diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/lower/JvmInlineClassLowering.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/lower/JvmInlineClassLowering.kt
index 925dce21fdf..eff972737b2 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/lower/JvmInlineClassLowering.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/lower/JvmInlineClassLowering.kt
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ private class JvmInlineClassLowering(private val context: JvmBackendContext) : F
             )
             valueMap[constructor.constructedClass.thisReceiver!!.symbol] = thisVar
 
-            constructor.body?.contents?.forEach { statement ->
+            constructor.body?.statements?.forEach { statement ->
                 +statement
                     .transform(object : IrElementTransformerVoid() {
                         // Don't recurse under nested class declarations
@@ -213,14 +213,6 @@ private class JvmInlineClassLowering(private val context: JvmBackendContext) : F
         }
     }
 
-    private fun buildReplacementCall(
-        originalFunction: IrFunction,
-        original: IrFunctionAccessExpression,
-        replacement: IrReplacementFunction
-    ) = context.createIrBuilder(original.symbol)
-        .irCall(replacement.function)
-        .apply { buildReplacement(originalFunction, original, replacement) }
-
     override fun visitFunctionReference(expression: IrFunctionReference): IrExpression {
         val replacement = manager.getReplacementFunction(expression.symbol.owner)
             ?: return super.visitFunctionReference(expression)
@@ -240,7 +232,9 @@ private class JvmInlineClassLowering(private val context: JvmBackendContext) : F
         val function = expression.symbol.owner
         val replacement = manager.getReplacementFunction(function)
             ?: return super.visitFunctionAccess(expression)
-        return buildReplacementCall(function, expression, replacement)
+        return context.createIrBuilder(expression.symbol).irCall(replacement.function).apply {
+            buildReplacement(function, expression, replacement)
+        }
     }
 
     private fun coerceInlineClasses(argument: IrExpression, from: IrType, to: IrType) =
@@ -377,11 +371,3 @@ private class JvmInlineClassLowering(private val context: JvmBackendContext) : F
         irClass.declarations += function
     }
 }
-
-private val IrBody.contents: List<IrStatement>
-    get() = when (this) {
-        is IrBlockBody -> statements
-        is IrExpressionBody -> listOf(expression)
-        is IrSyntheticBody -> error("Synthetic body contains no statements $this")
-        else -> throw IllegalStateException()
-    }
diff --git a/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/util/IrUtils.kt b/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/util/IrUtils.kt
index 3f471ae65c8..1e1808e083b 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/util/IrUtils.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/util/IrUtils.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util
 
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.IrElement
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.IrStatement
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.declarations.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.declarations.impl.IrValueParameterImpl
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.descriptors.IrBuiltIns
@@ -198,6 +199,14 @@ val IrDeclarationContainer.properties: Sequence<IrProperty>
 val IrFunction.explicitParameters: List<IrValueParameter>
     get() = (listOfNotNull(dispatchReceiverParameter, extensionReceiverParameter) + valueParameters)
 
+val IrBody.statements: List<IrStatement>
+    get() = when (this) {
+        is IrBlockBody -> statements
+        is IrExpressionBody -> listOf(expression)
+        is IrSyntheticBody -> error("Synthetic body contains no statements $this")
+        else -> error("Unknown subclass of IrBody")
+    }
+
 val IrClass.defaultType: IrSimpleType
     get() = this.thisReceiver!!.type as IrSimpleType