diff --git a/compiler/fir/checkers/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/analysis/FirSourceChildren.kt b/compiler/fir/checkers/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/analysis/FirSourceChildren.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index e12db21f4b4..00000000000
--- a/compiler/fir/checkers/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/analysis/FirSourceChildren.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2010-2020 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.fir.analysis
-
-import com.intellij.psi.tree.IElementType
-import com.intellij.psi.tree.TokenSet
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.*
-
-fun FirSourceElement.getChild(type: IElementType, index: Int = 0, depth: Int = -1): FirSourceElement? {
-    return getChild(setOf(type), index, depth)
-}
-
-fun FirSourceElement.getChild(types: TokenSet, index: Int = 0, depth: Int = -1): FirSourceElement? {
-    return getChild(types.types.toSet(), index, depth)
-}
-
-fun FirSourceElement.getChild(types: Set<IElementType>, index: Int = 0, depth: Int = -1): FirSourceElement? {
-    return when (this) {
-        is FirPsiSourceElement<*> -> {
-            getChild(types, index, depth)
-        }
-        is FirLightSourceElement -> {
-            getChild(types, index, depth)
-        }
-        else -> null
-    }
-}
-
-private fun FirPsiSourceElement<*>.getChild(types: Set<IElementType>, index: Int, depth: Int): FirSourceElement? {
-    val visitor = PsiElementFinderByType(types, index, depth)
-    return visitor.find(psi)?.toFirPsiSourceElement()
-}
-
-private fun FirLightSourceElement.getChild(types: Set<IElementType>, index: Int, depth: Int): FirSourceElement? {
-    val visitor = LighterTreeElementFinderByType(treeStructure, types, index, depth)
-
-    return visitor.find(lighterASTNode)?.toFirLightSourceElement(treeStructure)
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/fir/checkers/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/analysis/checkers/extended/UnusedChecker.kt b/compiler/fir/checkers/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/analysis/checkers/extended/UnusedChecker.kt
index 5c1acff49d1..0350230bc94 100644
--- a/compiler/fir/checkers/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/analysis/checkers/extended/UnusedChecker.kt
+++ b/compiler/fir/checkers/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/analysis/checkers/extended/UnusedChecker.kt
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.analysis.checkers.extended
 
 import kotlinx.collections.immutable.PersistentMap
 import kotlinx.collections.immutable.persistentMapOf
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.KtNodeTypes
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.FirFakeSourceElementKind
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.FirSourceElement
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.FirSymbolOwner
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.analysis.cfa.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.analysis.checkers.cfa.FirControlFlowChecker
@@ -17,16 +17,17 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.analysis.checkers.getContainingClass
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.analysis.checkers.isIterator
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.analysis.diagnostics.DiagnosticReporter
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.analysis.diagnostics.FirErrors
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.analysis.getChild
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.expressions.FirFunctionCall
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.references.FirResolvedNamedReference
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.resolve.dfa.cfg.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.symbols.impl.FirPropertySymbol
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.lexer.KtTokens
 
 object UnusedChecker : FirControlFlowChecker() {
     override fun analyze(graph: ControlFlowGraph, reporter: DiagnosticReporter, checkerContext: CheckerContext) {
-        if ((graph.declaration as? FirSymbolOwner<*>)?.getContainingClass(checkerContext)?.takeIf { !it.symbol.classId.isLocal }!= null) return
+        if ((graph.declaration as? FirSymbolOwner<*>)?.getContainingClass(checkerContext)?.takeIf {
+                !it.symbol.classId.isLocal
+            } != null
+        ) return
         val properties = LocalPropertyCollector.collect(graph)
         if (properties.isEmpty()) return
 
@@ -55,11 +56,11 @@ object UnusedChecker : FirControlFlowChecker() {
             if (variableSymbol.isLoopIterator) return
             val data = data[node]?.get(variableSymbol) ?: return
 
+            val variableSource = variableSymbol.fir.source.takeIf { it?.elementType != KtNodeTypes.DESTRUCTURING_DECLARATION }
             when {
                 data == VariableStatus.UNUSED -> {
                     if ((node.fir.initializer as? FirFunctionCall)?.isIterator != true) {
-                        val source = variableSymbol.identifierSource
-                        reporter.report(source, FirErrors.UNUSED_VARIABLE)
+                        reporter.report(variableSource, FirErrors.UNUSED_VARIABLE)
                     }
                 }
                 data.isRedundantInit -> {
@@ -67,8 +68,7 @@ object UnusedChecker : FirControlFlowChecker() {
                     reporter.report(source, FirErrors.VARIABLE_INITIALIZER_IS_REDUNDANT)
                 }
                 data == VariableStatus.ONLY_WRITTEN_NEVER_READ -> {
-                    val source = variableSymbol.identifierSource
-                    reporter.report(source, FirErrors.VARIABLE_NEVER_READ)
+                    reporter.report(variableSource, FirErrors.VARIABLE_NEVER_READ)
                 }
                 else -> {
                 }
@@ -203,7 +203,4 @@ object UnusedChecker : FirControlFlowChecker() {
 
     private val FirPropertySymbol.isLoopIterator
         get() = fir.initializer?.source?.kind == FirFakeSourceElementKind.DesugaredForLoop
-
-    private val FirPropertySymbol.identifierSource: FirSourceElement?
-        get() = fir.source?.getChild(KtTokens.IDENTIFIER, 0, 1)
 }
diff --git a/compiler/fir/checkers/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/analysis/diagnostics/FirErrors.kt b/compiler/fir/checkers/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/analysis/diagnostics/FirErrors.kt
index 981469e9b4b..4d941074326 100644
--- a/compiler/fir/checkers/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/analysis/diagnostics/FirErrors.kt
+++ b/compiler/fir/checkers/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/analysis/diagnostics/FirErrors.kt
@@ -165,9 +165,9 @@ object FirErrors {
     val ARRAY_EQUALITY_OPERATOR_CAN_BE_REPLACED_WITH_EQUALS by warning0<FirSourceElement, KtExpression>(SourceElementPositioningStrategies.OPERATOR)
     val EMPTY_RANGE by warning0<FirSourceElement, PsiElement>()
     val REDUNDANT_SETTER_PARAMETER_TYPE by warning0<FirSourceElement, PsiElement>()
-    val UNUSED_VARIABLE by warning0<FirSourceElement, PsiElement>()
+    val UNUSED_VARIABLE by warning0<FirSourceElement, KtNamedDeclaration>(SourceElementPositioningStrategies.DECLARATION_NAME)
     val ASSIGNED_VALUE_IS_NEVER_READ by warning0<FirSourceElement, PsiElement>()
     val VARIABLE_INITIALIZER_IS_REDUNDANT by warning0<FirSourceElement, PsiElement>()
-    val VARIABLE_NEVER_READ by warning0<FirSourceElement, PsiElement>()
+    val VARIABLE_NEVER_READ by warning0<FirSourceElement, KtNamedDeclaration>(SourceElementPositioningStrategies.DECLARATION_NAME)
     val USELESS_CALL_ON_NOT_NULL by warning0<FirSourceElement, PsiElement>()
 }