diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/UnusedUnaryOperatorInspection.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/UnusedUnaryOperatorInspection.kt
index 2b5dcedc8d0..22a6eddaf06 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/UnusedUnaryOperatorInspection.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/UnusedUnaryOperatorInspection.kt
@@ -7,14 +7,12 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.inspections
 
 import com.intellij.codeInspection.LocalQuickFix
 import com.intellij.codeInspection.ProblemDescriptor
-import com.intellij.codeInspection.ProblemHighlightType
 import com.intellij.codeInspection.ProblemsHolder
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.builtins.KotlinBuiltIns
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.DeclarationDescriptor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.KotlinBundle
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.caches.resolve.analyze
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.util.textRangeIn
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.lexer.KtTokens
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtPrefixExpression
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.prefixExpressionVisitor
@@ -33,13 +31,7 @@ class UnusedUnaryOperatorInspection : AbstractKotlinInspection() {
         val operatorDescriptor = prefix.operationReference.getResolvedCall(context)?.resultingDescriptor as? DeclarationDescriptor ?: return
         if (!KotlinBuiltIns.isUnderKotlinPackage(operatorDescriptor)) return
 
-        holder.registerProblem(
-            prefix,
-            KotlinBundle.message("unused.unary.operator"),
-            ProblemHighlightType.LIKE_UNUSED_SYMBOL,
-            prefix.operationReference.textRangeIn(prefix),
-            RemoveUnaryOperatorFix()
-        )
+        holder.registerProblem(prefix, KotlinBundle.message("unused.unary.operator"), RemoveUnaryOperatorFix())
     })
 
     private class RemoveUnaryOperatorFix : LocalQuickFix {
diff --git a/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/unusedUnaryOperator/basic2.kt b/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/unusedUnaryOperator/basic2.kt
index 7ee28701257..08f614bf2db 100644
--- a/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/unusedUnaryOperator/basic2.kt
+++ b/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/unusedUnaryOperator/basic2.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // "Remove unused unary operator" "true"
 fun test(foo: Int?): Int {
     val a = 1 + 2
-    <caret>- 3
+    - 3<caret>
     return a
 }
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