diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/RemoveRedundantBackticksInspection.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/RemoveRedundantBackticksInspection.kt
index 42668584e23..67e2d4648a3 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/RemoveRedundantBackticksInspection.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/RemoveRedundantBackticksInspection.kt
@@ -46,9 +46,8 @@ class RemoveRedundantBackticksInspection : AbstractKotlinInspection() {
         }
     }
 
-    private fun isKeyword(text: String): Boolean {
-        return text == "yield" || text == "_" || (KtTokens.KEYWORDS.types + KtTokens.SOFT_KEYWORDS.types).any { it.toString() == text }
-    }
+    private fun isKeyword(text: String): Boolean =
+        text == "yield" || text.all { it == '_' } || (KtTokens.KEYWORDS.types + KtTokens.SOFT_KEYWORDS.types).any { it.toString() == text }
 
     private fun isRedundantBackticks(node: ASTNode): Boolean {
         val text = node.text
diff --git a/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/removeRedundantBackticks/underscores.kt b/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/removeRedundantBackticks/underscores.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..16207e24a88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/removeRedundantBackticks/underscores.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+// PROBLEM: none
+fun test() {
+    val <caret>`__` = ""
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/removeRedundantBackticks/underscores2.kt b/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/removeRedundantBackticks/underscores2.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4b5ced0955e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/removeRedundantBackticks/underscores2.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+// PROBLEM: none
+fun test() {
+    val <caret>`__________` = ""
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/LocalInspectionTestGenerated.java b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/LocalInspectionTestGenerated.java
index 90879b66bf9..6a07491616d 100644
--- a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/LocalInspectionTestGenerated.java
+++ b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/LocalInspectionTestGenerated.java
@@ -8819,6 +8819,16 @@ public class LocalInspectionTestGenerated extends AbstractLocalInspectionTest {
             runTest("idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/removeRedundantBackticks/underscore.kt");
         }
 
+        @TestMetadata("underscores.kt")
+        public void testUnderscores() throws Exception {
+            runTest("idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/removeRedundantBackticks/underscores.kt");
+        }
+
+        @TestMetadata("underscores2.kt")
+        public void testUnderscores2() throws Exception {
+            runTest("idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/removeRedundantBackticks/underscores2.kt");
+        }
+
         @TestMetadata("yield.kt")
         public void testYield() throws Exception {
             runTest("idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/removeRedundantBackticks/yield.kt");