diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/inline/MethodInliner.kt b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/inline/MethodInliner.kt
index 7c29493bf95..d1afc6b34ce 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/inline/MethodInliner.kt
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/inline/MethodInliner.kt
@@ -1071,15 +1071,17 @@ class MethodInliner(
         //remove next template:
         //      aload x
         //      LDC paramName
-        //      INTRINSICS_CLASS_NAME.checkParameterIsNotNull(...)
+        //      INTRINSICS_CLASS_NAME.checkParameterIsNotNull/checkNotNullParameter(...)
         private fun removeClosureAssertions(node: MethodNode) {
             val toDelete = arrayListOf<AbstractInsnNode>()
             InsnSequence(node.instructions).filterIsInstance<MethodInsnNode>().forEach { methodInsnNode ->
-                if (methodInsnNode.name == "checkParameterIsNotNull" && methodInsnNode.owner == IntrinsicMethods.INTRINSICS_CLASS_NAME) {
+                if (methodInsnNode.owner == IntrinsicMethods.INTRINSICS_CLASS_NAME &&
+                    (methodInsnNode.name == "checkParameterIsNotNull" || methodInsnNode.name == "checkNotNullParameter")
+                ) {
                     val prev = methodInsnNode.previous
-                    assert(Opcodes.LDC == prev?.opcode) { "'checkParameterIsNotNull' should go after LDC but $prev" }
+                    assert(Opcodes.LDC == prev?.opcode) { "'${methodInsnNode.name}' should go after LDC but $prev" }
                     val prevPev = methodInsnNode.previous.previous
-                    assert(Opcodes.ALOAD == prevPev?.opcode) { "'checkParameterIsNotNull' should be invoked on local var, but $prev" }
+                    assert(Opcodes.ALOAD == prevPev?.opcode) { "'${methodInsnNode.name}' should be invoked on local var, but $prev" }
 
                     toDelete.add(prevPev)
                     toDelete.add(prev)