DescriptorToSourceUtils.getSourceFromDescriptor;
 import static org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.DescriptorUtils.*;
 import static org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.jvm.AsmTypes.OBJECT_TYPE;
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ public class FunctionCodegen {
         // $default methods are never private to be accessible from other class files (e.g. inner) without the need of synthetic accessors
         // $default methods are never protected to be accessible from subclass nested classes
         int visibilityFlag = Visibilities.isPrivate(functionDescriptor.getVisibility()) ||
-                             AnnotationUtilKt.isInlineOnlyOrReified(functionDescriptor) ?
+                             isInlineOnlyOrReified(functionDescriptor) ?
                              AsmUtil.NO_FLAG_PACKAGE_PRIVATE : Opcodes.ACC_PUBLIC;
         int flags =  visibilityFlag | getDeprecatedAccessFlag(functionDescriptor) | ACC_SYNTHETIC;
         if (!(functionDescriptor instanceof ConstructorDescriptor)) {
diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/context/CodegenContext.java b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/context/CodegenContext.java
index 41ca80b6f94..d49ba2dd6fc 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/context/CodegenContext.java
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/context/CodegenContext.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.java.JavaVisibilities;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.java.descriptors.SamConstructorDescriptor;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtFile;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.DescriptorUtils;
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.annotations.AnnotationUtilKt;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.storage.LockBasedStorageManager;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.storage.NullableLazyValue;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.types.KotlinType;
@@ -39,6 +38,7 @@ import java.util.*;
 
 import static org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.AsmUtil.getVisibilityAccessFlag;
 import static org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.JvmCodegenUtil.isJvmInterface;
+import static org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.annotations.AnnotationUtilKt.isInlineOnlyOrReified;
 import static org.jetbrains.org.objectweb.asm.Opcodes.ACC_PRIVATE;
 import static org.jetbrains.org.objectweb.asm.Opcodes.ACC_PROTECTED;
 
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ public abstract class CodegenContext<T extends DeclarationDescriptor> {
             boolean withinInline,
             boolean isSuperCall
     ) {
-        if (AnnotationUtilKt.isInlineOnlyOrReified(unwrappedDescriptor)) return false;
+        if (isInlineOnlyOrReified(unwrappedDescriptor)) return false;
 
         return isSuperCall && withinInline ||
                (accessFlag & ACC_PRIVATE) != 0 ||
diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/inline/InlineCodegen.java b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/inline/InlineCodegen.java
index d7fff087635..d84df3401aa 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/inline/InlineCodegen.java
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/inline/InlineCodegen.java
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.BindingContext;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.DescriptorToSourceUtils;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.DescriptorUtils;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.ImportedFromObjectCallableDescriptor;
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.annotations.AnnotationUtilKt;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.calls.callUtil.CallUtilKt;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.calls.model.ResolvedCall;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.inline.InlineUtil;
@@ -70,6 +69,7 @@ import java.util.*;
 import static org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.AsmUtil.getMethodAsmFlags;
 import static org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.AsmUtil.isPrimitive;
 import static org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.inline.InlineCodegenUtil.*;
+import static org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.annotations.AnnotationUtilKt.hasInlineOnlyAnnotation;
 import static org.jetbrains.kotlin.types.expressions.ExpressionTypingUtils.isFunctionLiteral;
 
 public class InlineCodegen extends CallGenerator {
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ public class InlineCodegen extends CallGenerator {
                 node, parameters, info, new FieldRemapper(null, null, parameters), isSameModule,
                 "Method inlining " + callElement.getText(),
                 createNestedSourceMapper(nodeAndSmap, sourceMapper), info.getCallSiteInfo(),
-                AnnotationUtilKt.hasInlineOnlyAnnotation(functionDescriptor) ? new InlineOnlySmapSkipper(codegen) : null
+                hasInlineOnlyAnnotation(functionDescriptor) ? new InlineOnlySmapSkipper(codegen) : null
         ); //with captured
 
         LocalVarRemapper remapper = new LocalVarRemapper(parameters, initialFrameSize);
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/AnnotationUtil.kt b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/AnnotationUtil.kt
index 2ee89b4fd43..d7297b34507 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/AnnotationUtil.kt
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/AnnotationUtil.kt
@@ -17,14 +17,11 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.annotations
 
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.DeclarationDescriptor
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.FunctionDescriptor
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.MemberDescriptor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.annotations.AnnotationDescriptor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.FqName
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.DescriptorUtils
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.constants.ConstantValue
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.constants.ErrorValue
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.inline.InlineUtil
 
 private val JVM_STATIC_ANNOTATION_FQ_NAME = FqName("kotlin.jvm.JvmStatic")
 
@@ -54,17 +51,3 @@ fun AnnotationDescriptor.argumentValue(parameterName: String): Any? {
 
     return constant.value
 }
-
-private val INLINE_ONLY_ANNOTATION_FQ_NAME = FqName("kotlin.internal.InlineOnly")
-
-fun MemberDescriptor.isInlineOnlyOrReified(): Boolean {
-    if (this !is FunctionDescriptor) return false
-    return typeParameters.any { it.isReified } || hasInlineOnlyAnnotation()
-}
-
-fun MemberDescriptor.hasInlineOnlyAnnotation(): Boolean {
-    if (this !is FunctionDescriptor) return false
-    return annotations.hasAnnotation(INLINE_ONLY_ANNOTATION_FQ_NAME) && InlineUtil.isInline(this).apply {
-        assert(this) { "Function is not inline: ${this@hasInlineOnlyAnnotation}"; }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/inline/InlineAnalyzerExtension.kt b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/inline/InlineAnalyzerExtension.kt
index 43bfcaacd59..570ecd9cffa 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/inline/InlineAnalyzerExtension.kt
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/inline/InlineAnalyzerExtension.kt
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.inline
 
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.*
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.annotations.isInlineOnlyOrReified
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.diagnostics.Errors
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.lexer.KtTokens
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.AnalyzerExtensions
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.BindingContext
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.BindingTrace
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.annotations.isInlineOnlyOrReified
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.descriptorUtil.hasDefaultValue
 
 object InlineAnalyzerExtension : AnalyzerExtensions.AnalyzerExtension {
diff --git a/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/annotations/annotationUtil.kt b/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/annotations/annotationUtil.kt
index 13d5ec19ac8..2772301399f 100644
--- a/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/annotations/annotationUtil.kt
+++ b/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/annotations/annotationUtil.kt
@@ -17,8 +17,11 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.annotations
 
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.builtins.KotlinBuiltIns
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.FunctionDescriptor
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.MemberDescriptor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.SourceElement
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.ValueParameterDescriptor
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.FqName
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.Name
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.constants.AnnotationValue
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.constants.ArrayValue
@@ -66,3 +69,14 @@ fun KotlinBuiltIns.createUnsafeVarianceAnnotation(): AnnotationDescriptor {
 }
 
 private operator fun Collection<ValueParameterDescriptor>.get(parameterName: String) = single { it.name.asString() == parameterName }
+
+private val INLINE_ONLY_ANNOTATION_FQ_NAME = FqName("kotlin.internal.InlineOnly")
+
+fun MemberDescriptor.isInlineOnlyOrReified(): Boolean =
+        this is FunctionDescriptor && (typeParameters.any { it.isReified } || hasInlineOnlyAnnotation())
+
+fun MemberDescriptor.hasInlineOnlyAnnotation(): Boolean {
+    if (this !is FunctionDescriptor || !annotations.hasAnnotation(INLINE_ONLY_ANNOTATION_FQ_NAME)) return false
+    assert(isInline) { "Function is not inline: $this" }
+    return true
+}