diff --git a/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/initializer/InitializerUtils.java b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/initializer/InitializerUtils.java
index d5f7cfaf29a..ef16e3534a3 100644
--- a/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/initializer/InitializerUtils.java
+++ b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/initializer/InitializerUtils.java
@@ -43,12 +43,7 @@ public final class InitializerUtils {
     public static JsStatement generateInitializerForProperty(@NotNull TranslationContext context,
             @NotNull PropertyDescriptor descriptor,
             @NotNull JsExpression value) {
-        if (context.isEcma5()) {
-            return JsAstUtils.definePropertyDataDescriptor(descriptor, value, context).makeStmt();
-        }
-        else {
-            return assignmentToBackingField(context, descriptor, value).makeStmt();
-        }
+        return assignmentToBackingField(context, descriptor, value).makeStmt();
     }
 
     @Nullable
diff --git a/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/utils/JsAstUtils.java b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/utils/JsAstUtils.java
index 349144b9fba..e1845cd2177 100644
--- a/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/utils/JsAstUtils.java
+++ b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/utils/JsAstUtils.java
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.descriptors.DeclarationDescriptor;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.descriptors.FunctionDescriptor;
-import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.descriptors.Modality;
-import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.descriptors.PropertyDescriptor;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.psi.JetElement;
 import org.jetbrains.k2js.translate.context.TranslationContext;
 
@@ -222,14 +220,6 @@ public final class JsAstUtils {
         return result;
     }
 
-    @NotNull
-    public static JsInvocation definePropertyDataDescriptor(@NotNull PropertyDescriptor descriptor,
-            @NotNull JsExpression value,
-            @NotNull TranslationContext context) {
-        return defineProperty(context.getNameForDescriptor(descriptor).getIdent(), createPropertyDataDescriptor(descriptor, value),
-                              context);
-    }
-
     @NotNull
     public static JsInvocation defineProperty(
             @NotNull String name,
@@ -272,11 +262,6 @@ public final class JsAstUtils {
         return dataDescriptor;
     }
 
-    @NotNull
-    public static JsObjectLiteral createPropertyDataDescriptor(@NotNull PropertyDescriptor descriptor, @NotNull JsExpression value) {
-        return createPropertyDataDescriptor(descriptor, descriptor.isVar() || descriptor.getModality() == Modality.OPEN, value);
-    }
-
     @NotNull
     private static JsObjectLiteral createPropertyDataDescriptor(
             @NotNull DeclarationDescriptor descriptor,