diff --git a/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/jvm/checkers/annotationCheckers.kt b/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/jvm/checkers/FileClassAnnotationsChecker.kt
similarity index 74%
rename from compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/jvm/checkers/annotationCheckers.kt
rename to compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/jvm/checkers/FileClassAnnotationsChecker.kt
index 4537c7e393a..39dfe950449 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/jvm/checkers/annotationCheckers.kt
+++ b/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/jvm/checkers/FileClassAnnotationsChecker.kt
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.annotations.AnnotationUseSiteTarget
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.annotations.KotlinRetention
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.annotations.KotlinTarget
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fileClasses.JvmFileClassUtil
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.FqName
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.isValidJavaFqName
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.AdditionalAnnotationChecker
@@ -31,35 +30,9 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.BindingTrace
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.descriptorUtil.annotationClass
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.descriptorUtil.fqNameSafe
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.descriptorUtil.getAnnotationRetention
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.descriptorUtil.isRepeatableAnnotation
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.jvm.diagnostics.ErrorsJvm
 
-object RepeatableAnnotationChecker: AdditionalAnnotationChecker {
-    override fun checkEntries(entries: List<KtAnnotationEntry>, actualTargets: List<KotlinTarget>, trace: BindingTrace) {
-        val entryTypesWithAnnotations = hashMapOf<FqName, MutableList<AnnotationUseSiteTarget?>>()
-
-        for (entry in entries) {
-            val descriptor = trace.get(BindingContext.ANNOTATION, entry) ?: continue
-            val fqName = descriptor.fqName ?: continue
-            val classDescriptor = descriptor.annotationClass ?: continue
-
-            val useSiteTarget = entry.useSiteTarget?.getAnnotationUseSiteTarget()
-            val existingTargetsForAnnotation = entryTypesWithAnnotations.getOrPut(fqName) { arrayListOf() }
-            val duplicateAnnotation = useSiteTarget in existingTargetsForAnnotation
-                                      || (existingTargetsForAnnotation.any { (it == null) != (useSiteTarget == null) })
-
-            if (duplicateAnnotation
-                && classDescriptor.isRepeatableAnnotation()
-                && classDescriptor.getAnnotationRetention() != KotlinRetention.SOURCE) {
-                trace.report(ErrorsJvm.NON_SOURCE_REPEATED_ANNOTATION.on(entry))
-            }
-
-            existingTargetsForAnnotation.add(useSiteTarget)
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-object FileClassAnnotationsChecker: AdditionalAnnotationChecker {
+object FileClassAnnotationsChecker : AdditionalAnnotationChecker {
     // JvmName & JvmMultifileClass annotations are applicable to multi-file class parts regardless of their retention.
     private val alwaysApplicable = hashSetOf(JvmFileClassUtil.JVM_NAME, JvmFileClassUtil.JVM_MULTIFILE_CLASS)
 
diff --git a/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/jvm/checkers/RepeatableAnnotationChecker.kt b/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/jvm/checkers/RepeatableAnnotationChecker.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..621840289e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/jvm/checkers/RepeatableAnnotationChecker.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2021 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.
+ */
+
+package org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.jvm.checkers
+
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.annotations.AnnotationUseSiteTarget
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.annotations.KotlinRetention
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.annotations.KotlinTarget
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.FqName
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtAnnotationEntry
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.AdditionalAnnotationChecker
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.BindingContext
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.BindingTrace
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.descriptorUtil.annotationClass
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.descriptorUtil.getAnnotationRetention
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.descriptorUtil.isRepeatableAnnotation
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.jvm.diagnostics.ErrorsJvm
+
+object RepeatableAnnotationChecker : AdditionalAnnotationChecker {
+    override fun checkEntries(entries: List<KtAnnotationEntry>, actualTargets: List<KotlinTarget>, trace: BindingTrace) {
+        val entryTypesWithAnnotations = hashMapOf<FqName, MutableList<AnnotationUseSiteTarget?>>()
+
+        for (entry in entries) {
+            val descriptor = trace.get(BindingContext.ANNOTATION, entry) ?: continue
+            val fqName = descriptor.fqName ?: continue
+            val classDescriptor = descriptor.annotationClass ?: continue
+
+            val useSiteTarget = entry.useSiteTarget?.getAnnotationUseSiteTarget()
+            val existingTargetsForAnnotation = entryTypesWithAnnotations.getOrPut(fqName) { arrayListOf() }
+            val duplicateAnnotation = useSiteTarget in existingTargetsForAnnotation
+                    || (existingTargetsForAnnotation.any { (it == null) != (useSiteTarget == null) })
+
+            if (duplicateAnnotation
+                && classDescriptor.isRepeatableAnnotation()
+                && classDescriptor.getAnnotationRetention() != KotlinRetention.SOURCE
+            ) {
+                trace.report(ErrorsJvm.NON_SOURCE_REPEATED_ANNOTATION.on(entry))
+            }
+
+            existingTargetsForAnnotation.add(useSiteTarget)
+        }
+    }
+}