diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/BindingContext.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/BindingContext.java
index b8b654c4ea5..15686432816 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/BindingContext.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/BindingContext.java
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@ public interface BindingContext {
      * Has type of current expression has been already resolved
      */
     WritableSlice<KtExpression, Boolean> PROCESSED = Slices.createSimpleSlice();
+    // Please do not use this slice (USED_AS_EXPRESSION) directly,
+    // use extension element.isUsedAsExpression() instead
     WritableSlice<KtElement, Boolean> USED_AS_EXPRESSION = Slices.createSimpleSetSlice();
     WritableSlice<KtElement, Boolean> USED_AS_RESULT_OF_LAMBDA = Slices.createSimpleSetSlice();
     WritableSlice<KtElement, Boolean> UNREACHABLE_CODE = Slices.createSimpleSetSlice();
diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/codeInsight/KotlinExpressionTypeProvider.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/codeInsight/KotlinExpressionTypeProvider.kt
index 8b8cf46f38b..1d9bf55ce9b 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/codeInsight/KotlinExpressionTypeProvider.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/codeInsight/KotlinExpressionTypeProvider.kt
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.renderer.DescriptorRenderer
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.renderer.RenderingFormat
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.BindingContext
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.DescriptorUtils
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.bindingContextUtil.isUsedAsExpression
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.calls.callUtil.getParameterForArgument
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.calls.callUtil.getResolvedCall
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.calls.callUtil.getType
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ class KotlinExpressionTypeProvider : ExpressionTypeProvider<KtExpression>() {
     private fun KtExpression.shouldShowStatementType(): Boolean {
         if (parent !is KtBlockExpression) return true
         if (parent.children.lastOrNull() == this) {
-            return analyze(BodyResolveMode.PARTIAL_WITH_CFA)[BindingContext.USED_AS_EXPRESSION, this] ?: false
+            return isUsedAsExpression(analyze(BodyResolveMode.PARTIAL_WITH_CFA))
         }
         return false
     }
diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/RedundantElseInIfInspection.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/RedundantElseInIfInspection.kt
index 8fdcc479f64..5784414c5d7 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/RedundantElseInIfInspection.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/RedundantElseInIfInspection.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.refactoring.getLineNumber
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.BindingContext
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.bindingContextUtil.isUsedAsExpression
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.types.typeUtil.isNothing
 
 class RedundantElseInIfInspection : AbstractKotlinInspection() {
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ private fun KtIfExpression.lastSingleElseKeyword(): PsiElement? {
 
 private fun KtIfExpression.hasRedundantElse(): Boolean {
     val context = analyze()
-    if (context[BindingContext.USED_AS_EXPRESSION, this] == true) return false
+    if (isUsedAsExpression(context)) return false
     var ifExpression = this
     while (true) {
         if ((ifExpression.then)?.isReturnOrNothing(context) != true) return false
diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/RedundantWithInspection.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/RedundantWithInspection.kt
index c014a24fbd3..20db00355a9 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/RedundantWithInspection.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/RedundantWithInspection.kt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.core.replaced
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.FqName
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.BindingContext
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.bindingContextUtil.isUsedAsExpression
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.calls.callUtil.getResolvedCall
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.descriptorUtil.fqNameSafe
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.lazy.BodyResolveMode
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ class RedundantWithInspection : AbstractKotlinInspection() {
             val lambdaBody = lambda.bodyExpression ?: return
 
             val context = callExpression.analyze(BodyResolveMode.PARTIAL_WITH_CFA)
-            if (lambdaBody.statements.size > 1 && context[BindingContext.USED_AS_EXPRESSION, callExpression] == true) return
+            if (lambdaBody.statements.size > 1 && callExpression.isUsedAsExpression(context)) return
             if (callExpression.getResolvedCall(context)?.resultingDescriptor?.fqNameSafe != FqName("kotlin.with")) return
 
             val lambdaDescriptor = context[BindingContext.FUNCTION, lambda.functionLiteral] ?: return
diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/SafeCastWithReturnInspection.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/SafeCastWithReturnInspection.kt
index 4e8ff0ef796..4903940f98e 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/SafeCastWithReturnInspection.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/SafeCastWithReturnInspection.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.caches.resolve.analyze
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.getStrictParentOfType
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.BindingContext
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.bindingContextUtil.isUsedAsExpression
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.lazy.BodyResolveMode
 
 class SafeCastWithReturnInspection : AbstractKotlinInspection() {
@@ -30,11 +31,11 @@ class SafeCastWithReturnInspection : AbstractKotlinInspection() {
             if (KtPsiUtil.deparenthesize(parent.right) !is KtReturnExpression) return
 
             val context = expression.analyze(BodyResolveMode.PARTIAL_WITH_DIAGNOSTICS)
-            if (context[BindingContext.USED_AS_EXPRESSION, parent] == true) {
+            if (parent.isUsedAsExpression(context)) {
                 val lambda = expression.getStrictParentOfType<KtLambdaExpression>() ?: return
                 if (lambda.functionLiteral.bodyExpression?.statements?.lastOrNull() != parent) return
                 val call = lambda.getStrictParentOfType<KtCallExpression>() ?: return
-                if (context[BindingContext.USED_AS_EXPRESSION, call] == true) return
+                if (call.isUsedAsExpression(context)) return
             }
             if (context.diagnostics.forElement(expression.operationReference).any { it.factory == Errors.CAST_NEVER_SUCCEEDS }) return
 
diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/UnusedLambdaExpressionBodyInspection.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/UnusedLambdaExpressionBodyInspection.kt
index e581c5958d1..08edaa9a0b2 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/UnusedLambdaExpressionBodyInspection.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/UnusedLambdaExpressionBodyInspection.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtFunction
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtLambdaExpression
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.callExpressionVisitor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.BindingContext
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.bindingContextUtil.isUsedAsExpression
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.calls.callUtil.getResolvedCall
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.calls.tower.NewResolvedCallImpl
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.calls.tower.NewVariableAsFunctionResolvedCallImpl
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ class UnusedLambdaExpressionBodyInspection : AbstractKotlinInspection() {
     override fun buildVisitor(holder: ProblemsHolder, isOnTheFly: Boolean): PsiElementVisitor {
         return callExpressionVisitor(fun(expression) {
             val context = expression.analyze(BodyResolveMode.PARTIAL_WITH_CFA)
-            if (expression.used(context)) {
+            if (expression.isUsedAsExpression(context)) {
                 return
             }
 
@@ -54,8 +55,6 @@ class UnusedLambdaExpressionBodyInspection : AbstractKotlinInspection() {
         })
     }
 
-    private fun KtExpression.used(context: BindingContext): Boolean = context[BindingContext.USED_AS_EXPRESSION, this] ?: true
-
     private fun CallableDescriptor.returnsFunction() = returnType?.isFunctionType ?: false
 
     class RemoveEqTokenFromFunctionDeclarationFix(function: KtFunction) : LocalQuickFixOnPsiElement(function) {