diff --git a/compiler/backend-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/CodegenUtil.kt b/compiler/backend-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/CodegenUtil.kt
index 16f84691b05..bced5c5c8c2 100644
--- a/compiler/backend-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/CodegenUtil.kt
+++ b/compiler/backend-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/CodegenUtil.kt
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common
 
+import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.bridges.findInterfaceImplementation
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.*
@@ -154,4 +155,12 @@ object CodegenUtil {
         }
         return this[slice, whenExpression] == true
     }
+
+    @JvmStatic
+    fun constructFakeFunctionCall(project: Project, referencedFunction: FunctionDescriptor): KtCallExpression {
+        val fakeFunctionCall = StringBuilder("callableReferenceFakeCall(")
+        fakeFunctionCall.append(referencedFunction.valueParameters.map { "p${it.index}" }.joinToString(", "))
+        fakeFunctionCall.append(")")
+        return KtPsiFactory(project).createExpression(fakeFunctionCall.toString()) as KtCallExpression
+    }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/FunctionReferenceGenerationStrategy.java b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/FunctionReferenceGenerationStrategy.java
index d9c907cc974..00561c91e3e 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/FunctionReferenceGenerationStrategy.java
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/FunctionReferenceGenerationStrategy.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen;
 import kotlin.collections.CollectionsKt;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.CodegenUtil;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.state.GenerationState;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.*;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.*;
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ public class FunctionReferenceGenerationStrategy extends FunctionGenerationStrat
          every argument boils down to calling LOAD with the corresponding index
          */
 
-        KtCallExpression fakeExpression = constructFakeFunctionCall();
+        KtCallExpression fakeExpression = CodegenUtil.constructFakeFunctionCall(state.getProject(), referencedFunction);
         final List<? extends ValueArgument> fakeArguments = fakeExpression.getValueArguments();
 
         final ReceiverValue dispatchReceiver = computeAndSaveReceiver(signature, codegen, referencedFunction.getDispatchReceiverParameter());
@@ -140,20 +141,6 @@ public class FunctionReferenceGenerationStrategy extends FunctionGenerationStrat
         v.areturn(returnType);
     }
 
-    @NotNull
-    private KtCallExpression constructFakeFunctionCall() {
-        StringBuilder fakeFunctionCall = new StringBuilder("callableReferenceFakeCall(");
-        for (Iterator<ValueParameterDescriptor> iterator = referencedFunction.getValueParameters().iterator(); iterator.hasNext(); ) {
-            ValueParameterDescriptor descriptor = iterator.next();
-            fakeFunctionCall.append("p").append(descriptor.getIndex());
-            if (iterator.hasNext()) {
-                fakeFunctionCall.append(", ");
-            }
-        }
-        fakeFunctionCall.append(")");
-        return (KtCallExpression) KtPsiFactoryKt.KtPsiFactory(state.getProject()).createExpression(fakeFunctionCall.toString());
-    }
-
     private void computeAndSaveArguments(@NotNull List<? extends ValueArgument> fakeArguments, @NotNull ExpressionCodegen codegen) {
         int receivers = (referencedFunction.getDispatchReceiverParameter() != null ? 1 : 0) +
                         (referencedFunction.getExtensionReceiverParameter() != null ? 1 : 0) -
diff --git a/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/translate/reference/CallableReferenceTranslator.kt b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/translate/reference/CallableReferenceTranslator.kt
index 9597eee6474..13ee4e4fed4 100644
--- a/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/translate/reference/CallableReferenceTranslator.kt
+++ b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/translate/reference/CallableReferenceTranslator.kt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.js.translate.reference
 
-import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.CodegenUtil
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.js.backend.ast.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.js.backend.ast.metadata.SideEffectKind
@@ -27,10 +27,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.js.translate.context.Namer
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.js.translate.context.TranslationContext
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.js.translate.general.Translation
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.js.translate.utils.BindingUtils
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtCallExpression
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtCallableReferenceExpression
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtExpression
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtPsiFactory
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.BindingContext
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.PropertyImportedFromObject
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.calls.callUtil.getFunctionResolvedCallWithAssert
@@ -80,7 +78,7 @@ object CallableReferenceTranslator {
             receiver: JsExpression?
     ): JsExpression {
         val realResolvedCall = expression.callableReference.getFunctionResolvedCallWithAssert(context.bindingContext())
-        val fakeExpression = constructFakeFunctionCall(expression.project, descriptor)
+        val fakeExpression = CodegenUtil.constructFakeFunctionCall(expression.project, descriptor)
 
         val fakeCall = CallMaker.makeCall(fakeExpression, null, null, fakeExpression, fakeExpression.valueArguments)
         val fakeResolvedCall = object : DelegatingResolvedCall<FunctionDescriptor>(realResolvedCall) {
@@ -118,13 +116,6 @@ object CallableReferenceTranslator {
         return wrapFunctionCallableRef(context, expression.callableReference.getReferencedName(), rawCallableRef)
     }
 
-    private fun constructFakeFunctionCall(project: Project, referencedFunction: FunctionDescriptor): KtCallExpression {
-        val fakeFunctionCall = StringBuilder("callableReferenceFakeCall(")
-        fakeFunctionCall.append(referencedFunction.valueParameters.map { "p${it.index}" }.joinToString(", "))
-        fakeFunctionCall.append(")")
-        return KtPsiFactory(project).createExpression(fakeFunctionCall.toString()) as KtCallExpression
-    }
-
     private fun translateForProperty(
             descriptor: PropertyDescriptor,
             context: TranslationContext,