diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/ir/IrUtils.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/ir/IrUtils.kt
index 4cbbdcd54a4..51ab23071b7 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/ir/IrUtils.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/ir/IrUtils.kt
@@ -16,13 +16,11 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.IrElement
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.ObsoleteDescriptorBasedAPI
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.UNDEFINED_OFFSET
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.builders.Scope
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.builders.declarations.IrTypeParameterBuilder
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.builders.declarations.build
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.builders.declarations.buildReceiverParameter
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.builders.declarations.buildTypeParameter
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.declarations.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.declarations.impl.IrConstructorImpl
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.declarations.impl.IrFunctionImpl
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.declarations.impl.IrTypeParameterImpl
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.declarations.impl.IrValueParameterImpl
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.descriptors.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.expressions.*
@@ -31,7 +29,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.symbols.IrSimpleFunctionSymbol
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.symbols.IrSymbol
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.symbols.impl.IrConstructorSymbolImpl
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.symbols.impl.IrSimpleFunctionSymbolImpl
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.symbols.impl.IrTypeParameterSymbolImpl
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.symbols.impl.IrValueParameterSymbolImpl
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.types.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.types.impl.IrSimpleTypeImpl
@@ -175,18 +172,15 @@ fun IrValueParameter.copyTo(
     }
 }
 
-@OptIn(ObsoleteDescriptorBasedAPI::class)
 fun IrTypeParameter.copyToWithoutSuperTypes(
     target: IrTypeParametersContainer,
     index: Int = this.index,
     origin: IrDeclarationOrigin = this.origin
-): IrTypeParameter {
-    val descriptor = WrappedTypeParameterDescriptor(symbol.descriptor.annotations, symbol.descriptor.source)
-    val symbol = IrTypeParameterSymbolImpl(descriptor)
-    return IrTypeParameterImpl(startOffset, endOffset, origin, symbol, name, index, isReified, variance).also { copied ->
-        descriptor.bind(copied)
-        copied.parent = target
-    }
+): IrTypeParameter = buildTypeParameter(target) {
+    updateFrom(this@copyToWithoutSuperTypes)
+    this.name = this@copyToWithoutSuperTypes.name
+    this.origin = origin
+    this.index = index
 }
 
 @OptIn(ObsoleteDescriptorBasedAPI::class)
@@ -637,15 +631,10 @@ private fun IrSimpleFunction.copyAndRenameConflictingTypeParametersFrom(
             contextType.name.asString()
         }
 
-        val newTypeParameter = IrTypeParameterBuilder().run {
+        newParameters.add(buildTypeParameter(this) {
             updateFrom(contextType)
             name = Name.identifier(newName)
-            build()
-        }.also {
-            it.parent = this
-        }
-
-        newParameters.add(newTypeParameter)
+        })
     }
 
     typeParameters = typeParameters + newParameters
diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/builders/declarations/declarationBuilders.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/builders/declarations/declarationBuilders.kt
index 3823c114bf0..a293aad1dc5 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/builders/declarations/declarationBuilders.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/builders/declarations/declarationBuilders.kt
@@ -300,7 +300,8 @@ fun IrSimpleFunction.addExtensionReceiver(type: IrType, origin: IrDeclarationOri
         this.origin = origin
     }
 
-fun IrTypeParameterBuilder.build(): IrTypeParameter {
+@PublishedApi
+internal fun IrTypeParameterBuilder.buildTypeParameter(parent: IrDeclarationParent): IrTypeParameter {
     val wrappedDescriptor = WrappedTypeParameterDescriptor()
     return IrTypeParameterImpl(
         startOffset, endOffset, origin,
@@ -309,18 +310,24 @@ fun IrTypeParameterBuilder.build(): IrTypeParameter {
     ).also {
         wrappedDescriptor.bind(it)
         it.superTypes.addAll(superTypes)
+        it.parent = parent
     }
 }
 
+inline fun buildTypeParameter(parent: IrDeclarationParent, builder: IrTypeParameterBuilder.() -> Unit): IrTypeParameter =
+    IrTypeParameterBuilder().run {
+        builder()
+        buildTypeParameter(parent)
+    }
+
 inline fun IrTypeParametersContainer.addTypeParameter(builder: IrTypeParameterBuilder.() -> Unit): IrTypeParameter =
     IrTypeParameterBuilder().run {
         builder()
         if (index == UNDEFINED_PARAMETER_INDEX) {
             index = typeParameters.size
         }
-        build().also { typeParameter ->
+        buildTypeParameter(this@addTypeParameter).also { typeParameter ->
             typeParameters += typeParameter
-            typeParameter.parent = this@addTypeParameter
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/ir/IrBuilder.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/ir/IrBuilder.kt
index 86becebee06..fb04c442b8a 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/ir/IrBuilder.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/ir/IrBuilder.kt
@@ -14,22 +14,18 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.builders.declarations.buildValueParameter
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.declarations.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.declarations.impl.IrAnonymousInitializerImpl
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.declarations.impl.IrFunctionImpl
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.declarations.impl.IrTypeParameterImpl
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.declarations.impl.IrVariableImpl
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.descriptors.WrappedClassDescriptor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.descriptors.WrappedSimpleFunctionDescriptor
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.descriptors.WrappedTypeParameterDescriptor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.descriptors.WrappedVariableDescriptor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.expressions.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.expressions.impl.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.symbols.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.symbols.impl.IrAnonymousInitializerSymbolImpl
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.symbols.impl.IrSimpleFunctionSymbolImpl
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.symbols.impl.IrTypeParameterSymbolImpl
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.symbols.impl.IrVariableSymbolImpl
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.types.IrType
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.Name
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.types.Variance
 
 object JsIrBuilder {
 
@@ -67,22 +63,6 @@ object JsIrBuilder {
             this.type = type
         }
 
-    fun buildTypeParameter(name: Name, index: Int, isReified: Boolean, variance: Variance = Variance.INVARIANT): IrTypeParameter {
-        val descriptor = WrappedTypeParameterDescriptor()
-        return IrTypeParameterImpl(
-            UNDEFINED_OFFSET,
-            UNDEFINED_OFFSET,
-            SYNTHESIZED_DECLARATION,
-            IrTypeParameterSymbolImpl(descriptor),
-            name,
-            index,
-            isReified,
-            variance
-        ).also {
-            descriptor.bind(it)
-        }
-    }
-
     fun buildFunction(
         name: String,
         returnType: IrType,