diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/AsmUtil.java b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/AsmUtil.java
index 46345c0039d..5442f375663 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/AsmUtil.java
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/AsmUtil.java
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ import org.jetbrains.jet.codegen.state.JetTypeMapper;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.descriptors.*;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.resolve.DescriptorUtils;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.resolve.calls.model.ResolvedCall;
-import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.resolve.java.*;
+import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.resolve.java.AsmTypeConstants;
+import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.resolve.java.JavaVisibilities;
+import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.resolve.java.JvmClassName;
+import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.resolve.java.JvmPrimitiveType;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.resolve.java.descriptor.JavaCallableMemberDescriptor;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.resolve.name.FqName;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.types.JetType;
@@ -321,22 +324,6 @@ public class AsmUtil {
         }
     }
 
-    public static void genInitSingletonField(Type classAsmType, InstructionAdapter iv) {
-        genInitSingletonField(classAsmType, JvmAbi.INSTANCE_FIELD, classAsmType, iv);
-    }
-
-    public static void genInitSingletonField(FieldInfo info, InstructionAdapter iv) {
-        assert info.isStatic();
-        genInitSingletonField(info.getOwnerType(), info.getFieldName(), info.getFieldType(), iv);
-    }
-
-    public static void genInitSingletonField(Type fieldOwnerType, String fieldName, Type fieldAsmType, InstructionAdapter iv) {
-        iv.anew(fieldAsmType);
-        iv.dup();
-        iv.invokespecial(fieldAsmType.getInternalName(), "<init>", "()V");
-        iv.putstatic(fieldOwnerType.getInternalName(), fieldName, fieldAsmType.getDescriptor());
-    }
-
     public static int genAssignInstanceFieldFromParam(FieldInfo info, int index, InstructionAdapter iv) {
         assert !info.isStatic();
         Type fieldType = info.getFieldType();
diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ClosureCodegen.java b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ClosureCodegen.java
index 5f8cc28469d..9e9d404c8c0 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ClosureCodegen.java
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ClosureCodegen.java
@@ -162,7 +162,10 @@ public class ClosureCodegen extends ParentCodegenAwareImpl {
 
         if (state.getClassBuilderMode() == ClassBuilderMode.FULL) {
             mv.visitCode();
-            genInitSingletonField(asmType, iv);
+            iv.anew(asmType);
+            iv.dup();
+            iv.invokespecial(asmType.getInternalName(), "<init>", "()V");
+            iv.putstatic(asmType.getInternalName(), JvmAbi.INSTANCE_FIELD, asmType.getDescriptor());
             mv.visitInsn(RETURN);
             FunctionCodegen.endVisit(mv, "<clinit>", fun);
         }