diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/lower/BridgeLowering.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/lower/BridgeLowering.kt
index 79baf0d999c..233505d1b56 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/lower/BridgeLowering.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/lower/BridgeLowering.kt
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.jvm.ir.eraseTypeParameters
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.jvm.ir.isJvmAbstract
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.jvm.lower.inlineclasses.unboxInlineClass
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.AsmUtil
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.Modality
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.DescriptorVisibilities
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.Modality
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.IrStatement
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.builders.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.builders.declarations.addFunction
@@ -261,11 +261,17 @@ internal class BridgeLowering(val context: JvmBackendContext) : FileLoweringPass
                                 methodInfo = specialBridge.methodInfo?.copy(argumentsToCheck = 0), // For potential argument boxing
                                 isFinal = false,
                             )
-                            // The part after ?: is needed for methods with default implementations in collection interfaces:
+                            // The part after '?:' is needed for methods with default implementations in collection interfaces:
                             // MutableMap.remove() and getOrDefault().
                             val superTarget = overriddenFromClass.takeIf { !it.isFakeOverride } ?: specialBridge.overridden
-                            irClass.declarations.remove(irFunction)
-                            irClass.addSpecialBridge(superBridge, superTarget)
+                            if (superBridge.signature == superTarget.jvmMethod) {
+                                // If the resulting bridge to a super member matches the signature of the bridge callee,
+                                // bridge is not needed.
+                                irFunction
+                            } else {
+                                irClass.declarations.remove(irFunction)
+                                irClass.addSpecialBridge(superBridge, superTarget)
+                            }
                         }
                         else -> irFunction
                     }
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/bytecodeListing/specialBridges/redundantStubForSize.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/bytecodeListing/specialBridges/redundantStubForSize.kt
index 80ef3d3fb13..290b0d93a62 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/codegen/bytecodeListing/specialBridges/redundantStubForSize.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/bytecodeListing/specialBridges/redundantStubForSize.kt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// IGNORE_BACKEND: JVM_IR
 open class A1 {
     open val size: Int = 56
 }
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/bytecodeListing/specialBridges/redundantStubForSize_ir.txt b/compiler/testData/codegen/bytecodeListing/specialBridges/redundantStubForSize_ir.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..725225e35d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/bytecodeListing/specialBridges/redundantStubForSize_ir.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+@kotlin.Metadata
+public class A1 {
+    // source: 'redundantStubForSize.kt'
+    private final field size: int
+    public method <init>(): void
+    public method getSize(): int
+}
+
+@kotlin.Metadata
+public final class A2 {
+    // source: 'redundantStubForSize.kt'
+    public method <init>(): void
+    public synthetic bridge method add(p0: java.lang.Object): boolean
+    public method add(p0: java.lang.String): boolean
+    public method addAll(p0: java.util.Collection): boolean
+    public method clear(): void
+    public method contains(@org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull p0: java.lang.String): boolean
+    public bridge final method contains(p0: java.lang.Object): boolean
+    public method containsAll(@org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull p0: java.util.Collection): boolean
+    public method isEmpty(): boolean
+    public @org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull method iterator(): java.util.Iterator
+    public bridge final method remove(p0: java.lang.Object): boolean
+    public method remove(p0: java.lang.String): boolean
+    public method removeAll(p0: java.util.Collection): boolean
+    public method retainAll(p0: java.util.Collection): boolean
+    public bridge final method size(): int
+    public method toArray(): java.lang.Object[]
+    public method toArray(p0: java.lang.Object[]): java.lang.Object[]
+}