diff --git a/idea/ide-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/codeInsight/ReferenceVariantsHelper.kt b/idea/ide-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/codeInsight/ReferenceVariantsHelper.kt
index 1fc0c36df79..dc8b369b8f8 100644
--- a/idea/ide-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/codeInsight/ReferenceVariantsHelper.kt
+++ b/idea/ide-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/codeInsight/ReferenceVariantsHelper.kt
@@ -24,9 +24,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.resolve.frontendService
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.util.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.FqName
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.Name
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtExpression
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtSimpleNameExpression
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtTypeReference
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.*
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.parentsWithSelf
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.BindingContext
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.bindingContextUtil.getDataFlowInfo
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.calls.smartcasts.SmartCastManager
@@ -85,6 +84,8 @@ class ReferenceVariantsHelper(
             variants = filterOutJavaGettersAndSetters(variants)
         }
 
+        variants = variants.excludeNonInitializedVariable(contextElement)
+
         return variants
     }
 
@@ -100,6 +101,19 @@ class ReferenceVariantsHelper(
         return variants.filter { it !is FunctionDescriptor || it.original !in accessorMethodsToRemove }
     }
 
+    // filters out variable inside its initializer
+    private fun Collection<DeclarationDescriptor>.excludeNonInitializedVariable(contextElement: PsiElement): Collection<DeclarationDescriptor> {
+        for (element in contextElement.parentsWithSelf) {
+            val parent = element.parent
+            if (parent is KtVariableDeclaration && element == parent.initializer) {
+                val descriptor = bindingContext[BindingContext.DECLARATION_TO_DESCRIPTOR, parent]
+                return this.filter { it != descriptor }
+            }
+            if (element is KtDeclaration) break // we can use variable inside lambda or anonymous object located in its initializer
+        }
+        return this
+    }
+
     private fun getReferenceVariantsNoVisibilityFilter(
             contextElement: PsiElement,
             kindFilter: DescriptorKindFilter,
diff --git a/idea/idea-completion/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/completion/CompletionSession.kt b/idea/idea-completion/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/completion/CompletionSession.kt
index dce8667ade5..25bf15b84ca 100644
--- a/idea/idea-completion/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/completion/CompletionSession.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-completion/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/completion/CompletionSession.kt
@@ -284,8 +284,6 @@ abstract class CompletionSession(protected val configuration: CompletionSessionC
                 filterOutShadowed = false,
                 useReceiverType = runtimeReceiver?.type)
 
-        variants = variants.excludeNonInitializedVariable(nameExpression)
-
         val shadowedDeclarationsFilter = if (runtimeReceiver != null)
             ShadowedDeclarationsFilter(bindingContext, resolutionFacade, position, runtimeReceiver)
          else
@@ -316,19 +314,6 @@ abstract class CompletionSession(protected val configuration: CompletionSessionC
         return ReferenceVariants(variants, notImportedExtensions)
     }
 
-    // filters out variable inside its initializer
-    private fun Collection<DeclarationDescriptor>.excludeNonInitializedVariable(expression: KtExpression): Collection<DeclarationDescriptor> {
-        for (element in expression.parentsWithSelf) {
-            val parent = element.getParent()
-            if (parent is KtVariableDeclaration && element == parent.getInitializer()) {
-                val descriptor = bindingContext[BindingContext.DECLARATION_TO_DESCRIPTOR, parent]
-                return this.filter { it != descriptor }
-            }
-            if (element is KtDeclaration) break // we can use variable inside lambda or anonymous object located in its initializer
-        }
-        return this
-    }
-
     protected fun getRuntimeReceiverTypeReferenceVariants(): Pair<ReferenceVariants, LookupElementFactory>? {
         val explicitReceiver = callTypeAndReceiver.receiver as? KtExpression ?: return null
         val type = bindingContext.getType(explicitReceiver) ?: return null