diff --git a/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/JetBundle.properties b/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/JetBundle.properties
index e9102323696..2e6c3bb457c 100644
--- a/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/JetBundle.properties
+++ b/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/JetBundle.properties
@@ -287,8 +287,6 @@ change.function.signature.chooser.title=Choose signature
 change.function.signature.action=Change function signature
 remove.unnecessary.parentheses=Remove unnecessary parentheses
 remove.unnecessary.parentheses.family=Remove Unnecessary Parentheses
-remove.unnecessary.curly.brackets.from.string.template=Remove curly braces from variable
-remove.unnecessary.curly.brackets.from.string.template.family=Remove Curly Braces From Variable
 add.name.to.argument.family=Add Name to Argument
 add.name.to.argument.single=Add name to argument\: ''{0}''
 add.name.to.argument.multiple=Add name to argument...
diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/RemoveCurlyBracesFromTemplateIntention.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/RemoveCurlyBracesFromTemplateIntention.kt
index 1f8c16a4190..891025168c1 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/RemoveCurlyBracesFromTemplateIntention.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/intentions/RemoveCurlyBracesFromTemplateIntention.kt
@@ -22,30 +22,26 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.JetSimpleNameExpression
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.JetPsiFactory
 import java.util.regex.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.JetStringTemplateEntryWithExpression
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.replaced
 
-public class RemoveCurlyBracesFromTemplateIntention : JetSelfTargetingOffsetIndependentIntention<JetBlockStringTemplateEntry>(
-        "remove.unnecessary.curly.brackets.from.string.template", javaClass()) {
-
-    companion object {
-        val INSTANCE = RemoveCurlyBracesFromTemplateIntention()
-        val pattern = Pattern.compile("[a-zA-Z0-9_].*")
-    }
-
+public class RemoveCurlyBracesFromTemplateIntention : JetSelfTargetingOffsetIndependentIntention<JetBlockStringTemplateEntry>(javaClass(), "Remove curly braces from variable") {
     override fun isApplicableTo(element: JetBlockStringTemplateEntry): Boolean {
+        if (element.getExpression() !is JetSimpleNameExpression) return false
         val nextSiblingText = element.getNextSibling()?.getText()
-        if (nextSiblingText != null && pattern.matcher(nextSiblingText).matches()) return false
-        return element.getExpression() is JetSimpleNameExpression
-    }
-
-    fun convertIfApplicable(element: JetBlockStringTemplateEntry): JetStringTemplateEntryWithExpression {
-        if (!isApplicableTo(element)) return element
-
-        val name = (element.getExpression() as JetSimpleNameExpression).getReferencedName()
-        val newEntry = JetPsiFactory(element).createSimpleNameStringTemplateEntry(name)
-        return element.replace(newEntry) as JetStringTemplateEntryWithExpression
+        return nextSiblingText == null || !pattern.matcher(nextSiblingText).matches()
     }
 
     override fun applyTo(element: JetBlockStringTemplateEntry, editor: Editor) {
-        convertIfApplicable(element)
+        applyTo(element)
+    }
+
+    public fun applyTo(element: JetBlockStringTemplateEntry): JetStringTemplateEntryWithExpression {
+        val name = (element.getExpression() as JetSimpleNameExpression).getReferencedName()
+        val newEntry = JetPsiFactory(element).createSimpleNameStringTemplateEntry(name)
+        return element.replaced(newEntry)
+    }
+
+    companion object {
+        private val pattern = Pattern.compile("[a-zA-Z0-9_].*")
     }
 }
diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/introduce/introduceVariable/KotlinIntroduceVariableHandler.java b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/introduce/introduceVariable/KotlinIntroduceVariableHandler.java
index 93eb11c263a..336ea132fdb 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/introduce/introduceVariable/KotlinIntroduceVariableHandler.java
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/introduce/introduceVariable/KotlinIntroduceVariableHandler.java
@@ -472,8 +472,9 @@ public class KotlinIntroduceVariableHandler extends KotlinIntroduceHandlerBase {
 
                 PsiElement parent = result != null ? result.getParent() : null;
                 if (parent instanceof JetBlockStringTemplateEntry) {
-                    JetStringTemplateEntryWithExpression newEntry =
-                            RemoveCurlyBracesFromTemplateIntention.INSTANCE.convertIfApplicable((JetBlockStringTemplateEntry) parent);
+                    RemoveCurlyBracesFromTemplateIntention intention = new RemoveCurlyBracesFromTemplateIntention();
+                    JetBlockStringTemplateEntry entry = (JetBlockStringTemplateEntry) parent;
+                    JetStringTemplateEntryWithExpression newEntry = intention.isApplicableTo(entry) ? intention.applyTo(entry) : entry;
                     result = newEntry.getExpression();
                 }