diff --git a/compiler/testData/builtin-classes.txt b/compiler/testData/builtin-classes.txt
index 096c237057e..54390b2a61c 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/builtin-classes.txt
+++ b/compiler/testData/builtin-classes.txt
@@ -607,22 +607,6 @@ public final enum class InlineOption : kotlin.Enum<kotlin.InlineOption> {
     public final /*synthesized*/ fun values(): kotlin.Array<kotlin.InlineOption>
 }
 
-public final enum class InlineStrategy : kotlin.Enum<kotlin.InlineStrategy> {
-    enum entry AS_FUNCTION
-
-    enum entry IN_PLACE
-
-    /*primary*/ private constructor InlineStrategy()
-    protected final override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun clone(): kotlin.Any
-    public final override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun compareTo(/*0*/ other: kotlin.InlineStrategy): kotlin.Int
-    public final override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun name(): kotlin.String
-    public final override /*1*/ /*fake_override*/ fun ordinal(): kotlin.Int
-
-    // Static members
-    public final /*synthesized*/ fun valueOf(/*0*/ value: kotlin.String): kotlin.InlineStrategy
-    public final /*synthesized*/ fun values(): kotlin.Array<kotlin.InlineStrategy>
-}
-
 public final class Int : kotlin.Number, kotlin.Comparable<kotlin.Int> {
     /*primary*/ private constructor Int()
     public final fun and(/*0*/ other: kotlin.Int): kotlin.Int
@@ -1277,9 +1261,7 @@ kotlin.annotation.Target(allowedTargets = {AnnotationTarget.FUNCTION, Annotation
 }
 
 kotlin.annotation.Target(allowedTargets = {AnnotationTarget.FUNCTION, AnnotationTarget.PROPERTY}) kotlin.annotation.Retention(value = AnnotationRetention.RUNTIME) kotlin.annotation.MustBeDocumented() kotlin.annotation.annotation() public final class inline : kotlin.Annotation {
-    /*primary*/ public constructor inline(/*0*/ strategy: kotlin.InlineStrategy = ...)
-    public final val strategy: kotlin.InlineStrategy
-        public final fun <get-strategy>(): kotlin.InlineStrategy
+    /*primary*/ public constructor inline()
 }
 
 kotlin.annotation.Target(allowedTargets = {AnnotationTarget.VALUE_PARAMETER}) kotlin.annotation.Retention(value = AnnotationRetention.RUNTIME) kotlin.annotation.MustBeDocumented() kotlin.annotation.annotation() public final class inlineOptions : kotlin.Annotation {
diff --git a/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledKotlin/inline/inlineFunction.kt b/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledKotlin/inline/inlineFunction.kt
index 7479e56870d..87211fc54a6 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledKotlin/inline/inlineFunction.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledKotlin/inline/inlineFunction.kt
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ package test
 
 inline fun a() {}
 
-inline(InlineStrategy.AS_FUNCTION) fun b() {}
+inline fun b() {}
 
-inline(InlineStrategy.IN_PLACE) fun c() {}
+inline fun c() {}
 
-inline(strategy = InlineStrategy.IN_PLACE) fun d() {}
\ No newline at end of file
+inline fun d() {}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledKotlin/inline/inlineFunction.txt b/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledKotlin/inline/inlineFunction.txt
index e1551eb89c4..dcf07d9a6fd 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledKotlin/inline/inlineFunction.txt
+++ b/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledKotlin/inline/inlineFunction.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package test
 
 kotlin.inline() public fun a(): kotlin.Unit
-kotlin.inline(strategy = InlineStrategy.AS_FUNCTION) public fun b(): kotlin.Unit
-kotlin.inline(strategy = InlineStrategy.IN_PLACE) public fun c(): kotlin.Unit
-kotlin.inline(strategy = InlineStrategy.IN_PLACE) public fun d(): kotlin.Unit
+kotlin.inline() public fun b(): kotlin.Unit
+kotlin.inline() public fun c(): kotlin.Unit
+kotlin.inline() public fun d(): kotlin.Unit
diff --git a/core/builtins/src/kotlin/Inline.kt b/core/builtins/src/kotlin/Inline.kt
index 1e5be53d2e1..5a7a9698080 100644
--- a/core/builtins/src/kotlin/Inline.kt
+++ b/core/builtins/src/kotlin/Inline.kt
@@ -31,33 +31,13 @@ public annotation class noinline
  * functions can contain non-local returns.
  * See the [Kotlin language documentation](http://kotlinlang.org/docs/reference/inline-functions.html) for more information.
  *
- * @property strategy the [InlineStrategy] to use for inlining this function.
- *
  * @see noinline
  * @see inlineOptions
  */
 @Target(AnnotationTarget.FUNCTION, AnnotationTarget.PROPERTY)
 @Retention(AnnotationRetention.RUNTIME)
 @MustBeDocumented
-public annotation class inline(public val strategy: InlineStrategy = InlineStrategy.AS_FUNCTION)
-
-/**
- * Specifies the strategy for code generation for an inline function.
- */
-public enum class InlineStrategy {
-    /**
-     * Specifies that the body of the inline function together with the bodies of the lambdas passed to it
-     * is generated as a separate method invoked from the calling function.
-     */
-    AS_FUNCTION,
-
-    /**
-     * Specifies that the body of the inline function together with the bodies of the lambdas passed to it
-     * is inlined directly into the calling function.
-     */
-    IN_PLACE
-}
-
+public annotation class inline
 
 /**
  * Specifies options for allowed control flow in inlined lambdas. Lambdas which are invoked directly by the