diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/completion/smart/StaticMembers.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/completion/smart/StaticMembers.kt
index 3f52e42141c..ddf558d0bed 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/completion/smart/StaticMembers.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/completion/smart/StaticMembers.kt
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class StaticMembers(
                     presentation.setTailText(tailText, true)
                 }
 
-                if (presentation.getTypeText().isNullOrEmptyDeprecated()) {
+                if (presentation.getTypeText().isNullOrEmpty()) {
                     presentation.setTypeText(DescriptorRenderer.SHORT_NAMES_IN_TYPES.renderType(classDescriptor.getDefaultType()))
                 }
             }
diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/completion/smart/Utils.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/completion/smart/Utils.kt
index 40be9144dea..012674b016b 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/completion/smart/Utils.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/completion/smart/Utils.kt
@@ -261,9 +261,6 @@ fun LookupElementFactory.createLookupElement(
 fun <T : Any> T?.toList(): List<T> = if (this != null) listOf(this) else listOf()
 fun <T : Any> T?.toSet(): Set<T> = if (this != null) setOf(this) else setOf()
 
-deprecated("Use String?.isNullOrEmpty() from stdlib when available")
-fun String?.isNullOrEmptyDeprecated() = this == null || this.isEmpty()
-
 enum class SmartCompletionItemPriority {
     IT
     TRUE