diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/scopes/WritableScope.kt b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/scopes/WritableScope.kt
index a1d1749ae1c..04ed30adae4 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/scopes/WritableScope.kt
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/scopes/WritableScope.kt
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@ public trait WritableScope : JetScope {
 
     public fun addFunctionDescriptor(functionDescriptor: FunctionDescriptor)
 
-    public fun addClassifierDescriptor(classDescriptor: ClassifierDescriptor)
-
-    public fun addClassifierAlias(name: Name, classifierDescriptor: ClassifierDescriptor)
+    public fun addClassifierDescriptor(classifierDescriptor: ClassifierDescriptor)
 
     public fun importScope(imported: JetScope)
 
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/scopes/WritableScopeImpl.kt b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/scopes/WritableScopeImpl.kt
index 60f6185b5c8..5c58dcb00f1 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/scopes/WritableScopeImpl.kt
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/scopes/WritableScopeImpl.kt
@@ -193,15 +193,10 @@ public class WritableScopeImpl(scope: JetScope,
         return result
     }
 
-    override fun addClassifierDescriptor(classDescriptor: ClassifierDescriptor) {
-        checkMayWrite()
-
-        addClassifierAlias(classDescriptor.getName(), classDescriptor)
-    }
-
-    override fun addClassifierAlias(name: Name, classifierDescriptor: ClassifierDescriptor) {
+    override fun addClassifierDescriptor(classifierDescriptor: ClassifierDescriptor) {
         checkMayWrite()
 
+        val name = classifierDescriptor.getName()
         checkForRedeclaration(name, classifierDescriptor)
         getVariableOrClassDescriptors().put(name, classifierDescriptor)
         explicitlyAddedDescriptors.add(classifierDescriptor)
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/types/JetTypeCheckerTest.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/types/JetTypeCheckerTest.java
index 8b88bb0b16a..148fde19803 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/types/JetTypeCheckerTest.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/types/JetTypeCheckerTest.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.ReceiverParameterDescriptor;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.impl.ReceiverParameterDescriptorImpl;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.di.InjectorForTests;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.FqName;
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.Name;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.JetExpression;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.BindingTraceContext;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.ImportPath;
@@ -614,8 +615,9 @@ public class JetTypeCheckerTest extends JetLiteFixture {
                 writableScope.importScope(module.getPackage(fqName).getMemberScope());
             }
             else {
-                writableScope.addClassifierAlias(defaultImport.getImportedName(),
-                                                 module.getPackage(fqName.parent()).getMemberScope().getClassifier(fqName.shortName()));
+                Name shortName = fqName.shortName();
+                assert shortName.equals(defaultImport.getImportedName());
+                writableScope.addClassifierDescriptor(module.getPackage(fqName.parent()).getMemberScope().getClassifier(shortName));
             }
         }
         writableScope.importScope(module.getPackage(FqName.ROOT).getMemberScope());