diff --git a/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/JetBundle.properties b/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/JetBundle.properties
index 42c79529f0e..e847dcf94b2 100644
--- a/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/JetBundle.properties
+++ b/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/JetBundle.properties
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ options.kotlin.attribute.descriptor.captured.variable=Variables and values captu
 options.kotlin.attribute.descriptor.instance.property=Instance property
 options.kotlin.attribute.descriptor.package.property=Package-level property
 options.kotlin.attribute.descriptor.property.with.backing=Property with backing field
-options.kotlin.attribute.descriptor.backing.field.access=Backing field access
 options.kotlin.attribute.descriptor.field=Backing field variable
 options.kotlin.attribute.descriptor.extension.property=Extension property
 options.kotlin.attribute.descriptor.dynamic.property=Dynamic property
diff --git a/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/highlighter/JetHighlightingColors.java b/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/highlighter/JetHighlightingColors.java
index da90b36b105..91a40a71ec8 100644
--- a/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/highlighter/JetHighlightingColors.java
+++ b/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/highlighter/JetHighlightingColors.java
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ public class JetHighlightingColors {
     public static final TextAttributesKey INSTANCE_PROPERTY = createTextAttributesKey("KOTLIN_INSTANCE_PROPERTY", CodeInsightColors.INSTANCE_FIELD_ATTRIBUTES);
     public static final TextAttributesKey PACKAGE_PROPERTY = createTextAttributesKey("KOTLIN_PACKAGE_PROPERTY", CodeInsightColors.STATIC_FIELD_ATTRIBUTES);
     public static final TextAttributesKey PROPERTY_WITH_BACKING_FIELD = createTextAttributesKey("KOTLIN_PROPERTY_WITH_BACKING_FIELD");
-    public static final TextAttributesKey BACKING_FIELD_ACCESS = createTextAttributesKey("KOTLIN_BACKING_FIELD_ACCESS");
     public static final TextAttributesKey BACKING_FIELD_VARIABLE = createTextAttributesKey("KOTLIN_BACKING_FIELD_VARIABLE");
     public static final TextAttributesKey EXTENSION_PROPERTY = createTextAttributesKey("KOTLIN_EXTENSION_PROPERTY");
     public static final TextAttributesKey DYNAMIC_PROPERTY_CALL = createTextAttributesKey("KOTLIN_DYNAMIC_PROPERTY_CALL");
diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/highlighter/KotlinColorSettingsPage.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/highlighter/KotlinColorSettingsPage.kt
index f608da1d56c..76e1c918e87 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/highlighter/KotlinColorSettingsPage.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/highlighter/KotlinColorSettingsPage.kt
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ var <PROPERTY_WITH_BACKING_FIELD><PACKAGE_PROPERTY><MUTABLE_VARIABLE>globalCount
                        JetBundle.message("options.kotlin.attribute.descriptor.instance.property") to JetHighlightingColors.INSTANCE_PROPERTY, 
                        JetBundle.message("options.kotlin.attribute.descriptor.package.property") to JetHighlightingColors.PACKAGE_PROPERTY, 
                        JetBundle.message("options.kotlin.attribute.descriptor.property.with.backing") to JetHighlightingColors.PROPERTY_WITH_BACKING_FIELD,
-                       JetBundle.message("options.kotlin.attribute.descriptor.backing.field.access") to JetHighlightingColors.BACKING_FIELD_ACCESS,
                        JetBundle.message("options.kotlin.attribute.descriptor.field") to JetHighlightingColors.BACKING_FIELD_VARIABLE,
                        JetBundle.message("options.kotlin.attribute.descriptor.extension.property") to JetHighlightingColors.EXTENSION_PROPERTY,
                        JetBundle.message("options.kotlin.attribute.descriptor.dynamic.property") to JetHighlightingColors.DYNAMIC_PROPERTY_CALL,