diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/script/KotlinScriptDefinitionFromAnnotatedTemplate.kt b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/script/KotlinScriptDefinitionFromAnnotatedTemplate.kt
index 97439e4147a..27eeb01f8f8 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/script/KotlinScriptDefinitionFromAnnotatedTemplate.kt
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/script/KotlinScriptDefinitionFromAnnotatedTemplate.kt
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtScript
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.addToStdlib.firstIsInstanceOrNull
 import java.io.File
 import kotlin.reflect.KClass
+import kotlin.reflect.KFunction
+import kotlin.reflect.KParameter
 import kotlin.reflect.full.memberFunctions
 import kotlin.reflect.full.primaryConstructor
 
@@ -68,6 +70,14 @@ open class KotlinScriptDefinitionFromAnnotatedTemplate(
     }
 
     private val acceptedAnnotations: List<KClass<out Annotation>> by lazy {
+
+        fun sameSignature(left: KFunction<*>, right: KFunction<*>): Boolean =
+                left.parameters.size == right.parameters.size &&
+                left.parameters.zip(right.parameters).all {
+                    it.first.kind == KParameter.Kind.INSTANCE ||
+                    it.first.type == it.second.type
+                }
+
         val resolveMethod = ScriptDependenciesResolver::resolve
         val resolverMethodAnnotations =
                 resolver?.let { it::class }?.memberFunctions?.find { function ->
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/script/scriptTemplate.kt b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/script/scriptTemplate.kt
index ad6278d9496..16fe8ff4c8d 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/script/scriptTemplate.kt
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/script/scriptTemplate.kt
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ import java.io.File
 import java.util.concurrent.Future
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
 import kotlin.reflect.KClass
-import kotlin.reflect.KFunction
-import kotlin.reflect.KParameter
 
 const val DEFAULT_SCRIPT_FILE_PATTERN = ".*\\.kts"
 
@@ -80,10 +78,3 @@ class BasicScriptDependenciesResolver : ScriptDependenciesResolver
 @Retention(AnnotationRetention.RUNTIME)
 annotation class AcceptedAnnotations(vararg val supportedAnnotationClasses: KClass<out Annotation>)
 
-internal fun sameSignature(left: KFunction<*>, right: KFunction<*>): Boolean =
-        left.parameters.size == right.parameters.size &&
-        left.parameters.zip(right.parameters).all {
-            it.first.kind == KParameter.Kind.INSTANCE ||
-            it.first.type == it.second.type
-        }
-