diff --git a/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/reference/QualifiedExpressionTranslator.java b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/reference/QualifiedExpressionTranslator.java
index 158cedcb036..56b547723ec 100644
--- a/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/reference/QualifiedExpressionTranslator.java
+++ b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/reference/QualifiedExpressionTranslator.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public final class QualifiedExpressionTranslator {
             @NotNull CallType callType,
             @NotNull TranslationContext context
     ) {
-        if (ReferenceTranslator.canBePropertyGetterCall(selector, context)) {
+        if (ReferenceTranslator.canBePropertyAccess(selector, context)) {
             assert selector instanceof JetSimpleNameExpression : "Selectors for properties must be simple names.";
             return new SimpleWrappedVariableAccessTranslator(context, (JetSimpleNameExpression)selector, receiver).translateAsGet();
         }
diff --git a/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/reference/ReferenceTranslator.java b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/reference/ReferenceTranslator.java
index 3151c90e500..08d2cdfaf5e 100644
--- a/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/reference/ReferenceTranslator.java
+++ b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/reference/ReferenceTranslator.java
@@ -84,34 +84,16 @@ public final class ReferenceTranslator {
         return ReferenceAccessTranslator.newInstance(referenceExpression, context);
     }
 
-    // TODO: drop this
-    private static boolean canBePropertyGetterCall(@NotNull JetQualifiedExpression expression,
-            @NotNull TranslationContext context) {
-        JetSimpleNameExpression selector = getSelectorAsSimpleName(expression);
-        assert selector != null : "Only names are allowed after the dot";
-        return canBePropertyGetterCall(selector, context);
-    }
-
-    private static boolean canBePropertyGetterCall(@NotNull JetSimpleNameExpression expression,
-            @NotNull TranslationContext context) {
-        return (getDescriptorForReferenceExpression
-                        (context.bindingContext(), expression) instanceof PropertyDescriptor);
-    }
-
-    public static boolean canBePropertyGetterCall(@NotNull JetExpression expression,
-            @NotNull TranslationContext context) {
+    public static boolean canBePropertyAccess(@NotNull JetExpression expression, @NotNull TranslationContext context) {
+        JetSimpleNameExpression simpleNameExpression = null;
         if (expression instanceof JetQualifiedExpression) {
-            return canBePropertyGetterCall((JetQualifiedExpression) expression, context);
+            simpleNameExpression = getSelectorAsSimpleName((JetQualifiedExpression) expression);
         }
-        if (expression instanceof JetSimpleNameExpression) {
-            return canBePropertyGetterCall((JetSimpleNameExpression) expression, context);
+        else if (expression instanceof JetSimpleNameExpression) {
+            simpleNameExpression = (JetSimpleNameExpression) expression;
         }
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    public static boolean canBePropertyAccess(@NotNull JetExpression expression,
-            @NotNull TranslationContext context) {
-        return canBePropertyGetterCall(expression, context);
+        return simpleNameExpression != null &&
+               (getDescriptorForReferenceExpression(context.bindingContext(), simpleNameExpression) instanceof PropertyDescriptor);
     }
 
 }