diff --git a/compiler/fir/tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/contracts/description/ConeContractDescription.kt b/compiler/fir/tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/contracts/description/ConeContractDescription.kt
index d405769c4d8..7769571aa34 100644
--- a/compiler/fir/tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/contracts/description/ConeContractDescription.kt
+++ b/compiler/fir/tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/contracts/description/ConeContractDescription.kt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ interface ConeContractDescriptionElement {
     fun <R, D> accept(contractDescriptionVisitor: ConeContractDescriptionVisitor<R, D>, data: D): R
 }
 
-interface ConeEffectDeclaration : ConeContractDescriptionElement {
+abstract class ConeEffectDeclaration : ConeContractDescriptionElement {
     override fun <R, D> accept(contractDescriptionVisitor: ConeContractDescriptionVisitor<R, D>, data: D): R =
         contractDescriptionVisitor.visitEffectDeclaration(this, data)
 }
diff --git a/compiler/fir/tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/contracts/description/ConeEffects.kt b/compiler/fir/tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/contracts/description/ConeEffects.kt
index e81096b73af..eb37a89e326 100644
--- a/compiler/fir/tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/contracts/description/ConeEffects.kt
+++ b/compiler/fir/tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/contracts/description/ConeEffects.kt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.contracts.description.InvocationKind
  *  - if [effect] wasn't observed, we *can't* reason that [condition] is false
  *  - if [condition] is true, we *can't* reason that [effect] will be observed.
  */
-class ConeConditionalEffectDeclaration(val effect: ConeEffectDeclaration, val condition: ConeBooleanExpression) : ConeEffectDeclaration {
+class ConeConditionalEffectDeclaration(val effect: ConeEffectDeclaration, val condition: ConeBooleanExpression) : ConeEffectDeclaration() {
     override fun <R, D> accept(contractDescriptionVisitor: ConeContractDescriptionVisitor<R, D>, data: D): R =
         contractDescriptionVisitor.visitConditionalEffectDeclaration(this, data)
 }
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class ConeConditionalEffectDeclaration(val effect: ConeEffectDeclaration, val co
 /**
  * Effect which specifies that subroutine returns some particular value
  */
-class ConeReturnsEffectDeclaration(val value: ConeConstantReference) : ConeEffectDeclaration {
+class ConeReturnsEffectDeclaration(val value: ConeConstantReference) : ConeEffectDeclaration() {
     override fun <R, D> accept(contractDescriptionVisitor: ConeContractDescriptionVisitor<R, D>, data: D): R =
         contractDescriptionVisitor.visitReturnsEffectDeclaration(this, data)
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class ConeReturnsEffectDeclaration(val value: ConeConstantReference) : ConeEffec
  * Effect which specifies, that during execution of subroutine, callable [valueParameterReference] will be invoked
  * [kind] amount of times, and will never be invoked after subroutine call is finished.
  */
-class ConeCallsEffectDeclaration(val valueParameterReference: ConeValueParameterReference, val kind: InvocationKind) : ConeEffectDeclaration {
+class ConeCallsEffectDeclaration(val valueParameterReference: ConeValueParameterReference, val kind: InvocationKind) : ConeEffectDeclaration() {
     override fun <R, D> accept(contractDescriptionVisitor: ConeContractDescriptionVisitor<R, D>, data: D): R =
         contractDescriptionVisitor.visitCallsEffectDeclaration(this, data)
 }
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