diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/coroutines/coroutineUtil.kt b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/coroutines/coroutineUtil.kt
index 497dc3ae9ec..008090a7468 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/coroutines/coroutineUtil.kt
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/coroutines/coroutineUtil.kt
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.coroutines
 
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.builtins.isSuspendFunctionType
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.CallableDescriptor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.ValueParameterDescriptor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.impl.AnonymousFunctionDescriptor
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.isSuspendFunctionType
 
 val CallableDescriptor.isSuspendLambda get() = this is AnonymousFunctionDescriptor && this.isCoroutine
 
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/types/expressions/FunctionsTypingVisitor.kt b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/types/expressions/FunctionsTypingVisitor.kt
index f1c43d3097f..48d4c1f9453 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/types/expressions/FunctionsTypingVisitor.kt
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/types/expressions/FunctionsTypingVisitor.kt
@@ -17,16 +17,12 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.types.expressions
 
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.builtins.KotlinBuiltIns
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.builtins.createFunctionType
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.builtins.getReturnTypeFromFunctionType
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.builtins.isBuiltinFunctionalType
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.builtins.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.CallableMemberDescriptor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.SimpleFunctionDescriptor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.annotations.Annotations
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.impl.AnonymousFunctionDescriptor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.impl.SimpleFunctionDescriptorImpl
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.isSuspendFunctionType
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.diagnostics.DiagnosticUtils
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.diagnostics.Errors
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.diagnostics.Errors.*
diff --git a/core/builtins/src/kotlin/coroutines/Coroutines.kt b/core/builtins/src/kotlin/coroutines/Coroutines.kt
index 8862e00248f..9c13bf81c63 100644
--- a/core/builtins/src/kotlin/coroutines/Coroutines.kt
+++ b/core/builtins/src/kotlin/coroutines/Coroutines.kt
@@ -49,11 +49,6 @@ public annotation class AllowSuspendExtensions
 @SinceKotlin("1.1")
 public val SUSPENDED: Any? = Any()
 
-@SinceKotlin("1.1")
-@Target(AnnotationTarget.TYPE)
-@Retention(AnnotationRetention.BINARY)
-public annotation class Suspend
-
 /**
  * Classes and interfaces marked with this annotation are restricted when used as receivers for extension
  * `suspend` functions. These `suspend` extensions can only invoke other member or extension `suspend` functions on this parcitular
diff --git a/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/kotlin/typeSignatureMapping.kt b/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/kotlin/typeSignatureMapping.kt
index fc0650bf01d..34f213c3ee4 100644
--- a/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/kotlin/typeSignatureMapping.kt
+++ b/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/kotlin/typeSignatureMapping.kt
@@ -19,12 +19,10 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.kotlin
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.builtins.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.annotations.Annotations
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.annotations.FilteredAnnotations
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.java.typeEnhancement.hasEnhancedNullability
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.Name
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.SpecialNames
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.platform.JavaToKotlinClassMap
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.DescriptorUtils
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.descriptorUtil.fqNameUnsafe
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.jvm.JvmClassName
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.jvm.JvmPrimitiveType
@@ -74,7 +72,7 @@ fun <T : Any> mapType(
         return mapType(
                 createFunctionType(
                         kotlinType.builtIns,
-                        FilteredAnnotations(kotlinType.annotations) { it != DescriptorUtils.SUSPEND_ANNOTATION_FQ_NAME },
+                        kotlinType.annotations,
                         kotlinType.getReceiverTypeFromFunctionType(),
                         kotlinType.getValueParameterTypesFromFunctionType().map(TypeProjection::getType) +
                             KotlinTypeFactory.simpleType(
diff --git a/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/descriptorUtil.kt b/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/descriptorUtil.kt
index 90a6c6a47b9..ad5fca337d3 100644
--- a/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/descriptorUtil.kt
+++ b/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/descriptorUtil.kt
@@ -34,6 +34,4 @@ fun ModuleDescriptor.resolveClassByFqName(fqName: FqName, lookupLocation: Lookup
             ?.getContributedClassifier(fqName.shortName(), lookupLocation) as? ClassDescriptor
 }
 
-val KotlinType.isSuspendFunctionType get() = isFunctionType && annotations.hasAnnotation(DescriptorUtils.SUSPEND_ANNOTATION_FQ_NAME)
-
 val KotlinBuiltIns.continuationClassDescriptor get() = getBuiltInClassByFqName(DescriptorUtils.CONTINUATION_INTERFACE_FQ_NAME)
diff --git a/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/DescriptorUtils.java b/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/DescriptorUtils.java
index 943dad4aa38..4e24de63e74 100644
--- a/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/DescriptorUtils.java
+++ b/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/DescriptorUtils.java
@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@ public class DescriptorUtils {
     public static final FqName CONTINUATION_INTERFACE_FQ_NAME =
             KotlinBuiltIns.COROUTINES_PACKAGE_FQ_NAME.child(Name.identifier("Continuation"));
 
-    public static final FqName SUSPEND_ANNOTATION_FQ_NAME =
-            KotlinBuiltIns.COROUTINES_PACKAGE_FQ_NAME.child(Name.identifier("Suspend"));
-
     private DescriptorUtils() {
     }
 
diff --git a/core/runtime.jvm/src/kotlin/coroutines/Builders.kt b/core/runtime.jvm/src/kotlin/coroutines/Builders.kt
index 0e247efef61..814c3731d6b 100644
--- a/core/runtime.jvm/src/kotlin/coroutines/Builders.kt
+++ b/core/runtime.jvm/src/kotlin/coroutines/Builders.kt
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public interface ResumeInterceptor {
  */
 @SinceKotlin("1.1")
 @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
-public fun <R, T> (@Suspend() (R.() -> T)).createCoroutine(
+public fun <R, T> (suspend R.() -> T).createCoroutine(
         receiver: R,
         resultHandler: Continuation<T>,
         resumeInterceptor: ResumeInterceptor? = null
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public fun <R, T> (@Suspend() (R.() -> T)).createCoroutine(
  */
 @SinceKotlin("1.1")
 @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
-public fun <R, T> (@Suspend() (R.() -> T)).startCoroutine(
+public fun <R, T> (suspend R.() -> T).startCoroutine(
         receiver: R,
         resultHandler: Continuation<T>,
         resumeInterceptor: ResumeInterceptor? = null
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public fun <R, T> (@Suspend() (R.() -> T)).startCoroutine(
  */
 @SinceKotlin("1.1")
 @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
-public fun <T> (@Suspend() (() -> T)).createCoroutine(
+public fun <T> (suspend () -> T).createCoroutine(
         resultHandler: Continuation<T>,
         resumeInterceptor: ResumeInterceptor? = null
 ): Continuation<Unit> = (this as (Continuation<T>) -> Continuation<Unit>).invoke(withInterceptor(resultHandler, resumeInterceptor))
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public fun <T> (@Suspend() (() -> T)).createCoroutine(
  */
 @SinceKotlin("1.1")
 @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
-public fun <T> (@Suspend() (() -> T)).startCoroutine(
+public fun <T> (suspend  () -> T).startCoroutine(
         resultHandler: Continuation<T>,
         resumeInterceptor: ResumeInterceptor? = null
 ) {