diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt2596.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt2596.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e5311df8a4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/regressions/kt2596.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+fun box(): String {
+    val iterator: Iterator<Int> = (0..0).iterator()
+    for (i in iterator) {
+        return "OK"
+    }
+    return "fail"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/StdlibTest.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/StdlibTest.java
index a361663913d..7f26e004cf7 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/StdlibTest.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/StdlibTest.java
@@ -373,4 +373,8 @@ public class StdlibTest extends CodegenTestCase {
     public void testKt2246() {
         blackBoxFile("regressions/kt2246.kt");
     }
+
+    public void testKt2596() {
+        blackBoxFile("regressions/kt2596.kt");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/Standard.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/Standard.kt
index dd388800575..b8e8a1c90bc 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/Standard.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/Standard.kt
@@ -5,11 +5,6 @@ import java.util.Collection
 import java.util.HashSet
 import java.util.LinkedList
 
-/**
-Helper to make jet.Iterator usable in for
-*/
-public inline fun <T> Iterator<T>.iterator() : Iterator<T> = this
-
 /**
 Helper to make java.util.Iterator usable in for
 */