diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/lower/SpecialBridgeMethods.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/lower/SpecialBridgeMethods.kt
index f659591b286..23b3f52def0 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/lower/SpecialBridgeMethods.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/lower/SpecialBridgeMethods.kt
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.Name
 data class SpecialMethodWithDefaultInfo(
     val defaultValueGenerator: (IrSimpleFunction) -> IrExpression,
     val argumentsToCheck: Int,
-    val needsArgumentBoxing: Boolean = false,
     val needsGenericSignature: Boolean = false,
 )
 
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ class SpecialBridgeMethods(val context: CommonBackendContext) {
         makeDescription(StandardNames.FqNames.collection, "contains", 1) to
                 SpecialMethodWithDefaultInfo(::constFalse, 1),
         makeDescription(StandardNames.FqNames.mutableCollection, "remove", 1) to
-                SpecialMethodWithDefaultInfo(::constFalse, 1, needsArgumentBoxing = false),
+                SpecialMethodWithDefaultInfo(::constFalse, 1),
         makeDescription(StandardNames.FqNames.map, "containsKey", 1) to
                 SpecialMethodWithDefaultInfo(::constFalse, 1),
         makeDescription(StandardNames.FqNames.map, "containsValue", 1) to
diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/lower/BridgeLowering.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/lower/BridgeLowering.kt
index 7e7e36ee270..d2d4b2d28df 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/lower/BridgeLowering.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/lower/BridgeLowering.kt
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ internal class BridgeLowering(val context: JvmBackendContext) : FileLoweringPass
                     bridgeTarget = when {
                         irFunction.isJvmAbstract(context.state.jvmDefaultMode) -> {
                             irClass.declarations.remove(irFunction)
-                            irClass.addAbstractMethodStub(irFunction, specialBridge.methodInfo?.needsArgumentBoxing == true)
+                            irClass.addAbstractMethodStub(irFunction)
                         }
                         irFunction.modality != Modality.FINAL -> {
                             val overriddenFromClass = irFunction.overriddenFromClass()!!
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ internal class BridgeLowering(val context: JvmBackendContext) : FileLoweringPass
             .map { it.copy(isFinal = false, isSynthetic = true, methodInfo = null) }
     }
 
-    private fun IrClass.addAbstractMethodStub(irFunction: IrSimpleFunction, needsArgumentBoxing: Boolean) =
+    private fun IrClass.addAbstractMethodStub(irFunction: IrSimpleFunction) =
         addFunction {
             updateFrom(irFunction)
             modality = Modality.ABSTRACT
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ internal class BridgeLowering(val context: JvmBackendContext) : FileLoweringPass
             copyCorrespondingPropertyFrom(irFunction)
             dispatchReceiverParameter = thisReceiver?.copyTo(this, type = defaultType)
             valueParameters = irFunction.valueParameters.map { param ->
-                param.copyTo(this, type = if (needsArgumentBoxing) param.type.makeNullable() else param.type)
+                param.copyTo(this, type = param.type)
             }
             overriddenSymbols = irFunction.overriddenSymbols.toList()
         }
@@ -424,12 +424,7 @@ internal class BridgeLowering(val context: JvmBackendContext) : FileLoweringPass
             name = Name.identifier(specialBridge.signature.name)
             returnType = specialBridge.substitutedReturnType ?: specialBridge.overridden.returnType.eraseTypeParameters()
         }.apply {
-            copyParametersWithErasure(
-                this@addSpecialBridge,
-                specialBridge.overridden,
-                specialBridge.methodInfo?.needsArgumentBoxing == true,
-                specialBridge.substitutedParameterTypes
-            )
+            copyParametersWithErasure(this@addSpecialBridge, specialBridge.overridden, specialBridge.substitutedParameterTypes)
 
             body = context.createIrBuilder(symbol, startOffset, endOffset).irBlockBody {
                 specialBridge.methodInfo?.let { info ->
@@ -512,32 +507,28 @@ internal class BridgeLowering(val context: JvmBackendContext) : FileLoweringPass
     private fun IrSimpleFunction.copyParametersWithErasure(
         irClass: IrClass,
         from: IrSimpleFunction,
-        forceArgumentBoxing: Boolean = false,
         substitutedParameterTypes: List<IrType>? = null
     ) {
         // This is a workaround for a bug affecting fake overrides. Sometimes we encounter fake overrides
         // with dispatch receivers pointing at a superclass instead of the current class.
         dispatchReceiverParameter = irClass.thisReceiver?.copyTo(this, type = irClass.defaultType)
-        extensionReceiverParameter = from.extensionReceiverParameter?.copyWithTypeErasure(this, forceArgumentBoxing)
+        extensionReceiverParameter = from.extensionReceiverParameter?.copyWithTypeErasure(this)
         valueParameters = if (substitutedParameterTypes != null) {
             from.valueParameters.zip(substitutedParameterTypes).map { (param, type) ->
-                param.copyWithTypeErasure(this, forceArgumentBoxing, type)
+                param.copyWithTypeErasure(this, type)
             }
         } else {
-            from.valueParameters.map { it.copyWithTypeErasure(this, forceArgumentBoxing) }
+            from.valueParameters.map { it.copyWithTypeErasure(this) }
         }
     }
 
-    private fun IrValueParameter.copyWithTypeErasure(
-        target: IrSimpleFunction,
-        forceArgumentBoxing: Boolean = false,
-        substitutedType: IrType? = null
-    ): IrValueParameter = copyTo(
-        target, IrDeclarationOrigin.BRIDGE,
-        type = (substitutedType ?: type.eraseTypeParameters()).let { if (forceArgumentBoxing) it.makeNullable() else it },
-        // Currently there are no special bridge methods with vararg parameters, so we don't track substituted vararg element types.
-        varargElementType = varargElementType?.eraseTypeParameters()
-    )
+    private fun IrValueParameter.copyWithTypeErasure(target: IrSimpleFunction, substitutedType: IrType? = null): IrValueParameter =
+        copyTo(
+            target, IrDeclarationOrigin.BRIDGE,
+            type = (substitutedType ?: type.eraseTypeParameters()),
+            // Currently there are no special bridge methods with vararg parameters, so we don't track substituted vararg element types.
+            varargElementType = varargElementType?.eraseTypeParameters()
+        )
 
     private fun IrBuilderWithScope.delegatingCall(
         bridge: IrSimpleFunction,