diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/incremental/KotlinLookupLocation.kt b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/incremental/KotlinLookupLocation.kt
index 90b2e8ab761..cf029a1fdbe 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/incremental/KotlinLookupLocation.kt
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/incremental/KotlinLookupLocation.kt
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental
 
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.diagnostics.DiagnosticUtils.getLineAndColumnInPsiFile
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.components.LocationInfo
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.components.LocationInfo.Position
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.components.LookupLocation
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.components.Position
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtElement
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.doNotAnalyze
 
diff --git a/compiler/rmi/kotlinr/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/rmi/kotlinr/CompilerCallbackServicesFacadeServer.kt b/compiler/rmi/kotlinr/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/rmi/kotlinr/CompilerCallbackServicesFacadeServer.kt
index a6a8e7ac2dd..43dce9b8964 100644
--- a/compiler/rmi/kotlinr/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/rmi/kotlinr/CompilerCallbackServicesFacadeServer.kt
+++ b/compiler/rmi/kotlinr/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/rmi/kotlinr/CompilerCallbackServicesFacadeServer.kt
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.rmi.kotlinr
 
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.components.LocationInfo
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.components.LookupTracker
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.components.Position
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.components.ScopeKind
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.kotlin.incremental.components.IncrementalCompilationComponents
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.kotlin.incremental.components.JvmPackagePartProto
@@ -65,8 +65,10 @@ public class CompilerCallbackServicesFacadeServer(
         incrementalCompilationComponents!!.getIncrementalCache(target).close()
     }
 
-    override fun lookupTracker_record(locationInfo: LocationInfo, scopeFqName: String, scopeKind: ScopeKind, name: String) {
-        incrementalCompilationComponents!!.getLookupTracker().record(locationInfo, scopeFqName, scopeKind, name)
+    override fun lookupTracker_requiresPosition() = incrementalCompilationComponents!!.getLookupTracker().requiresPosition
+
+    override fun lookupTracker_record(filePath: String, position: Position, scopeFqName: String, scopeKind: ScopeKind, name: String) {
+        incrementalCompilationComponents!!.getLookupTracker().record(filePath, position, scopeFqName, scopeKind, name)
     }
 
     private val lookupTracker_isDoNothing: Boolean = incrementalCompilationComponents != null && incrementalCompilationComponents.getLookupTracker() == LookupTracker.DO_NOTHING
diff --git a/compiler/rmi/rmi-interface/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/rmi/CompilerCallbackServicesFacade.kt b/compiler/rmi/rmi-interface/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/rmi/CompilerCallbackServicesFacade.kt
index 4ae7d4d0011..97bcaedd617 100644
--- a/compiler/rmi/rmi-interface/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/rmi/CompilerCallbackServicesFacade.kt
+++ b/compiler/rmi/rmi-interface/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/rmi/CompilerCallbackServicesFacade.kt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.rmi
 
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.components.LocationInfo
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.components.Position
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.components.ScopeKind
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.kotlin.incremental.components.JvmPackagePartProto
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.modules.TargetId
@@ -72,8 +72,10 @@ public interface CompilerCallbackServicesFacade : Remote {
     // ----------------------------------------------------
     // LookupTracker
     @Throws(RemoteException::class)
-    fun lookupTracker_record(locationInfo: LocationInfo, scopeFqName: String, scopeKind: ScopeKind, name: String)
-    
+    fun lookupTracker_requiresPosition(): Boolean
+
+    fun lookupTracker_record(filePath: String, position: Position, scopeFqName: String, scopeKind: ScopeKind, name: String)
+
     @Throws(RemoteException::class)
     fun lookupTracker_isDoNothing(): Boolean
     
diff --git a/compiler/rmi/rmi-server/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/rmi/service/RemoteLookupTrackerClient.kt b/compiler/rmi/rmi-server/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/rmi/service/RemoteLookupTrackerClient.kt
index 6916fce62f3..6d94fb3c59a 100644
--- a/compiler/rmi/rmi-server/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/rmi/service/RemoteLookupTrackerClient.kt
+++ b/compiler/rmi/rmi-server/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/rmi/service/RemoteLookupTrackerClient.kt
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.rmi.service
 
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.components.LocationInfo
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.components.LookupTracker
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.components.Position
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.components.ScopeKind
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.rmi.CompilerCallbackServicesFacade
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.rmi.DummyProfiler
@@ -27,10 +27,12 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.rmi.Profiler
 class RemoteLookupTrackerClient(val facade: CompilerCallbackServicesFacade, val profiler: Profiler = DummyProfiler()) : LookupTracker {
     private val isDoNothing = profiler.withMeasure(this) { facade.lookupTracker_isDoNothing() }
 
-    override fun record(locationInfo: LocationInfo, scopeFqName: String, scopeKind: ScopeKind, name: String) {
+    override val requiresPosition: Boolean = profiler.withMeasure(this) { facade.lookupTracker_requiresPosition() }
+
+    override fun record(filePath: String, position: Position, scopeFqName: String, scopeKind: ScopeKind, name: String) {
         if (!isDoNothing) {
             profiler.withMeasure(this) {
-                facade.lookupTracker_record(locationInfo, scopeFqName, scopeKind, name)
+                facade.lookupTracker_record(filePath, position, scopeFqName, scopeKind, name)
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/incremental/components/LookupLocation.kt b/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/incremental/components/LookupLocation.kt
index 2242c256309..66dc9ee949a 100644
--- a/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/incremental/components/LookupLocation.kt
+++ b/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/incremental/components/LookupLocation.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.components
 
+import java.io.Serializable
+
 public interface LookupLocation {
     val location: LocationInfo?
 }
@@ -25,8 +27,12 @@ interface LocationInfo {
 
     // only for tests
     val position: Position
+}
 
-    data class Position(val line: Int, val column: Int)
+data class Position(val line: Int, val column: Int) : Serializable {
+    companion object {
+        val NO_POSITION = Position(-1, -1)
+    }
 }
 
 public enum class NoLookupLocation : LookupLocation {
diff --git a/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/incremental/components/LookupTracker.kt b/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/incremental/components/LookupTracker.kt
index 7732abce720..8ee0b7ec97a 100644
--- a/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/incremental/components/LookupTracker.kt
+++ b/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/incremental/components/LookupTracker.kt
@@ -17,8 +17,12 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.components
 
 public interface LookupTracker {
+    // used in tests for more accurate checks
+    val requiresPosition: Boolean
+
     fun record(
-            locationInfo: LocationInfo,
+            filePath: String,
+            position: Position,
             scopeFqName: String,
             scopeKind: ScopeKind,
             name: String
@@ -26,7 +30,10 @@ public interface LookupTracker {
 
     companion object {
         val DO_NOTHING: LookupTracker = object : LookupTracker {
-            override fun record(locationInfo: LocationInfo, scopeFqName: String, scopeKind: ScopeKind, name: String) {
+            override val requiresPosition: Boolean
+                get() = false
+
+            override fun record(filePath: String, position: Position, scopeFqName: String, scopeKind: ScopeKind, name: String) {
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/incremental/utils.kt b/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/incremental/utils.kt
index 0bdca67ba26..0e9cfcfddeb 100644
--- a/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/incremental/utils.kt
+++ b/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/incremental/utils.kt
@@ -19,10 +19,7 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.ClassifierDescriptor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.DeclarationDescriptor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.PackageFragmentDescriptor
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.components.LookupLocation
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.components.LookupTracker
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.components.NoLookupLocation
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.components.ScopeKind
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.components.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.Name
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.descriptorUtil.fqNameUnsafe
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.scopes.MemberScope
@@ -39,5 +36,7 @@ public fun LookupTracker.record(from: LookupLocation, scopeOwner: DeclarationDes
                 else -> throw AssertionError("Unexpected containing declaration type: ${scopeOwner.javaClass}")
             }
 
-    record(location, scopeOwner.fqNameUnsafe.asString(), scopeKind, name.asString())
+    val position = if (requiresPosition) location.position else Position.NO_POSITION
+
+    record(location.filePath, position, scopeOwner.fqNameUnsafe.asString(), scopeKind, name.asString())
 }
diff --git a/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/incremental/LookupStorage.kt b/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/incremental/LookupStorage.kt
index cf32e331995..32903e254f2 100644
--- a/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/incremental/LookupStorage.kt
+++ b/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/incremental/LookupStorage.kt
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.jps.incremental
 import com.intellij.util.containers.MultiMap
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.TestOnly
 import org.jetbrains.jps.builders.storage.StorageProvider
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.components.LocationInfo
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.components.LookupTracker
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.components.Position
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.components.ScopeKind
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.jps.incremental.storage.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.Printer
@@ -184,9 +184,12 @@ class LookupStorage(private val targetDataDir: File) : BasicMapsOwner() {
 class LookupTrackerImpl(private val delegate: LookupTracker) : LookupTracker {
     val lookups = MultiMap<LookupSymbol, String>()
 
-    override fun record(locationInfo: LocationInfo, scopeFqName: String, scopeKind: ScopeKind, name: String) {
-        lookups.putValue(LookupSymbol(name, scopeFqName), locationInfo.filePath)
-        delegate.record(locationInfo, scopeFqName, scopeKind, name)
+    override val requiresPosition: Boolean
+        get() = delegate.requiresPosition
+
+    override fun record(filePath: String, position: Position, scopeFqName: String, scopeKind: ScopeKind, name: String) {
+        lookups.putValue(LookupSymbol(name, scopeFqName), filePath)
+        delegate.record(filePath, position, scopeFqName, scopeKind, name)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/jps-plugin/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/build/AbstractLookupTrackerTest.kt b/jps-plugin/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/build/AbstractLookupTrackerTest.kt
index 3bac0319008..597c04cf891 100644
--- a/jps-plugin/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/build/AbstractLookupTrackerTest.kt
+++ b/jps-plugin/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/build/AbstractLookupTrackerTest.kt
@@ -17,11 +17,10 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.jps.build
 
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.io.FileUtil
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.components.LocationInfo
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.components.LookupTracker
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.components.Position
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.components.ScopeKind
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.test.KotlinTestUtils
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.join
 import java.io.File
 import java.util.*
 
@@ -120,9 +119,12 @@ abstract class AbstractLookupTrackerTest : AbstractIncrementalJpsTest(
 class TestLookupTracker : LookupTracker {
     val lookups = arrayListOf<LookupInfo>()
 
-    override fun record(locationInfo: LocationInfo, scopeFqName: String, scopeKind: ScopeKind, name: String) {
-        val (line, column) = locationInfo.position
-        lookups.add(LookupInfo(locationInfo.filePath, line, column, scopeFqName, scopeKind, name))
+    override val requiresPosition: Boolean
+        get() = true
+
+    override fun record(filePath: String, position: Position, scopeFqName: String, scopeKind: ScopeKind, name: String) {
+        val (line, column) = position
+        lookups.add(LookupInfo(filePath, line, column, scopeFqName, scopeKind, name))
     }
 
     data class LookupInfo(