diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/descriptors/DescriptorUtils.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/descriptors/DescriptorUtils.kt
index 171f7f22528..5b830e13712 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/descriptors/DescriptorUtils.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/descriptors/DescriptorUtils.kt
@@ -17,11 +17,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.isInlined
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.declarations.IrSimpleFunction
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.types.isUnit
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.metadata.konan.KonanProtoBuf
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.FqName
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.deserialization.descriptors.DeserializedPropertyDescriptor
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.deserialization.descriptors.DeserializedSimpleFunctionDescriptor
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.konan.KonanPackageFragment
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.types.SimpleType
 
 /**
@@ -81,17 +77,9 @@ internal fun IrSimpleFunction.resolveFakeOverride(): IrSimpleFunction {
     return realSupers.first { it.modality != Modality.ABSTRACT }
 }
 
-private val intrinsicAnnotation = FqName("kotlin.native.internal.Intrinsic")
-private val frozenAnnotation = FqName("kotlin.native.internal.Frozen")
-
 // TODO: don't forget to remove descriptor access here.
 internal val FunctionDescriptor.isIntrinsic: Boolean
-    get() = this.descriptor.annotations.hasAnnotation(intrinsicAnnotation)
-
-internal val org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.DeclarationDescriptor.isFrozen: Boolean
-    get() = this.annotations.hasAnnotation(frozenAnnotation) ||
-            // RTTI is used for non-reference type box:
-            this is org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.ClassDescriptor && !this.defaultType.binaryTypeIsReference()
+    get() = this.descriptor.isIntrinsic
 
 internal val DeclarationDescriptor.isFrozen: Boolean
     get() = this.descriptor.isFrozen
@@ -239,23 +227,4 @@ tailrec internal fun DeclarationDescriptor.findPackage(): PackageFragmentDescrip
 }
 
 fun FunctionDescriptor.isComparisonDescriptor(map: Map<SimpleType, IrSimpleFunction>): Boolean =
-        this in map.values
-
-private fun sourceByIndex(descriptor: CallableMemberDescriptor, index: Int): SourceFile {
-    val fragment = descriptor.findPackage() as KonanPackageFragment
-    return fragment.sourceFileMap.sourceFile(index)
-}
-
-fun CallableMemberDescriptor.findSourceFile(): SourceFile {
-    val source = this.source.containingFile
-    if (source != SourceFile.NO_SOURCE_FILE)
-        return source
-    return when {
-        this is DeserializedSimpleFunctionDescriptor && proto.hasExtension(KonanProtoBuf.functionFile) -> sourceByIndex(
-                this, proto.getExtension(KonanProtoBuf.functionFile))
-        this is DeserializedPropertyDescriptor && proto.hasExtension(KonanProtoBuf.propertyFile) ->
-            sourceByIndex(
-                    this, proto.getExtension(KonanProtoBuf.propertyFile))
-        else -> TODO()
-    }
-}
+        this in map.values
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/descriptors/LegacyDescriptorUtils.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/descriptors/LegacyDescriptorUtils.kt
index 5e1dda024c4..af9ba7cb74d 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/descriptors/LegacyDescriptorUtils.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/descriptors/LegacyDescriptorUtils.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.descriptors
 
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.atMostOne
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.binaryTypeIsReference
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.serialization.isExported
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.builtins.functions.FunctionClassDescriptor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.builtins.getFunctionalClassKind
@@ -15,15 +16,21 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.annotations.AnnotationDescriptor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.builtins.konan.KonanBuiltIns
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.annotations.Annotations
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.impl.FunctionDescriptorImpl
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.metadata.konan.KonanProtoBuf
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.FqName
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.DescriptorFactory
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.OverridingUtil
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.constants.StringValue
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.descriptorUtil.fqNameSafe
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.descriptorUtil.module
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.scopes.MemberScope
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.deserialization.descriptors.DeserializedPropertyDescriptor
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.deserialization.descriptors.DeserializedSimpleFunctionDescriptor
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.konan.KonanPackageFragment
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.types.KotlinType
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.types.typeUtil.isUnit
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.util.OperatorNameConventions
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.addToStdlib.ifNotEmpty
 
 
 /**
@@ -207,3 +214,54 @@ internal fun FunctionDescriptorImpl.initialize(
         modality,
         visibility
 )
+
+private fun sourceByIndex(descriptor: CallableMemberDescriptor, index: Int): SourceFile {
+    val fragment = descriptor.findPackage() as KonanPackageFragment
+    return fragment.sourceFileMap.sourceFile(index)
+}
+
+fun CallableMemberDescriptor.findSourceFile(): SourceFile {
+    val source = this.source.containingFile
+    if (source != SourceFile.NO_SOURCE_FILE)
+        return source
+    return when {
+        this is DeserializedSimpleFunctionDescriptor && proto.hasExtension(KonanProtoBuf.functionFile) -> sourceByIndex(
+                this, proto.getExtension(KonanProtoBuf.functionFile))
+        this is DeserializedPropertyDescriptor && proto.hasExtension(KonanProtoBuf.propertyFile) ->
+            sourceByIndex(
+                    this, proto.getExtension(KonanProtoBuf.propertyFile))
+        else -> TODO()
+    }
+}
+
+private val intrinsicAnnotation = FqName("kotlin.native.internal.Intrinsic")
+private val symbolNameAnnotation = FqName("kotlin.native.SymbolName")
+private val objCMethodAnnotation = FqName("kotlinx.cinterop.ObjCMethod")
+private val frozenAnnotation = FqName("kotlin.native.internal.Frozen")
+
+internal val DeclarationDescriptor.isFrozen: Boolean
+    get() = this.annotations.hasAnnotation(frozenAnnotation) ||
+            // RTTI is used for non-reference type box:
+            this is org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.ClassDescriptor && !this.defaultType.binaryTypeIsReference()
+
+internal val FunctionDescriptor.isIntrinsic: Boolean
+    get() = this.annotations.hasAnnotation(intrinsicAnnotation)
+
+// TODO: coalesce all our annotation value getters into fewer functions.
+fun getAnnotationValue(annotation: AnnotationDescriptor): String? {
+    return annotation.allValueArguments.values.ifNotEmpty {
+        val stringValue = single() as? StringValue
+        stringValue?.value
+    }
+}
+
+fun CallableMemberDescriptor.externalSymbolOrThrow(): String? {
+    this.annotations.findAnnotation(symbolNameAnnotation)?.let {
+        return getAnnotationValue(it)!!
+    }
+    if (this.annotations.hasAnnotation(intrinsicAnnotation)) return null
+
+    if (this.annotations.hasAnnotation(objCMethodAnnotation)) return null
+
+    throw Error("external function ${this} must have @SymbolName, @Intrinsic or @ObjCMethod annotation")
+}
diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/BinaryInterface.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/BinaryInterface.kt
index 3d69739a9fb..539b9c8f1d0 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/BinaryInterface.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/BinaryInterface.kt
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.llvm
 
 import llvm.LLVMTypeRef
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.ir.ir2string
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.descriptors.externalSymbolOrThrow
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.descriptors.getAnnotationValue
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.descriptors.isAbstract
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.irasdescriptors.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.isInlined
@@ -23,8 +24,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.types.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.library.uniqueName
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.FqName
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.Name
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.constants.StringValue
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.addToStdlib.ifNotEmpty
 
 
 // This file describes the ABI for Kotlin descriptors of exported declarations.
@@ -105,9 +104,6 @@ internal tailrec fun DeclarationDescriptor.isExported(): Boolean {
 
 private val symbolNameAnnotation = FqName("kotlin.native.SymbolName")
 
-private val intrinsicAnnotation = FqName("kotlin.native.internal.Intrinsic")
-private val objCMethodAnnotation = FqName("kotlinx.cinterop.ObjCMethod")
-
 private val cnameAnnotation = FqName("kotlin.native.CName")
 
 private val exportForCppRuntimeAnnotation = FqName("kotlin.native.internal.ExportForCppRuntime")
@@ -211,17 +207,13 @@ internal val FunctionDescriptor.symbolName: String
         }
 
         if (isExternal) {
-            this.descriptor.annotations.findAnnotation(symbolNameAnnotation)?.let {
-                return getStringValue(it)!!
-            }
-            if (!this.descriptor.annotations.hasAnnotation(intrinsicAnnotation) &&
-                    !this.descriptor.annotations.hasAnnotation(objCMethodAnnotation)) {
-                throw Error("external function ${this.descriptor} must have @SymbolName, @Intrinsic or @ObjCMethod annotation")
+            this.descriptor.externalSymbolOrThrow()?.let {
+                return it
             }
         }
 
         this.descriptor.annotations.findAnnotation(exportForCppRuntimeAnnotation)?.let {
-            val name = getStringValue(it) ?: this.name.asString()
+            val name = getAnnotationValue(it) ?: this.name.asString()
             return name // no wrapping currently required
         }
 
@@ -242,13 +234,6 @@ internal val IrField.symbolName: String
 
     }
 
-internal fun getStringValue(annotation: AnnotationDescriptor): String? {
-    return annotation.allValueArguments.values.ifNotEmpty {
-        val stringValue = single() as? StringValue
-        stringValue?.value
-    }
-}
-
 // TODO: bring here dependencies of this method?
 internal fun RuntimeAware.getLlvmFunctionType(function: FunctionDescriptor): LLVMTypeRef {
     val original = function.original
diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/RTTIGenerator.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/RTTIGenerator.kt
index aa702f6d6c8..00eea3d7ca0 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/RTTIGenerator.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/RTTIGenerator.kt
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ internal class RTTIGenerator(override val context: Context) : ContextUtils {
     private fun exportTypeInfoIfRequired(classDesc: ClassDescriptor, typeInfoGlobal: LLVMValueRef?) {
         val annot = classDesc.descriptor.annotations.findAnnotation(EXPORT_TYPE_INFO_FQ_NAME)
         if (annot != null) {
-            val name = getStringValue(annot)!!
+            val name = getAnnotationValue(annot)!!
             // TODO: use LLVMAddAlias.
             val global = addGlobal(name, pointerType(runtime.typeInfoType), isExported = true)
             LLVMSetInitializer(global, typeInfoGlobal)
diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/serialization/DescriptorTable.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/serialization/DescriptorTable.kt
index 7e3fd85a6fa..7900bc283a3 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/serialization/DescriptorTable.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/serialization/DescriptorTable.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.serialization
 
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.descriptors.externalSymbolOrThrow
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.descriptors.isExpectMember
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.getInlinedClass
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.getObjCMethodInfo
@@ -156,8 +157,6 @@ internal tailrec fun DeclarationDescriptor.isExported(): Boolean {
 
 private val symbolNameAnnotation = FqName("kotlin.native.SymbolName")
 
-private val intrinsicAnnotation = FqName("kotlin.native.internal.Intrinsic")
-
 private val exportForCppRuntimeAnnotation = FqName("kotlin.native.internal.ExportForCppRuntime")
 
 private val cnameAnnotation = FqName("kotlin.native.internal.CName")
@@ -249,11 +248,8 @@ private val FunctionDescriptor.uniqueName: String
         }
 
         if (this.isExternal) {
-            this.annotations.findAnnotation(symbolNameAnnotation)?.let {
-                return getStringValue(it)!!
-            }
-            if (!annotations.hasAnnotation(intrinsicAnnotation)) {
-                throw Error("external function $this must have @SymbolName annotation")
+            externalSymbolOrThrow()?.let {
+                return it
             }
         }
         // TODO: check that only external function has @SymbolName.