diff --git a/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/IntentionBasedInspection.kt b/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/IntentionBasedInspection.kt
index 8e69c7f3b80..bdfc14b4748 100644
--- a/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/IntentionBasedInspection.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/IntentionBasedInspection.kt
@@ -60,10 +60,13 @@ public abstract class IntentionBasedInspection<T: JetElement>(
                     }
                 }
 
-                holder.registerProblem(targetElement, intention.getText(), ProblemHighlightType.GENERIC_ERROR_OR_WARNING, fix)
+                holder.registerProblem(targetElement, intention.getText(), problemHighlightType, fix)
             }
         }
     }
+
+    protected open val problemHighlightType: ProblemHighlightType
+        get() = ProblemHighlightType.GENERIC_ERROR_OR_WARNING
 }
 
 private fun PsiElement.getOrCreateEditor(): Editor? {
diff --git a/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/RemoveExplicitTypeArgsInspection.kt b/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/RemoveExplicitTypeArgsInspection.kt
index d76f047e502..6a5743ddbd9 100644
--- a/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/RemoveExplicitTypeArgsInspection.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/RemoveExplicitTypeArgsInspection.kt
@@ -18,5 +18,9 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.inspections
 
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.intentions.RemoveExplicitTypeArguments
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.JetTypeArgumentList
+import com.intellij.codeInspection.ProblemHighlightType
 
-public class RemoveExplicitTypeArgsInspection : IntentionBasedInspection<JetTypeArgumentList>(RemoveExplicitTypeArguments())
+public class RemoveExplicitTypeArgsInspection : IntentionBasedInspection<JetTypeArgumentList>(RemoveExplicitTypeArguments()) {
+    override val problemHighlightType: ProblemHighlightType
+        get() = ProblemHighlightType.LIKE_UNUSED_SYMBOL
+}