diff --git a/compiler/ir/ir.psi2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi2ir/generators/TryCatchExpressionGenerator.kt b/compiler/ir/ir.psi2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi2ir/generators/TryCatchExpressionGenerator.kt
index 15d9fc09918..e260e1e5b0f 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/ir.psi2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi2ir/generators/TryCatchExpressionGenerator.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/ir.psi2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi2ir/generators/TryCatchExpressionGenerator.kt
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi2ir.generators
 
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.expressions.IrExpression
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.expressions.impl.IrTryCatchImpl
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.expressions.impl.IrCatchImpl
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.expressions.impl.IrTryImpl
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtTryExpression
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.endOffset
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.startOffset
@@ -26,19 +27,18 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.BindingContext
 class TryCatchExpressionGenerator(statementGenerator: StatementGenerator) : StatementGeneratorExtension(statementGenerator) {
     fun generateTryCatch(ktTry: KtTryExpression): IrExpression {
         val resultType = getInferredTypeWithImplicitCastsOrFail(ktTry)
-        val irTryCatch = IrTryCatchImpl(ktTry.startOffset, ktTry.endOffset, resultType)
+        val irTryCatch = IrTryImpl(ktTry.startOffset, ktTry.endOffset, resultType)
 
         irTryCatch.tryResult = statementGenerator.generateExpression(ktTry.tryBlock)
 
         for (ktCatchClause in ktTry.catchClauses) {
             val ktCatchParameter = ktCatchClause.catchParameter!!
             val ktCatchBody = ktCatchClause.catchBody!!
-
             val catchParameterDescriptor = getOrFail(BindingContext.VALUE_PARAMETER, ktCatchParameter)
-
             val irCatchResult = statementGenerator.generateExpression(ktCatchBody)
-
-            irTryCatch.addCatchClause(catchParameterDescriptor, irCatchResult)
+            val irCatch = IrCatchImpl(ktCatchClause.startOffset, ktCatchClause.endOffset,
+                                      catchParameterDescriptor, irCatchResult)
+            irTryCatch.catches.add(irCatch)
         }
 
         irTryCatch.finallyExpression = ktTry.finallyBlock?.let{ statementGenerator.generateExpression(it.finalExpression) }
diff --git a/compiler/ir/ir.psi2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi2ir/transformations/InsertImplicitCasts.kt b/compiler/ir/ir.psi2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi2ir/transformations/InsertImplicitCasts.kt
index dd0032f8f80..fb031b423e6 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/ir.psi2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi2ir/transformations/InsertImplicitCasts.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/ir.psi2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi2ir/transformations/InsertImplicitCasts.kt
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ class InsertImplicitCasts(val builtIns: KotlinBuiltIns): IrElementTransformer<No
         expression.transformChildren(this, data)
 
         with(expression) {
-            dispatchReceiver = dispatchReceiver?.wrapWithImplicitCast(descriptor.dispatchReceiverParameter?.type)
-            extensionReceiver = extensionReceiver?.wrapWithImplicitCast(descriptor.extensionReceiverParameter?.type)
+            dispatchReceiver = dispatchReceiver?.cast(descriptor.dispatchReceiverParameter?.type)
+            extensionReceiver = extensionReceiver?.cast(descriptor.extensionReceiverParameter?.type)
             for (index in descriptor.valueParameters.indices) {
                 val argument = getArgument(index) ?: continue
                 val parameterType = descriptor.valueParameters[index].type
-                putArgument(index, argument.wrapWithImplicitCast(parameterType))
+                putArgument(index, argument.cast(parameterType))
             }
         }
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class InsertImplicitCasts(val builtIns: KotlinBuiltIns): IrElementTransformer<No
 
         val lastStatement = expression.statements.last()
         if (lastStatement is IrExpression) {
-            expression.putStatement(expression.statements.lastIndex, lastStatement.wrapWithImplicitCast(type))
+            expression.putStatement(expression.statements.lastIndex, lastStatement.cast(type))
         }
 
         return expression
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class InsertImplicitCasts(val builtIns: KotlinBuiltIns): IrElementTransformer<No
     override fun visitReturn(expression: IrReturn, data: Nothing?): IrExpression {
         expression.transformChildren(this, data)
 
-        expression.value = expression.value?.wrapWithImplicitCast(expression.returnTarget.returnType)
+        expression.value = expression.value?.cast(expression.returnTarget.returnType)
 
         return expression
     }
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class InsertImplicitCasts(val builtIns: KotlinBuiltIns): IrElementTransformer<No
     override fun visitSetVariable(expression: IrSetVariable, data: Nothing?): IrExpression {
         expression.transformChildren(this, data)
 
-        expression.value = expression.value.wrapWithImplicitCast(expression.descriptor.type)
+        expression.value = expression.value.cast(expression.descriptor.type)
 
         return expression
     }
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class InsertImplicitCasts(val builtIns: KotlinBuiltIns): IrElementTransformer<No
     override fun visitSetField(expression: IrSetField, data: Nothing?): IrExpression {
         expression.transformChildren(this, data)
 
-        expression.value = expression.value.wrapWithImplicitCast(expression.descriptor.type)
+        expression.value = expression.value.cast(expression.descriptor.type)
 
         return expression
     }
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class InsertImplicitCasts(val builtIns: KotlinBuiltIns): IrElementTransformer<No
     override fun visitVariable(declaration: IrVariable, data: Nothing?): IrVariable {
         declaration.transformChildren(this, data)
 
-        declaration.initializer = declaration.initializer?.wrapWithImplicitCast(declaration.descriptor.type)
+        declaration.initializer = declaration.initializer?.cast(declaration.descriptor.type)
 
         return declaration
     }
@@ -112,11 +112,11 @@ class InsertImplicitCasts(val builtIns: KotlinBuiltIns): IrElementTransformer<No
             val nthCondition = expression.getNthCondition(i)!!
             val nthResult = expression.getNthResult(i)!!
 
-            expression.putNthCondition(i, nthCondition.wrapWithImplicitCast(builtIns.booleanType))
-            expression.putNthResult(i, nthResult.wrapWithImplicitCast(resultType))
+            expression.putNthCondition(i, nthCondition.cast(builtIns.booleanType))
+            expression.putNthResult(i, nthResult.cast(resultType))
         }
 
-        expression.elseBranch = expression.elseBranch?.wrapWithImplicitCast(resultType)
+        expression.elseBranch = expression.elseBranch?.cast(resultType)
 
         return expression
     }
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class InsertImplicitCasts(val builtIns: KotlinBuiltIns): IrElementTransformer<No
     override fun visitLoop(loop: IrLoop, data: Nothing?): IrExpression {
         loop.transformChildren(this, data)
 
-        loop.condition = loop.condition.wrapWithImplicitCast(builtIns.booleanType)
+        loop.condition = loop.condition.cast(builtIns.booleanType)
 
         return loop
     }
@@ -132,24 +132,23 @@ class InsertImplicitCasts(val builtIns: KotlinBuiltIns): IrElementTransformer<No
     override fun visitThrow(expression: IrThrow, data: Nothing?): IrExpression {
         expression.transformChildren(this, data)
 
-        expression.value = expression.value.wrapWithImplicitCast(builtIns.throwable.defaultType)
+        expression.value = expression.value.cast(builtIns.throwable.defaultType)
 
         return expression
     }
 
-    override fun visitTryCatch(tryCatch: IrTryCatch, data: Nothing?): IrExpression {
-        tryCatch.transformChildren(this, data)
+    override fun visitTry(aTry: IrTry, data: Nothing?): IrExpression {
+        aTry.transformChildren(this, data)
 
-        val resultType = tryCatch.type
+        val resultType = aTry.type
 
-        tryCatch.tryResult = tryCatch.tryResult.wrapWithImplicitCast(resultType)
+        aTry.tryResult = aTry.tryResult.cast(resultType)
 
-        for (i in tryCatch.catchClauseIndices) {
-            val nthCatchResult = tryCatch.getNthCatchResult(i)!!
-            tryCatch.putNthCatchResult(i, nthCatchResult.wrapWithImplicitCast(resultType))
+        for (aCatch in aTry.catches) {
+            aCatch.result = aCatch.result.cast(resultType)
         }
 
-        return tryCatch
+        return aTry
     }
 
     override fun visitVararg(expression: IrVararg, data: Nothing?): IrExpression {
@@ -158,16 +157,16 @@ class InsertImplicitCasts(val builtIns: KotlinBuiltIns): IrElementTransformer<No
         expression.elements.forEachIndexed { i, element ->
             when (element) {
                 is IrSpreadElement ->
-                    element.expression = element.expression.wrapWithImplicitCast(expression.type)
+                    element.expression = element.expression.cast(expression.type)
                 is IrExpression ->
-                    expression.putElement(i, element.wrapWithImplicitCast(expression.varargElementType))
+                    expression.putElement(i, element.cast(expression.varargElementType))
             }
         }
 
         return expression
     }
 
-    private fun IrExpression.wrapWithImplicitCast(expectedType: KotlinType?): IrExpression {
+    private fun IrExpression.cast(expectedType: KotlinType?): IrExpression {
         if (expectedType == null) return this
         if (expectedType.isError) return this
         if (KotlinBuiltIns.isUnit(expectedType)) return this // TODO expose coercion to Unit in IR?
@@ -179,7 +178,7 @@ class InsertImplicitCasts(val builtIns: KotlinBuiltIns): IrElementTransformer<No
             return IrTypeOperatorCallImpl(
                     this.startOffset, this.endOffset, nonNullValueType,
                     IrTypeOperator.IMPLICIT_NOTNULL, nonNullValueType, this
-            ).wrapWithImplicitCast(expectedType)
+            ).cast(expectedType)
         }
 
         if (!KotlinTypeChecker.DEFAULT.isSubtypeOf(valueType.makeNotNullable(), expectedType)) {
diff --git a/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/expressions/IrTryCatch.kt b/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/expressions/IrTry.kt
similarity index 65%
rename from compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/expressions/IrTryCatch.kt
rename to compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/expressions/IrTry.kt
index 589c16431e9..65a8583d6b0 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/expressions/IrTryCatch.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/expressions/IrTry.kt
@@ -17,19 +17,21 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.expressions
 
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.VariableDescriptor
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.IrElement
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.visitors.IrElementTransformer
 
-interface IrTryCatch : IrExpression {
+interface IrTry : IrExpression {
     var tryResult: IrExpression
 
-    val catchClausesCount: Int
-
-    fun getNthCatchParameter(n: Int): VariableDescriptor?
-    fun getNthCatchResult(n: Int): IrExpression?
-    fun putNthCatchParameter(n: Int, variableDescriptor: VariableDescriptor)
-    fun putNthCatchResult(n: Int, expression: IrExpression)
+    val catches: List<IrCatch>
 
     var finallyExpression : IrExpression?
 }
 
-val IrTryCatch.catchClauseIndices: IntRange get() = 0 ..catchClausesCount - 1
+interface IrCatch : IrElement {
+    val parameter: VariableDescriptor
+    var result: IrExpression
 
+    override fun <D> transform(transformer: IrElementTransformer<D>, data: D): IrCatch =
+            super.transform(transformer, data) as IrCatch
+}
diff --git a/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/expressions/impl/IrTryCatchImpl.kt b/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/expressions/impl/IrTryImpl.kt
similarity index 54%
rename from compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/expressions/impl/IrTryCatchImpl.kt
rename to compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/expressions/impl/IrTryImpl.kt
index a2b5e8d2258..2eac16e4c99 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/expressions/impl/IrTryCatchImpl.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/expressions/impl/IrTryImpl.kt
@@ -17,57 +17,54 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.expressions.impl
 
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.VariableDescriptor
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.IrElementBase
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.expressions.IrCatch
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.expressions.IrExpression
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.expressions.IrTryCatch
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.expressions.IrTry
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.visitors.IrElementTransformer
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.visitors.IrElementVisitor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.types.KotlinType
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.SmartList
 
-class IrTryCatchImpl(startOffset: Int, endOffset: Int, type: KotlinType) :
-        IrExpressionBase(startOffset, endOffset, type), IrTryCatch {
+class IrTryImpl(startOffset: Int, endOffset: Int, type: KotlinType) :
+        IrExpressionBase(startOffset, endOffset, type), IrTry {
     override lateinit var tryResult: IrExpression
 
-    private val catchClauseParameters = SmartList<VariableDescriptor>()
-    private val catchClauseResults = SmartList<IrExpression>()
-
-    override val catchClausesCount: Int get() = catchClauseResults.size
-
-    fun addCatchClause(parameter: VariableDescriptor, result: IrExpression) {
-        catchClauseParameters.add(parameter)
-        catchClauseResults.add(result)
-    }
-
-    override fun getNthCatchParameter(n: Int): VariableDescriptor? =
-            catchClauseParameters.getOrNull(n)
-
-    override fun getNthCatchResult(n: Int): IrExpression? =
-            catchClauseResults.getOrNull(n)
-
-    override fun putNthCatchParameter(n: Int, variableDescriptor: VariableDescriptor) {
-        catchClauseParameters[n] = variableDescriptor
-    }
-
-    override fun putNthCatchResult(n: Int, expression: IrExpression) {
-        catchClauseResults[n] = expression
-    }
+    override val catches: MutableList<IrCatch> = SmartList()
 
     override var finallyExpression: IrExpression? = null
 
     override fun <R, D> accept(visitor: IrElementVisitor<R, D>, data: D): R {
-        return visitor.visitTryCatch(this, data)
+        return visitor.visitTry(this, data)
     }
 
     override fun <D> acceptChildren(visitor: IrElementVisitor<Unit, D>, data: D) {
         tryResult.accept(visitor, data)
-        catchClauseResults.forEach { it.accept(visitor, data) }
+        catches.forEach { it.accept(visitor, data) }
         finallyExpression?.accept(visitor, data)
     }
 
     override fun <D> transformChildren(transformer: IrElementTransformer<D>, data: D) {
         tryResult = tryResult.transform(transformer, data)
-        catchClauseResults.forEachIndexed { i, irExpression ->
-            catchClauseResults[i] = irExpression.transform(transformer, data)
+        catches.forEachIndexed { i, irCatch ->
+            catches[i] = irCatch.transform(transformer, data)
         }
     }
+}
+
+class IrCatchImpl(startOffset: Int, endOffset: Int,
+                  override val parameter: VariableDescriptor,
+                  override var result: IrExpression
+) : IrCatch, IrElementBase(startOffset, endOffset) {
+    override fun <R, D> accept(visitor: IrElementVisitor<R, D>, data: D): R {
+        return visitor.visitCatch(this, data)
+    }
+
+    override fun <D> acceptChildren(visitor: IrElementVisitor<Unit, D>, data: D) {
+        result.accept(visitor, data)
+    }
+
+    override fun <D> transformChildren(transformer: IrElementTransformer<D>, data: D) {
+        result = result.transform(transformer, data)
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/util/DumpIrTree.kt b/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/util/DumpIrTree.kt
index f07da2e31ea..2091666538d 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/util/DumpIrTree.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/util/DumpIrTree.kt
@@ -142,14 +142,13 @@ class DumpIrTreeVisitor(out: Appendable): IrElementVisitor<Unit, String> {
         }
     }
 
-    override fun visitTryCatch(tryCatch: IrTryCatch, data: String) {
-        tryCatch.dumpLabeledElementWith(data) {
-            tryCatch.tryResult.accept(this, "try")
-            for (i in 0 .. tryCatch.catchClausesCount - 1) {
-                val catchClauseParameter = tryCatch.getNthCatchParameter(i)!!
-                tryCatch.getNthCatchResult(i)!!.accept(this, "catch ${catchClauseParameter.name}")
+    override fun visitTry(aTry: IrTry, data: String) {
+        aTry.dumpLabeledElementWith(data) {
+            aTry.tryResult.accept(this, "try")
+            for (aCatch in aTry.catches) {
+                aCatch.accept(this, "")
             }
-            tryCatch.finallyExpression?.accept(this, "finally")
+            aTry.finallyExpression?.accept(this, "finally")
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/util/RenderIrElement.kt b/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/util/RenderIrElement.kt
index a44e93ecf59..8c2155e48e8 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/util/RenderIrElement.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/util/RenderIrElement.kt
@@ -179,8 +179,11 @@ class RenderIrElementVisitor : IrElementVisitor<String, Nothing?> {
     override fun visitGetClass(expression: IrGetClass, data: Nothing?): String =
             "GET_CLASS type=${expression.type.render()}"
 
-    override fun visitTryCatch(tryCatch: IrTryCatch, data: Nothing?): String =
-            "TRY_CATCH type=${tryCatch.type.render()}"
+    override fun visitTry(aTry: IrTry, data: Nothing?): String =
+            "TRY type=${aTry.type.render()}"
+
+    override fun visitCatch(aCatch: IrCatch, data: Nothing?): String =
+            "CATCH parameter=${aCatch.parameter.ref()}"
 
     override fun visitErrorDeclaration(declaration: IrErrorDeclaration, data: Nothing?): String =
             "ERROR_DECL ${declaration.descriptor.javaClass.simpleName} ${declaration.descriptor.ref()}"
diff --git a/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/visitors/IrElementTransformer.kt b/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/visitors/IrElementTransformer.kt
index dbb6faf92c2..9995c25be32 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/visitors/IrElementTransformer.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/visitors/IrElementTransformer.kt
@@ -104,7 +104,12 @@ interface IrElementTransformer<in D> : IrElementVisitor<IrElement, D> {
     override fun visitLoop(loop: IrLoop, data: D) = visitExpression(loop, data)
     override fun visitWhileLoop(loop: IrWhileLoop, data: D) = visitLoop(loop, data)
     override fun visitDoWhileLoop(loop: IrDoWhileLoop, data: D) = visitLoop(loop, data)
-    override fun visitTryCatch(tryCatch: IrTryCatch, data: D) = visitExpression(tryCatch, data)
+    override fun visitTry(aTry: IrTry, data: D) = visitExpression(aTry, data)
+
+    override fun visitCatch(aCatch: IrCatch, data: D): IrCatch {
+        aCatch.transformChildren(this, data)
+        return aCatch
+    }
 
     override fun visitBreakContinue(jump: IrBreakContinue, data: D) = visitExpression(jump, data)
     override fun visitBreak(jump: IrBreak, data: D) = visitBreakContinue(jump, data)
diff --git a/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/visitors/IrElementVisitor.kt b/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/visitors/IrElementVisitor.kt
index a21daa916ca..a4ead01c10c 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/visitors/IrElementVisitor.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/visitors/IrElementVisitor.kt
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ interface IrElementVisitor<out R, in D> {
     fun visitLoop(loop: IrLoop, data: D) = visitExpression(loop, data)
     fun visitWhileLoop(loop: IrWhileLoop, data: D) = visitLoop(loop, data)
     fun visitDoWhileLoop(loop: IrDoWhileLoop, data: D) = visitLoop(loop, data)
-    fun visitTryCatch(tryCatch: IrTryCatch, data: D) = visitExpression(tryCatch, data)
+    fun visitTry(aTry: IrTry, data: D) = visitExpression(aTry, data)
+    fun visitCatch(aCatch: IrCatch, data: D) = visitElement(aCatch, data)
 
     fun visitBreakContinue(jump: IrBreakContinue, data: D) = visitExpression(jump, data)
     fun visitBreak(jump: IrBreak, data: D) = visitBreakContinue(jump, data)
diff --git a/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/visitors/IrElementVisitorVoid.kt b/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/visitors/IrElementVisitorVoid.kt
index 84c3517705c..b9e1a4ea5c0 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/visitors/IrElementVisitorVoid.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/visitors/IrElementVisitorVoid.kt
@@ -174,8 +174,11 @@ interface IrElementVisitorVoid : IrElementVisitor<Unit, Nothing?> {
     fun visitDoWhileLoop(loop: IrDoWhileLoop) = visitLoop(loop)
     override fun visitDoWhileLoop(loop: IrDoWhileLoop, data: Nothing?) = visitDoWhileLoop(loop)
 
-    fun visitTryCatch(tryCatch: IrTryCatch) = visitExpression(tryCatch)
-    override fun visitTryCatch(tryCatch: IrTryCatch, data: Nothing?) = visitTryCatch(tryCatch)
+    fun visitTry(aTry: IrTry) = visitExpression(aTry)
+    override fun visitTry(aTry: IrTry, data: Nothing?) = visitTry(aTry)
+
+    fun visitCatch(aCatch: IrCatch) = visitElement(aCatch)
+    override fun visitCatch(aCatch: IrCatch, data: Nothing?) = visitCatch(aCatch)
 
     fun visitBreakContinue(jump: IrBreakContinue) = visitExpression(jump)
     override fun visitBreakContinue(jump: IrBreakContinue, data: Nothing?) = visitBreakContinue(jump)
diff --git a/compiler/testData/ir/irText/expressions/tryCatch.txt b/compiler/testData/ir/irText/expressions/tryCatch.txt
index 32c2448c8dc..812e7c661ad 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/ir/irText/expressions/tryCatch.txt
+++ b/compiler/testData/ir/irText/expressions/tryCatch.txt
@@ -1,22 +1,24 @@
 FILE /tryCatch.kt
   FUN public fun test1(): kotlin.Unit
     BLOCK_BODY
-      TRY_CATCH type=kotlin.Unit
+      TRY type=kotlin.Unit
         try: BLOCK type=kotlin.Unit origin=null
           CALL 'println(): Unit' type=kotlin.Unit origin=null
-        catch e: BLOCK type=kotlin.Unit origin=null
-          CALL 'println(): Unit' type=kotlin.Unit origin=null
+        CATCH parameter=e: Throwable
+          BLOCK type=kotlin.Unit origin=null
+            CALL 'println(): Unit' type=kotlin.Unit origin=null
         finally: BLOCK type=kotlin.Unit origin=null
           CALL 'println(): Unit' type=kotlin.Unit origin=null
   FUN public fun test2(): kotlin.Int
     BLOCK_BODY
       RETURN type=kotlin.Nothing from='test2(): Int'
-        TRY_CATCH type=kotlin.Int
+        TRY type=kotlin.Int
           try: BLOCK type=kotlin.Int origin=null
             CALL 'println(): Unit' type=kotlin.Unit origin=null
             CONST Int type=kotlin.Int value='42'
-          catch e: BLOCK type=kotlin.Int origin=null
-            CALL 'println(): Unit' type=kotlin.Unit origin=null
-            CONST Int type=kotlin.Int value='24'
+          CATCH parameter=e: Throwable
+            BLOCK type=kotlin.Int origin=null
+              CALL 'println(): Unit' type=kotlin.Unit origin=null
+              CONST Int type=kotlin.Int value='24'
           finally: BLOCK type=kotlin.Unit origin=null
             CALL 'println(): Unit' type=kotlin.Unit origin=null
diff --git a/compiler/testData/ir/irText/expressions/tryCatchWithImplicitCast.txt b/compiler/testData/ir/irText/expressions/tryCatchWithImplicitCast.txt
index 636cb45ad71..8e0875cc43e 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/ir/irText/expressions/tryCatchWithImplicitCast.txt
+++ b/compiler/testData/ir/irText/expressions/tryCatchWithImplicitCast.txt
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ FILE /tryCatchWithImplicitCast.kt
           GET_VAR 'value-parameter a: Any' type=kotlin.Any origin=null
         then: RETURN type=kotlin.Nothing from='testImplicitCast(Any): Unit'
       VAR val t: kotlin.String
-        TRY_CATCH type=kotlin.String
+        TRY type=kotlin.String
           try: BLOCK type=kotlin.String origin=null
             TYPE_OP origin=IMPLICIT_CAST typeOperand=kotlin.String
               GET_VAR 'value-parameter a: Any' type=kotlin.Any origin=null
-          catch e: BLOCK type=kotlin.String origin=null
-            CONST String type=kotlin.String value=''
+          CATCH parameter=e: Throwable
+            BLOCK type=kotlin.String origin=null
+              CONST String type=kotlin.String value=''