diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.java b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.java
index abc14d2666c..73e6f058f3d 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.java
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.coroutines.CoroutineCodegenUtilKt;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.coroutines.ResolvedCallWithRealDescriptor;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.extensions.ExpressionCodegenExtension;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.forLoop.AbstractForLoopGenerator;
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.forLoop.ForLoopGenerator;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.inline.*;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.intrinsics.*;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.pseudoInsns.PseudoInsnsKt;
@@ -627,7 +628,7 @@ public class ExpressionCodegen extends KtVisitor<StackValue, StackValue> impleme
         return context.getContextKind();
     }
 
-    private void generateForLoop(AbstractForLoopGenerator generator) {
+    private void generateForLoop(ForLoopGenerator generator) {
         Label loopExit = new Label();
         Label loopEntry = new Label();
         Label continueLabel = new Label();
diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/forLoop/AbstractForLoopGenerator.kt b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/forLoop/AbstractForLoopGenerator.kt
index 6a3391c2bc1..00c0970dfd7 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/forLoop/AbstractForLoopGenerator.kt
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/forLoop/AbstractForLoopGenerator.kt
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.org.objectweb.asm.Type
 
 abstract class AbstractForLoopGenerator(
         protected val codegen: ExpressionCodegen,
-        val forExpression: KtForExpression
-) {
+        override val forExpression: KtForExpression
+) : ForLoopGenerator {
     protected val bindingContext = codegen.bindingContext
     protected val v = codegen.v!!
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ abstract class AbstractForLoopGenerator(
         return nextCall.resultingDescriptor.returnType!!
     }
 
-    open fun beforeLoop() {
+    override fun beforeLoop() {
         val loopParameter = forExpression.loopParameter ?: return
         val multiParameter = loopParameter.destructuringDeclaration
         if (multiParameter != null) {
@@ -75,11 +75,7 @@ abstract class AbstractForLoopGenerator(
         }
     }
 
-    abstract fun checkEmptyLoop(loopExit: Label)
-
-    abstract fun checkPreCondition(loopExit: Label)
-
-    fun beforeBody() {
+    override fun beforeBody() {
         assignToLoopParameter()
         v.mark(loopParameterStartLabel)
 
@@ -118,7 +114,7 @@ abstract class AbstractForLoopGenerator(
 
     protected abstract fun checkPostConditionAndIncrement(loopExit: Label)
 
-    fun body() {
+    override fun body() {
         codegen.generateLoopBody(forExpression.body)
     }
 
@@ -132,7 +128,7 @@ abstract class AbstractForLoopGenerator(
         return varIndex
     }
 
-    fun afterBody(loopExit: Label) {
+    override fun afterBody(loopExit: Label) {
         codegen.markStartLineNumber(forExpression)
 
         checkPostConditionAndIncrement(loopExit)
@@ -140,7 +136,7 @@ abstract class AbstractForLoopGenerator(
         v.mark(bodyEnd)
     }
 
-    fun afterLoop() {
+    override fun afterLoop() {
         for (task in leaveVariableTasks.asReversed()) {
             task.run()
         }
diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/forLoop/ForLoopGenerator.kt b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/forLoop/ForLoopGenerator.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ab686c23f56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/forLoop/ForLoopGenerator.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2017 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.forLoop
+
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtForExpression
+import org.jetbrains.org.objectweb.asm.Label
+
+interface ForLoopGenerator {
+    val forExpression: KtForExpression
+    fun beforeLoop()
+    fun checkEmptyLoop(loopExit: Label)
+    fun checkPreCondition(loopExit: Label)
+    fun beforeBody()
+    fun body()
+    fun afterBody(loopExit: Label)
+    fun afterLoop()
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/range/RangeValue.kt b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/range/RangeValue.kt
index 99621f96040..3d71c7b6acf 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/range/RangeValue.kt
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/range/RangeValue.kt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtForExpression
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.calls.model.ResolvedCall
 
 interface RangeValue {
-    fun createForLoopGenerator(codegen: ExpressionCodegen, forExpression: KtForExpression): AbstractForLoopGenerator
+    fun createForLoopGenerator(codegen: ExpressionCodegen, forExpression: KtForExpression): ForLoopGenerator
 }
 
 class ArrayRangeValue : RangeValue {