diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/descriptors/ConstructorDescriptorImpl.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/descriptors/ConstructorDescriptorImpl.java
index 5f93d341953..a7d5f9495c5 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/descriptors/ConstructorDescriptorImpl.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/descriptors/ConstructorDescriptorImpl.java
@@ -45,13 +45,6 @@ public class ConstructorDescriptorImpl extends FunctionDescriptorImpl implements
         this.isPrimary = isPrimary;
     }
 
-    @Override
-    @Deprecated
-    public ConstructorDescriptorImpl initialize(@Nullable JetType receiverType, @NotNull ReceiverDescriptor expectedThisObject, @NotNull List<TypeParameterDescriptor> typeParameters, @NotNull List<ValueParameterDescriptor> unsubstitutedValueParameters, @Nullable JetType unsubstitutedReturnType, Modality modality, @NotNull Visibility visibility) {
-        assert receiverType == null;
-        return (ConstructorDescriptorImpl) super.initialize(null, expectedThisObject, typeParameters, unsubstitutedValueParameters, unsubstitutedReturnType, modality, visibility);
-    }
-
     public ConstructorDescriptorImpl initialize(@NotNull List<TypeParameterDescriptor> typeParameters, @NotNull List<ValueParameterDescriptor> unsubstitutedValueParameters, Visibility visibility) {
         super.initialize(null, getExpectedThisObject(getContainingDeclaration()), typeParameters, unsubstitutedValueParameters, null, Modality.FINAL, visibility);
         return this;
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/descriptors/FunctionDescriptorImpl.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/descriptors/FunctionDescriptorImpl.java
index e057306bbf3..4e865dfb81d 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/descriptors/FunctionDescriptorImpl.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/descriptors/FunctionDescriptorImpl.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public abstract class FunctionDescriptorImpl extends DeclarationDescriptorImpl i
         this.kind = kind;
     }
 
-    public FunctionDescriptorImpl initialize(
+    protected FunctionDescriptorImpl initialize(
             @Nullable JetType receiverType,
             @NotNull ReceiverDescriptor expectedThisObject,
             @NotNull List<TypeParameterDescriptor> typeParameters,
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/descriptors/NamedFunctionDescriptorImpl.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/descriptors/NamedFunctionDescriptorImpl.java
index c5a5988ba02..cfb0139073f 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/descriptors/NamedFunctionDescriptorImpl.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/descriptors/NamedFunctionDescriptorImpl.java
@@ -17,8 +17,11 @@
 package org.jetbrains.jet.lang.descriptors;
 
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.descriptors.annotations.AnnotationDescriptor;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.resolve.DescriptorUtils;
+import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.resolve.scopes.receivers.ReceiverDescriptor;
+import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.types.JetType;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.types.TypeSubstitutor;
 
 import java.util.List;
@@ -45,6 +48,11 @@ public class NamedFunctionDescriptorImpl extends FunctionDescriptorImpl implemen
         super(containingDeclaration, original, annotations, name, kind);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public FunctionDescriptorImpl initialize(@Nullable JetType receiverType, @NotNull ReceiverDescriptor expectedThisObject, @NotNull List<TypeParameterDescriptor> typeParameters, @NotNull List<ValueParameterDescriptor> unsubstitutedValueParameters, @Nullable JetType unsubstitutedReturnType, @Nullable Modality modality, @NotNull Visibility visibility) {
+        return super.initialize(receiverType, expectedThisObject, typeParameters, unsubstitutedValueParameters, unsubstitutedReturnType, modality, visibility);
+    }
+
     @NotNull
     @Override
     public NamedFunctionDescriptor getOriginal() {
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/types/ErrorUtils.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/types/ErrorUtils.java
index fb90916f3e6..fa82dbbf07a 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/types/ErrorUtils.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/types/ErrorUtils.java
@@ -178,12 +178,8 @@ public class ErrorUtils {
 
     public static ConstructorDescriptor createErrorConstructor(int typeParameterCount, List<JetType> positionedValueParameterTypes) {
         return new ConstructorDescriptorImpl(ERROR_CLASS, Collections.<AnnotationDescriptor>emptyList(), false).initialize(
-                null,
-                ReceiverDescriptor.NO_RECEIVER,
                 Collections.<TypeParameterDescriptor>emptyList(), // TODO
                 Collections.<ValueParameterDescriptor>emptyList(), // TODO
-                createErrorType("<ERROR CONSRUCTOR RETURN TYPE>"),
-                Modality.OPEN,
                 Visibility.INTERNAL
         );
     }