diff --git a/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/util/modifierListModifactor.kt b/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/util/modifierListModifactor.kt
index 51815acf6df..875723fa129 100644
--- a/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/util/modifierListModifactor.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/util/modifierListModifactor.kt
@@ -24,10 +24,11 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.BindingContext
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.lazy.BodyResolveMode
 
 fun KtModifierListOwner.addAnnotation(
-        annotationFqName: FqName,
-        annotationInnerText: String? = null,
-        whiteSpaceText: String = "\n",
-        addToExistingAnnotation: ((KtAnnotationEntry) -> Boolean)? = null): Boolean {
+    annotationFqName: FqName,
+    annotationInnerText: String? = null,
+    whiteSpaceText: String = "\n",
+    addToExistingAnnotation: ((KtAnnotationEntry) -> Boolean)? = null
+): Boolean {
     val annotationText = when (annotationInnerText) {
         null -> "@${annotationFqName.asString()}"
         else -> "@${annotationFqName.asString()}($annotationInnerText)"
@@ -37,14 +38,8 @@ fun KtModifierListOwner.addAnnotation(
     val modifierList = modifierList
 
     if (modifierList == null) {
-        // create a modifier list from scratch
-        val newModifierList = psiFactory.createModifierList(annotationText)
-        val replaced = KtPsiUtil.replaceModifierList(this, newModifierList)!!
-        val whiteSpace = psiFactory.createWhiteSpace(whiteSpaceText)
-        addAfter(whiteSpace, replaced)
-
-        ShortenReferences.DEFAULT.process(replaced)
-
+        val addedAnnotation = addAnnotationEntry(psiFactory.createAnnotationEntry(annotationText))
+        ShortenReferences.DEFAULT.process(addedAnnotation)
         return true
     }
 
@@ -57,7 +52,6 @@ fun KtModifierListOwner.addAnnotation(
         modifierList.addAfter(whiteSpace, addedAnnotation)
 
         ShortenReferences.DEFAULT.process(addedAnnotation)
-
         return true
     }
 
diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/quickfix/AddAnnotationFix.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/quickfix/AddAnnotationFix.kt
index 5fec160e630..e50c4b9e879 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/quickfix/AddAnnotationFix.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/quickfix/AddAnnotationFix.kt
@@ -7,11 +7,10 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.quickfix
 
 import com.intellij.openapi.editor.Editor
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.core.ShortenReferences
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.util.addAnnotation
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.FqName
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtDeclaration
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtFile
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtPsiFactory
 
 open class AddAnnotationFix(
     element: KtDeclaration,
@@ -27,13 +26,6 @@ open class AddAnnotationFix(
     override fun getFamilyName(): String = "Add annotation"
 
     override fun invoke(project: Project, editor: Editor?, file: KtFile) {
-        val factory = KtPsiFactory(project)
-        val annotationInnerText = argumentClassFqName?.let { "$it::class" }
-        val annotationText = when (annotationInnerText) {
-            null -> "@${annotationFqName.asString()}"
-            else -> "@${annotationFqName.asString()}($annotationInnerText)"
-        }
-        val addedAnnotation = element?.addAnnotationEntry(factory.createAnnotationEntry(annotationText))
-        addedAnnotation?.let { ShortenReferences.DEFAULT.process(it) }
+        element?.addAnnotation(annotationFqName, annotationInnerText = argumentClassFqName?.let { "$it::class" })
     }
 }
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diff --git a/idea/testData/quickfix/suppress/availability/localValSuppressForVal.kt.after b/idea/testData/quickfix/suppress/availability/localValSuppressForVal.kt.after
index 62bdb1999a6..c854f602f55 100644
--- a/idea/testData/quickfix/suppress/availability/localValSuppressForVal.kt.after
+++ b/idea/testData/quickfix/suppress/availability/localValSuppressForVal.kt.after
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // "Suppress 'REDUNDANT_NULLABLE' for val a" "true"
 
 fun foo() {
-    @Suppress("REDUNDANT_NULLABLE")
-    val a: String?<caret>? = null
+    @Suppress("REDUNDANT_NULLABLE") val a: String?<caret>? = null
 }