diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_SpecialJVM.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_SpecialJVM.kt
index d04935853a5..de5b594df43 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_SpecialJVM.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/generated/_SpecialJVM.kt
@@ -345,13 +345,6 @@ public fun <T, R : T> Stream<T>.filterIsInstance(klass: Class<R>): Stream<T> {
     return FilteringStream(this, true, { klass.isInstance(it) })
 }
 
-/**
- * Returns a list containing all elements that are instances of specified class
- */
-public fun <R : Char> String.filterIsInstance(klass: Class<R>): List<R> {
-    return filterIsInstanceTo(ArrayList<R>(), klass)
-}
-
 /**
  * Appends all elements that are instances of specified class to the given *destination*
  */
@@ -376,14 +369,6 @@ public fun <T, C : MutableCollection<in R>, R : T> Stream<T>.filterIsInstanceTo(
     return destination
 }
 
-/**
- * Appends all elements that are instances of specified class to the given *destination*
- */
-public fun <C : MutableCollection<in R>, R : Char> String.filterIsInstanceTo(destination: C, klass: Class<R>): C {
-    for (element in this) if (klass.isInstance(element)) destination.add(element as R)
-    return destination
-}
-
 /**
  * Sorts array or range in array inplace
  */
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-stdlib-gen/src/templates/SpecialJVM.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-stdlib-gen/src/templates/SpecialJVM.kt
index 21d128de527..c132354146b 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-stdlib-gen/src/templates/SpecialJVM.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-stdlib-gen/src/templates/SpecialJVM.kt
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ fun specialJVM(): List<GenericFunction> {
         typeParam("C : MutableCollection<in R>")
         typeParam("R : T")
         returns("C")
-        exclude(ArraysOfPrimitives)
+        exclude(ArraysOfPrimitives, Strings)
         body {
             """
             for (element in this) if (klass.isInstance(element)) destination.add(element as R)
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ fun specialJVM(): List<GenericFunction> {
             return filterIsInstanceTo(ArrayList<R>(), klass)
             """
         }
-        exclude(ArraysOfPrimitives)
+        exclude(ArraysOfPrimitives, Strings)
 
         doc(Streams) { "Returns a stream containing all elements that are instances of specified class" }
         returns(Streams) { "Stream<T>" }