diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/CallGenerator.java b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/CallGenerator.java
index a2e7dccf098..8ad0ea93117 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/CallGenerator.java
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/CallGenerator.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public abstract class CallGenerator {
                 @NotNull ExpressionCodegen codegen
         ) {
             if (!callDefault) {
-                callableMethod.invokeWithNotNullAssertion(codegen.v, codegen.getState(), resolvedCall);
+                callableMethod.invokeWithoutAssertions(codegen.v);
             }
             else {
                 ((CallableMethod)callableMethod).invokeDefaultWithNotNullAssertion(codegen.v, codegen.getState(), resolvedCall);
diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/Callable.kt b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/Callable.kt
index cd114816bb2..bdf08bba2ef 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/Callable.kt
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/Callable.kt
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ public trait Callable {
 
     public val returnType: Type
 
-    public fun invokeWithNotNullAssertion(v: InstructionAdapter, state: GenerationState, resolvedCall: ResolvedCall<*>)
-
     public fun invokeWithoutAssertions(v: InstructionAdapter)
 
     public fun isStaticCall(): Boolean
diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/CallableMethod.kt b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/CallableMethod.kt
index 71170f11140..43f573d1061 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/CallableMethod.kt
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/CallableMethod.kt
@@ -55,11 +55,6 @@ public class CallableMethod(override val owner: Type, private val defaultImplOwn
         get() = getAsmMethod().getArgumentTypes()
 
 
-    public override fun invokeWithNotNullAssertion(v: InstructionAdapter, state: GenerationState, resolvedCall: ResolvedCall<*>) {
-        invokeWithoutAssertions(v)
-        AsmUtil.genNotNullAssertionForMethod(v, state, resolvedCall)
-    }
-
     public override fun invokeWithoutAssertions(v: InstructionAdapter) {
         v.visitMethodInsn(invokeOpcode, owner.getInternalName(), getAsmMethod().getName(), getAsmMethod().getDescriptor())
     }
diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/StackValue.java b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/StackValue.java
index b148983325e..ecc89c9d2d1 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/StackValue.java
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/StackValue.java
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ public abstract class StackValue {
                 throw new UnsupportedOperationException("no getter specified");
             }
 
-            getter.invokeWithNotNullAssertion(v, state, resolvedGetCall);
+            getter.invokeWithoutAssertions(v);
             coerceTo(type, v);
         }
 
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ public abstract class StackValue {
 
             Type[] argumentTypes = setter.getParameterTypes();
             coerce(topOfStackType, argumentTypes[argumentTypes.length - 1], v);
-            setter.invokeWithNotNullAssertion(v, state, resolvedSetCall);
+            setter.invokeWithoutAssertions(v);
             Type returnType = setter.getReturnType();
             if (returnType != Type.VOID_TYPE) {
                 pop(v, returnType);
diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/intrinsics/IntrinsicCallable.kt b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/intrinsics/IntrinsicCallable.kt
index a0e33ca9629..635506c9d97 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/intrinsics/IntrinsicCallable.kt
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/intrinsics/IntrinsicCallable.kt
@@ -40,10 +40,6 @@ public open class IntrinsicCallable(override val returnType: Type,
         invokeIntrinsic(v)
     }
 
-    override fun invokeWithNotNullAssertion(v: InstructionAdapter, state: GenerationState, resolvedCall: ResolvedCall<out CallableDescriptor>) {
-        invokeWithoutAssertions(v)
-    }
-
     public open fun invokeIntrinsic(v: InstructionAdapter) {
         invoke(v)
     }