diff --git a/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/references/referenceUtil.kt b/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/references/referenceUtil.kt
index e2ddfd7dd4d..dcbd12b8d24 100644
--- a/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/references/referenceUtil.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/references/referenceUtil.kt
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.references
 
-import com.intellij.ide.scratch.ScratchUtil
 import com.intellij.psi.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.asJava.unwrapped
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.builtins.isExtensionFunctionType
@@ -264,13 +263,13 @@ fun KtExpression.readWriteAccessWithFullExpression(useResolveForReadWrite: Boole
 
 fun KtReference.canBeResolvedViaImport(target: DeclarationDescriptor, bindingContext: BindingContext): Boolean {
     if (this is KDocReference) return element.getQualifiedName().size == 1
-    val referenceExpression = this.element as? KtNameReferenceExpression ?: return false
-    return referenceExpression.canBeResolvedViaImport(target, bindingContext)
+    return element.canBeResolvedViaImport(target, bindingContext)
 }
 
-fun KtSimpleNameExpression.canBeResolvedViaImport(target: DeclarationDescriptor, bindingContext: BindingContext): Boolean {
+fun KtElement.canBeResolvedViaImport(target: DeclarationDescriptor, bindingContext: BindingContext): Boolean {
     if (!target.canBeReferencedViaImport()) return false
     if (target.isExtension) return true // assume that any type of reference can use imports when resolved to extension
+    if (this !is KtNameReferenceExpression) return false
 
     val callTypeAndReceiver = CallTypeAndReceiver.detect(this)
     if (callTypeAndReceiver.receiver != null) {