diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/ArraysFromJLangIterables.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/ArraysFromJLangIterables.kt
index 91ef67657e6..aa7cc45dd9c 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/ArraysFromJLangIterables.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/ArraysFromJLangIterables.kt
@@ -245,7 +245,8 @@ public inline fun <in T, C: Collection<in T>> Array<T>.toCollection(result: C) :
  */
 public inline fun <T> Array<T>.reverse() : List<T> {
     val list = toList()
-    return list.reverse()
+    Collections.reverse(list)
+    return list
 }
 
 /** Copies all elements into a [[LinkedList]]  */
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/BooleanArraysFromJLangIterables.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/BooleanArraysFromJLangIterables.kt
index 62ab715c1dc..884b0654750 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/BooleanArraysFromJLangIterables.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/BooleanArraysFromJLangIterables.kt
@@ -245,7 +245,8 @@ public inline fun <C: Collection<Boolean>> BooleanArray.toCollection(result: C)
  */
 public inline fun BooleanArray.reverse() : List<Boolean> {
     val list = toList()
-    return list.reverse()
+    Collections.reverse(list)
+    return list
 }
 
 /** Copies all elements into a [[LinkedList]]  */
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/ByteArraysFromJLangIterables.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/ByteArraysFromJLangIterables.kt
index 1892bb7c346..ed6c87d76d8 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/ByteArraysFromJLangIterables.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/ByteArraysFromJLangIterables.kt
@@ -245,7 +245,8 @@ public inline fun <C: Collection<Byte>> ByteArray.toCollection(result: C) : C {
  */
 public inline fun ByteArray.reverse() : List<Byte> {
     val list = toList()
-    return list.reverse()
+    Collections.reverse(list)
+    return list
 }
 
 /** Copies all elements into a [[LinkedList]]  */
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/CharArraysFromJLangIterables.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/CharArraysFromJLangIterables.kt
index da2d49bbb83..fa8fb1dbdf8 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/CharArraysFromJLangIterables.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/CharArraysFromJLangIterables.kt
@@ -245,7 +245,8 @@ public inline fun <C: Collection<Char>> CharArray.toCollection(result: C) : C {
  */
 public inline fun CharArray.reverse() : List<Char> {
     val list = toList()
-    return list.reverse()
+    Collections.reverse(list)
+    return list
 }
 
 /** Copies all elements into a [[LinkedList]]  */
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/DoubleArraysFromJLangIterables.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/DoubleArraysFromJLangIterables.kt
index c5589d9d81d..6c03f330ffe 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/DoubleArraysFromJLangIterables.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/DoubleArraysFromJLangIterables.kt
@@ -245,7 +245,8 @@ public inline fun <C: Collection<Double>> DoubleArray.toCollection(result: C) :
  */
 public inline fun DoubleArray.reverse() : List<Double> {
     val list = toList()
-    return list.reverse()
+    Collections.reverse(list)
+    return list
 }
 
 /** Copies all elements into a [[LinkedList]]  */
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/FloatArraysFromJLangIterables.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/FloatArraysFromJLangIterables.kt
index 8a45fec0264..00ca183972e 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/FloatArraysFromJLangIterables.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/FloatArraysFromJLangIterables.kt
@@ -245,7 +245,8 @@ public inline fun <C: Collection<Float>> FloatArray.toCollection(result: C) : C
  */
 public inline fun FloatArray.reverse() : List<Float> {
     val list = toList()
-    return list.reverse()
+    Collections.reverse(list)
+    return list
 }
 
 /** Copies all elements into a [[LinkedList]]  */
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/IntArraysFromJLangIterables.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/IntArraysFromJLangIterables.kt
index db2d6656aa8..d3b4a25723c 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/IntArraysFromJLangIterables.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/IntArraysFromJLangIterables.kt
@@ -245,7 +245,8 @@ public inline fun <C: Collection<Int>> IntArray.toCollection(result: C) : C {
  */
 public inline fun IntArray.reverse() : List<Int> {
     val list = toList()
-    return list.reverse()
+    Collections.reverse(list)
+    return list
 }
 
 /** Copies all elements into a [[LinkedList]]  */
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/JUtilIteratorsFromJLangIterables.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/JUtilIteratorsFromJLangIterables.kt
index c02c56c285a..7591b57acbd 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/JUtilIteratorsFromJLangIterables.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/JUtilIteratorsFromJLangIterables.kt
@@ -243,7 +243,8 @@ public inline fun <in T, C: Collection<in T>> java.util.Iterator<T>.toCollection
  */
 public inline fun <T> java.util.Iterator<T>.reverse() : List<T> {
     val list = toList()
-    return list.reverse()
+    Collections.reverse(list)
+    return list
 }
 
 /** Copies all elements into a [[LinkedList]]  */
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/LongArraysFromJLangIterables.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/LongArraysFromJLangIterables.kt
index c45a6e1ba4d..54e9b5177d8 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/LongArraysFromJLangIterables.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/LongArraysFromJLangIterables.kt
@@ -245,7 +245,8 @@ public inline fun <C: Collection<Long>> LongArray.toCollection(result: C) : C {
  */
 public inline fun LongArray.reverse() : List<Long> {
     val list = toList()
-    return list.reverse()
+    Collections.reverse(list)
+    return list
 }
 
 /** Copies all elements into a [[LinkedList]]  */
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/ShortArraysFromJLangIterables.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/ShortArraysFromJLangIterables.kt
index 7637d2ce156..bb55738749c 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/ShortArraysFromJLangIterables.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/ShortArraysFromJLangIterables.kt
@@ -245,7 +245,8 @@ public inline fun <C: Collection<Short>> ShortArray.toCollection(result: C) : C
  */
 public inline fun ShortArray.reverse() : List<Short> {
     val list = toList()
-    return list.reverse()
+    Collections.reverse(list)
+    return list
 }
 
 /** Copies all elements into a [[LinkedList]]  */
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/StandardFromJLangIterables.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/StandardFromJLangIterables.kt
index 67b9b37d080..e1381a366ce 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/StandardFromJLangIterables.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/StandardFromJLangIterables.kt
@@ -245,7 +245,8 @@ public inline fun <in T, C: Collection<in T>> Iterable<T>.toCollection(result: C
  */
 public inline fun <T> Iterable<T>.reverse() : List<T> {
     val list = toList()
-    return list.reverse()
+    Collections.reverse(list)
+    return list
 }
 
 /** Copies all elements into a [[LinkedList]]  */
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/JLangIterables.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/JLangIterables.kt
index a3179fa669f..2ae3c944b19 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/JLangIterables.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/JLangIterables.kt
@@ -229,7 +229,8 @@ public inline fun <in T, C: Collection<in T>> java.lang.Iterable<T>.toCollection
  */
 public inline fun <T> java.lang.Iterable<T>.reverse() : List<T> {
     val list = toList()
-    return list.reverse()
+    Collections.reverse(list)
+    return list
 }
 
 /** Copies all elements into a [[LinkedList]]  */
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/JLangIterablesSpecial.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/JLangIterablesSpecial.kt
index 425749e11d9..3b42803dd31 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/JLangIterablesSpecial.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/JLangIterablesSpecial.kt
@@ -106,6 +106,18 @@ public fun <T> java.lang.Iterable<T>.withIndices() : java.lang.Iterable<#(Int, T
     }
 }
 
+public inline fun <in T: java.lang.Comparable<T>> java.lang.Iterable<T>.sort() : List<T> {
+    val list = toList()
+    java.util.Collections.sort(list)
+    return list
+}
+
+public inline fun <in T> java.lang.Iterable<T>.sort(comparator: java.util.Comparator<T>) : List<T> {
+    val list = toList()
+    java.util.Collections.sort(list, comparator)
+    return list
+}
+
 private class NumberedIterator<TT>(private val sourceIterator : java.util.Iterator<TT>) : java.util.Iterator<#(Int, TT)> {
     private var nextIndex = 0
 
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/JUtil.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/JUtil.kt
index 3b0c743de9d..a0190a6adba 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/JUtil.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/JUtil.kt
@@ -40,26 +40,6 @@ public inline fun <in T: java.lang.Comparable<T>> java.lang.Iterable<T>.toSorted
 
 // List APIs
 
-/**
- * Reverses the order the elements into a list
- *
- * @includeFunctionBody ../../test/CollectionTest.kt reverse
- */
-public inline fun <T> List<T>.reverse() : List<T> {
-    Collections.reverse(this)
-    return this
-}
-
-public inline fun <in T: java.lang.Comparable<T>> List<T>.sort() : List<T> {
-  Collections.sort(this)
-  return this
-}
-
-public inline fun <in T> List<T>.sort(comparator: java.util.Comparator<T>) : List<T> {
-  Collections.sort(this, comparator)
-  return this
-}
-
 /** Returns the List if its not null otherwise returns the empty list */
 public inline fun <T> java.util.List<T>?.orEmpty() : java.util.List<T>
     = if (this != null) this else Collections.emptyList<T>() as java.util.List<T>
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/test/ArraysTest.kt b/libraries/stdlib/test/ArraysTest.kt
index 4c956fa86db..7b3c41df213 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/test/ArraysTest.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/test/ArraysTest.kt
@@ -88,4 +88,15 @@ class ArraysTest {
         }
     }
 
+    test fun reverse() {
+        expect(arrayList(3, 2, 1)) { intArray(1, 2, 3).reverse() }
+        expect(arrayList<Byte>(3, 2, 1)) { byteArray(1, 2, 3).reverse() }
+        expect(arrayList<Short>(3, 2, 1)) { shortArray(1, 2, 3).reverse() }
+        expect(arrayList<Long>(3, 2, 1)) { longArray(1, 2, 3).reverse() }
+        expect(arrayList(3.toFloat(), 2.toFloat(), 1.toFloat())) { floatArray(1.toFloat(), 2.toFloat(), 3.toFloat()).reverse() }
+        expect(arrayList(3.0, 2.0, 1.0)) { doubleArray(1.0, 2.0, 3.0).reverse() }
+        expect(arrayList('3', '2', '1')) { charArray('1', '2', '3').reverse() }
+        expect(arrayList(false, false, true)) { booleanArray(true, false, false).reverse() }
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/test/CollectionTest.kt b/libraries/stdlib/test/CollectionTest.kt
index 030d5f081d9..36e8cf751ca 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/test/CollectionTest.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/test/CollectionTest.kt
@@ -325,16 +325,33 @@ class CollectionTest {
         assertEquals(arrayList("bar", "foo"), rev)
     }
 
-    test fun sort() {
-        val coll: List<String> = arrayList("foo", "bar", "abc")
+    test fun reverseFunctionShouldReturnReversedCopyForList() {
+        val list : List<Int> = arrayList(2, 3, 1)
+        expect(arrayList(1, 3, 2)) { list.reverse() }
+        expect(arrayList(2, 3, 1)) { list }
+    }
 
-        // TODO fixme
-        // Some sort of in/out variance thing - or an issue with Java interop?
-        //coll.sort()
+    test fun reverseFunctionShouldReturnReversedCopyForIterable() {
+        val iterable : java.lang.Iterable<Int> = arrayList(2, 3, 1)
+        expect(arrayList(1, 3, 2)) { iterable.reverse() }
+        expect(arrayList(2, 3, 1)) { iterable }
+    }
+
+    test fun sortFunctionShouldReturnSortedCopyForList() {
+        // TODO fixme Some sort of in/out variance thing - or an issue with Java interop?
         todo {
-            assertEquals(3, coll.size)
-            assertEquals(arrayList("abc", "bar", "foo"), coll)
+//            val list : List<Int> = arrayList<Int>(2, 3, 1)
+//            expect(arrayList(1, 2, 3)) { list.sort() }
+//            expect(arrayList(2, 3, 1)) { list }
+        }
+    }
 
+    test fun sortFunctionShouldReturnSortedCopyForIterable() {
+        // TODO fixme Some sort of in/out variance thing - or an issue with Java interop?
+        todo {
+//        val list : java.lang.Iterable<Int> = arrayList(2, 3, 1)
+//        expect(arrayList(1, 2, 3)) { list.sort() }
+//        expect(arrayList(2, 3, 1)) { list }
         }
     }