diff --git a/idea/idea-jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/scratch/compile/KtCompilingExecutor.kt b/idea/idea-jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/scratch/compile/KtCompilingExecutor.kt
index 579667bc41a..d46395777fd 100644
--- a/idea/idea-jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/scratch/compile/KtCompilingExecutor.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/scratch/compile/KtCompilingExecutor.kt
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class KtCompilingExecutor(file: ScratchFile) : ScratchExecutor(file) {
     private var session: KtScratchExecutionSession? = null
 
     override fun execute() {
+        handler.clear(file)
         handler.onStart(file)
 
         session = KtScratchExecutionSession(file, this)
diff --git a/idea/idea-jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/scratch/output/InlayScratchOutputHandler.kt b/idea/idea-jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/scratch/output/InlayScratchOutputHandler.kt
index fbba13b8c22..3ab134d2088 100644
--- a/idea/idea-jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/scratch/output/InlayScratchOutputHandler.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/scratch/output/InlayScratchOutputHandler.kt
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ object InlayScratchOutputHandler : ScratchOutputHandler {
     private const val minSpaceCount = 4
 
     override fun onStart(file: ScratchFile) {
-        clear(file)
     }
 
     override fun handle(file: ScratchFile, expression: ScratchExpression, output: ScratchOutput) {