diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/scopes/WriteThroughScope.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/scopes/WriteThroughScope.java
index 81bc6a6bb6d..687c18a948e 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/scopes/WriteThroughScope.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/scopes/WriteThroughScope.java
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ public class WriteThroughScope extends WritableScopeWithImports {
     @Override
     @NotNull
     public DeclarationDescriptor getContainingDeclaration() {
-        checkMayRead();
-
         return writableWorker.getContainingDeclaration();
     }