diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/move/moveDeclarations/KotlinMoveTarget.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/move/moveDeclarations/KotlinMoveTarget.kt
index 11fa56dbe20..20009f82fbb 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/move/moveDeclarations/KotlinMoveTarget.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/move/moveDeclarations/KotlinMoveTarget.kt
@@ -16,11 +16,13 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.refactoring.move.moveDeclarations
 
+import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiDirectory
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiFile
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.core.getOrCreateCompanionObject
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.util.projectStructure.getModule
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.FqName
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.SpecialNames
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtClass
@@ -38,10 +40,16 @@ interface KotlinMoveTarget {
 
     // Check possible errors and return corresponding message, or null if no errors are detected
     fun verify(file: PsiFile): String?
+
+    val targetScope: VirtualFile?
+        get() = targetFile
 }
 
 interface KotlinDirectoryBasedMoveTarget : KotlinMoveTarget {
     val directory: PsiDirectory?
+
+    override val targetScope: VirtualFile?
+        get() = super.targetScope ?: directory?.virtualFile
 }
 
 object EmptyKotlinMoveTarget: KotlinMoveTarget {
@@ -110,4 +118,6 @@ class KotlinDirectoryMoveTarget(
     override fun getTargetPsiIfExists(originalPsi: PsiElement) = null
 
     override fun verify(file: PsiFile) = null
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+fun KotlinMoveTarget.getTargetModule(project: Project) = targetScope?.getModule(project)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/move/moveDeclarations/MoveKotlinDeclarationsProcessor.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/move/moveDeclarations/MoveKotlinDeclarationsProcessor.kt
index c10a38dd99c..a570576326e 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/move/moveDeclarations/MoveKotlinDeclarationsProcessor.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/move/moveDeclarations/MoveKotlinDeclarationsProcessor.kt
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.refactoring.fqName.getKotlinFqName
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.refactoring.move.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.refactoring.move.moveFilesOrDirectories.MoveKotlinClassHandler
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.search.projectScope
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.util.projectStructure.getModule
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.util.projectStructure.module
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.lexer.KtTokens
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.*
@@ -158,7 +157,7 @@ class MoveKotlinDeclarationsProcessor(
             val ktDeclaration = element.namedUnwrappedElement as? KtNamedDeclaration ?: return false
             if (ktDeclaration.hasModifier(KtTokens.PRIVATE_KEYWORD)) return false
             val (oldContainer, newContainer) = descriptor.delegate.getContainerChangeInfo(ktDeclaration, descriptor.moveTarget)
-            val targetModule = descriptor.moveTarget.targetFile?.getModule(project) ?: return false
+            val targetModule = descriptor.moveTarget.getTargetModule(project) ?: return false
             return oldContainer == newContainer && ktDeclaration.module == targetModule
         }
 
diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/move/moveDeclarations/moveConflictUtils.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/move/moveDeclarations/moveConflictUtils.kt
index 4640a1b9f34..704594e6d3f 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/move/moveDeclarations/moveConflictUtils.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/move/moveDeclarations/moveConflictUtils.kt
@@ -118,13 +118,8 @@ class MoveConflictChecker(
 
             is KotlinDirectoryBasedMoveTarget -> {
                 val packageFqName = targetContainerFqName ?: return null
-                val targetDir = directory?.virtualFile ?: targetFile
-                val targetModuleDescriptor = if (targetDir != null) {
-                    getModuleDescriptor(targetDir) ?: return null
-                }
-                else {
-                    resolutionFacade.moduleDescriptor
-                }
+                val targetModuleDescriptor = targetScope?.let { getModuleDescriptor(it) ?: return null }
+                                             ?: resolutionFacade.moduleDescriptor
                 MutablePackageFragmentDescriptor(targetModuleDescriptor, packageFqName).withSource(fakeFile)
             }
 
@@ -171,11 +166,11 @@ class MoveConflictChecker(
     // Based on RefactoringConflictsUtil.analyzeModuleConflicts
     fun analyzeModuleConflictsInUsages(project: Project,
                                        usages: Collection<UsageInfo>,
-                                       targetFile: VirtualFile,
+                                       targetScope: VirtualFile,
                                        conflicts: MultiMap<PsiElement, String>) {
-        val targetModule = targetFile.getModule(project) ?: return
+        val targetModule = targetScope.getModule(project) ?: return
 
-        val isInTestSources = ModuleRootManager.getInstance(targetModule).fileIndex.isInTestSourceContent(targetFile)
+        val isInTestSources = ModuleRootManager.getInstance(targetModule).fileIndex.isInTestSourceContent(targetScope)
         NextUsage@ for (usage in usages) {
             val element = usage.element ?: continue
             if (PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(element, PsiImportStatement::class.java, false) != null) continue
@@ -205,9 +200,9 @@ class MoveConflictChecker(
 
     fun checkModuleConflictsInUsages(externalUsages: MutableSet<UsageInfo>, conflicts: MultiMap<PsiElement, String>) {
         val newConflicts = MultiMap<PsiElement, String>()
-        val targetFile = moveTarget.targetFile ?: return
+        val targetScope = moveTarget.targetScope ?: return
 
-        analyzeModuleConflictsInUsages(project, externalUsages, targetFile, newConflicts)
+        analyzeModuleConflictsInUsages(project, externalUsages, targetScope, newConflicts)
         if (!newConflicts.isEmpty) {
             val referencedElementsToSkip = newConflicts.keySet().mapNotNullTo(HashSet()) { it.namedUnwrappedElement }
             externalUsages.removeIf {
@@ -247,8 +242,8 @@ class MoveConflictChecker(
             internalUsages: MutableSet<UsageInfo>,
             conflicts: MultiMap<PsiElement, String>
     ) {
-        val targetFile = moveTarget.targetFile ?: return
-        val targetModule = targetFile.getModule(project) ?: return
+        val targetScope = moveTarget.targetScope ?: return
+        val targetModule = targetScope.getModule(project) ?: return
         val resolveScope = targetModule.getScopeWithPlatformAwareDependencies()
 
         fun isInScope(targetElement: PsiElement, targetDescriptor: DeclarationDescriptor): Boolean {
@@ -260,7 +255,7 @@ class MoveConflictChecker(
             val renderedImportableTarget = DESCRIPTOR_RENDERER_FOR_COMPARISON.render(importableDescriptor)
             val renderedTarget by lazy { DESCRIPTOR_RENDERER_FOR_COMPARISON.render(targetDescriptor) }
 
-            val targetModuleInfo = getModuleInfoByVirtualFile(project, targetFile)
+            val targetModuleInfo = getModuleInfoByVirtualFile(project, targetScope)
             val dummyFile = KtPsiFactory(targetElement.project).createFile("dummy.kt", "").apply {
                 moduleInfo = targetModuleInfo
                 targetPlatform = TargetPlatformDetector.getPlatform(targetModule)
@@ -432,8 +427,7 @@ class MoveConflictChecker(
     private fun isToBeMoved(element: PsiElement): Boolean = allElementsToMove.any { it.isAncestor(element, false) }
 
     private fun checkInternalMemberUsages(conflicts: MultiMap<PsiElement, String>) {
-        val sourceRoot = moveTarget.targetFile ?: return
-        val targetModule = ModuleUtilCore.findModuleForFile(sourceRoot, project) ?: return
+        val targetModule = moveTarget.getTargetModule(project) ?: return
 
         val membersToCheck = LinkedHashSet<KtDeclaration>()
         val memberCollector = object : KtVisitorVoid() {