diff --git a/nj2k/nj2k-services/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/nj2k/postProcessing/J2kPostProcessor.kt b/nj2k/nj2k-services/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/nj2k/postProcessing/J2kPostProcessor.kt
index be8dcc15c62..aef69ceb1a3 100644
--- a/nj2k/nj2k-services/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/nj2k/postProcessing/J2kPostProcessor.kt
+++ b/nj2k/nj2k-services/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/nj2k/postProcessing/J2kPostProcessor.kt
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ private val errorsFixingDiagnosticBasedPostProcessingGroup =
             MakeVisibleFactory,
             Errors.INVISIBLE_MEMBER
         ),
+        diagnosticBasedProcessing(
+            RemoveModifierFix.createRemoveModifierFactory(),
+            Errors.WRONG_MODIFIER_TARGET
+        ),
         fixValToVarDiagnosticBasedProcessing,
         fixTypeMismatchDiagnosticBasedProcessing
     )