diff --git a/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/components/TypeUsage.java b/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/components/TypeUsage.java
index d4d370b6c48..310435314bd 100644
--- a/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/components/TypeUsage.java
+++ b/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/components/TypeUsage.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.java.components;
 public enum TypeUsage {
     MEMBER_SIGNATURE_COVARIANT,
     MEMBER_SIGNATURE_CONTRAVARIANT,
-    MEMBER_SIGNATURE_INVARIANT,
     SUPERTYPE,
     COMMON
 }
diff --git a/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/lazy/descriptors/LazyJavaAnnotationDescriptor.kt b/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/lazy/descriptors/LazyJavaAnnotationDescriptor.kt
index 09ac8a0d061..8bd15b63fc2 100644
--- a/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/lazy/descriptors/LazyJavaAnnotationDescriptor.kt
+++ b/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/lazy/descriptors/LazyJavaAnnotationDescriptor.kt
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ class LazyJavaAnnotationDescriptor(
         // Class type is never nullable in 'Foo.class' in Java
         val type = TypeUtils.makeNotNullable(c.typeResolver.transformJavaType(
                 javaType,
-                TypeUsage.MEMBER_SIGNATURE_INVARIANT.toAttributes(allowFlexible = false))
+                TypeUsage.COMMON.toAttributes(allowFlexible = false))
         )
 
         val jlClass = c.module.resolveTopLevelClass(FqName("java.lang.Class"), NoLookupLocation.FOR_NON_TRACKED_SCOPE) ?: return null
diff --git a/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/lazy/descriptors/LazyJavaClassMemberScope.kt b/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/lazy/descriptors/LazyJavaClassMemberScope.kt
index e5082713c25..59bd52dfc87 100644
--- a/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/lazy/descriptors/LazyJavaClassMemberScope.kt
+++ b/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/lazy/descriptors/LazyJavaClassMemberScope.kt
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ class LazyJavaClassMemberScope(
         val methods = jClass.methods
         val result = ArrayList<ValueParameterDescriptor>(methods.size)
 
-        val attr = TypeUsage.MEMBER_SIGNATURE_INVARIANT.toAttributes(allowFlexible = false, isForAnnotationParameter = true)
+        val attr = TypeUsage.COMMON.toAttributes(allowFlexible = false, isForAnnotationParameter = true)
 
         val (methodsNamedValue, otherMethods) = methods.
                 partition { it.name == JvmAnnotationNames.DEFAULT_ANNOTATION_MEMBER_NAME }
diff --git a/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/lazy/descriptors/LazyJavaScope.kt b/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/lazy/descriptors/LazyJavaScope.kt
index 64a1de87b5c..b2e70215e99 100644
--- a/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/lazy/descriptors/LazyJavaScope.kt
+++ b/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/lazy/descriptors/LazyJavaScope.kt
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ abstract class LazyJavaScope(protected val c: LazyJavaResolverContext) : MemberS
         val allowFlexible = !(field.isFinalStatic && field.hasConstantNotNullInitializer)
         val propertyType = c.typeResolver.transformJavaType(
                 field.type,
-                LazyJavaTypeAttributes(TypeUsage.MEMBER_SIGNATURE_INVARIANT, annotations, allowFlexible)
+                LazyJavaTypeAttributes(TypeUsage.COMMON, annotations, allowFlexible)
         )
         if (!allowFlexible) {
             return TypeUtils.makeNotNullable(propertyType)
diff --git a/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/lazy/types/RawType.kt b/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/lazy/types/RawType.kt
index 8f52dc0d5ee..407bde4d35b 100644
--- a/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/lazy/types/RawType.kt
+++ b/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/lazy/types/RawType.kt
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ class RawTypeImpl(lowerBound: SimpleType, upperBound: SimpleType) : FlexibleType
 internal object RawSubstitution : TypeSubstitution() {
     override fun get(key: KotlinType) = TypeProjectionImpl(eraseType(key))
 
-    private val lowerTypeAttr = TypeUsage.MEMBER_SIGNATURE_INVARIANT.toAttributes()
+    private val lowerTypeAttr = TypeUsage.COMMON.toAttributes()
             .computeAttributes(allowFlexible = false, isRaw = true, forLower = true)
-    private val upperTypeAttr = TypeUsage.MEMBER_SIGNATURE_INVARIANT.toAttributes()
+    private val upperTypeAttr = TypeUsage.COMMON.toAttributes()
             .computeAttributes(allowFlexible = false, isRaw = true, forLower = false)
 
     fun eraseType(type: KotlinType): KotlinType {