diff --git a/compiler/cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/CLICompiler.kt b/compiler/cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/CLICompiler.kt
index 4fe63b2c580..23db4a29d6f 100644
--- a/compiler/cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/CLICompiler.kt
+++ b/compiler/cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/CLICompiler.kt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common
 
 import com.intellij.openapi.Disposable
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.Disposer
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.analyzer.AnalysisResult
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.analyzer.CompilationErrorException
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.CLIConfigurationKeys.MESSAGE_COLLECTOR_KEY
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.ExitCode.COMPILATION_ERROR
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.ExitCode.INTERNAL_ERROR
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.KotlinPaths
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.PathUtil
 import java.io.File
 import java.io.PrintStream
-import java.util.*
 
 abstract class CLICompiler<A : CommonCompilerArguments> : CLITool<A>() {
 
@@ -117,7 +116,7 @@ abstract class CLICompiler<A : CommonCompilerArguments> : CLITool<A>() {
             } finally {
                 Disposer.dispose(rootDisposable)
             }
-        } catch (e: AnalysisResult.CompilationErrorException) {
+        } catch (e: CompilationErrorException) {
             return COMPILATION_ERROR
         } catch (t: Throwable) {
             MessageCollectorUtil.reportException(collector, t)
diff --git a/compiler/frontend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/analyzer/CompilationErrorException.kt b/compiler/frontend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/analyzer/CompilationErrorException.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..120bad59d58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/frontend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/analyzer/CompilationErrorException.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2021 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the license/LICENSE.txt file.
+ */
+
+package org.jetbrains.kotlin.analyzer
+
+class CompilationErrorException : RuntimeException()
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/analyzer/AnalysisResult.kt b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/analyzer/AnalysisResult.kt
index e8c7a5001f4..aabe7d94e43 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/analyzer/AnalysisResult.kt
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/analyzer/AnalysisResult.kt
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@ open class AnalysisResult protected constructor(
         }
     }
 
-    class CompilationErrorException : RuntimeException()
-
     private class CompilationError(bindingContext: BindingContext) : AnalysisResult(bindingContext, ErrorUtils.getErrorModule())
 
     private class InternalError(
diff --git a/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/util/ExternalDependenciesGenerator.kt b/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/util/ExternalDependenciesGenerator.kt
index ff4ee5d322c..b68d078d741 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/util/ExternalDependenciesGenerator.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/util/ExternalDependenciesGenerator.kt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util
 
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.analyzer.AnalysisResult
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.analyzer.CompilationErrorException
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.ModuleDescriptor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.declarations.IrDeclaration
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.descriptors.IrBuiltIns
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class ExternalDependenciesGenerator(
                 // We wait for the unbound to stabilize on fake overrides.
             } while (unbound != prevUnbound)
         } catch (ex: KotlinIrLinkerInternalException) {
-            throw AnalysisResult.CompilationErrorException()
+            throw CompilationErrorException()
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/ir/serialization.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/klib.kt b/compiler/ir/serialization.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/klib.kt
index 345655dd414..4d7aa007eea 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/serialization.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/klib.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/serialization.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/klib.kt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VfsUtilCore
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.analyzer.AbstractAnalyzerWithCompilerReport
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.analyzer.AnalysisResult
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.analyzer.CompilationErrorException
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.extensions.IrGenerationExtension
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.extensions.IrPluginContextImpl
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.lower.ExpectDeclarationRemover
@@ -414,7 +415,7 @@ private class ModulesStructure(
         var hasErrors = false
         if (analyzer.hasErrors() || analysisResult !is JsAnalysisResult) {
             if (!errorPolicy.allowErrors)
-                throw AnalysisResult.CompilationErrorException()
+                throw CompilationErrorException()
             else hasErrors = true
         }