diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/AnnotationCodegen.java b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/AnnotationCodegen.java
index 2f09b54f99a..05218e42925 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/AnnotationCodegen.java
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/AnnotationCodegen.java
@@ -196,7 +196,9 @@ public abstract class AnnotationCodegen {
             return;
         }
 
-        if (returnType != null && !AsmUtil.isPrimitive(returnType)) {
+        if (returnType != null && !AsmUtil.isPrimitive(returnType) &&
+            !(descriptor instanceof PropertyDescriptor && ((PropertyDescriptor) descriptor).isDelegated())
+        ) {
             generateNullabilityAnnotation(descriptor.getReturnType(), annotationDescriptorsAlreadyPresent);
         }
     }
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/bytecodeListing/annotations/onProperties.txt b/compiler/testData/codegen/bytecodeListing/annotations/onProperties.txt
index 6c0a8159bad..0b23689f3a7 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/codegen/bytecodeListing/annotations/onProperties.txt
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/bytecodeListing/annotations/onProperties.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 public final class A {
     synthetic final static field $$delegatedProperties: kotlin.reflect.KProperty[]
     private @AnnField field p: int
-    private final @AnnDelegate @org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull field s$delegate: CustomDelegate
+    private final @AnnDelegate field s$delegate: CustomDelegate
     private final @AnnField field x: int
     private field y: int
     static method <clinit>(): void