diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi/createByPattern.kt b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi/createByPattern.kt
index a6b75629d38..2d0502ceec7 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi/createByPattern.kt
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi/createByPattern.kt
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ public fun <TElement : JetElement> createByPattern(pattern: String, vararg args:
             .flatMap { it.value }
             .map { it.range }
             .filterNot { it.isEmpty() }
-            .sortedBy { -it.getStartOffset() }
+            .sortedByDescending { it.startOffset }
 
     // reformat whole text except for String arguments (as they can contain user's formatting to be preserved)
     if (stringPlaceholderRanges.none()) {
diff --git a/j2k/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/OverloadReducer.kt b/j2k/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/OverloadReducer.kt
index 06ba1fd008d..8202267e7bd 100644
--- a/j2k/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/OverloadReducer.kt
+++ b/j2k/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/OverloadReducer.kt
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class OverloadReducer(
     private fun dropOverloadsForDefaultValues(equivalenceMap: Map<PsiMethod, EquivalentOverloadInfo>) {
         val dropCandidates = equivalenceMap
                 .map { it.key }
-                .sortedBy { -it.getParameterList().getParametersCount() } // we will try to drop them starting from ones with more parameters
+                .sortedByDescending { it.parameterList.parametersCount } // we will try to drop them starting from ones with more parameters
 
         DropCandidatesLoop@
         for (method in dropCandidates) {