diff --git a/compiler/fir/resolve/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/resolve/inference/InferenceUtils.kt b/compiler/fir/resolve/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/resolve/inference/InferenceUtils.kt
index 79203867d5e..210ec93c27a 100644
--- a/compiler/fir/resolve/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/resolve/inference/InferenceUtils.kt
+++ b/compiler/fir/resolve/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/resolve/inference/InferenceUtils.kt
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ fun extractLambdaInfoFromFunctionType(
         parameters,
         returnType,
         typeVariableForLambdaReturnType = returnTypeVariable,
-        candidate,
         coerceFirstParameterToExtensionReceiver
-    )
+    ).also {
+        candidate?.postponedAtoms?.add(it)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/fir/resolve/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/resolve/inference/PostponedArguments.kt b/compiler/fir/resolve/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/resolve/inference/PostponedArguments.kt
index 972b8578e48..d924b1a3052 100644
--- a/compiler/fir/resolve/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/resolve/inference/PostponedArguments.kt
+++ b/compiler/fir/resolve/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/resolve/inference/PostponedArguments.kt
@@ -145,7 +145,8 @@ private fun extractLambdaInfo(
         parameters,
         returnType,
         typeVariable.takeIf { newTypeVariableUsed },
-        candidate,
         coerceFirstParameterToExtensionReceiver = false
-    )
+    ).also {
+        candidate?.postponedAtoms?.add(it)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/fir/resolve/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/resolve/inference/PostponedAtoms.kt b/compiler/fir/resolve/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/resolve/inference/PostponedAtoms.kt
index 917f8678005..c9d934e5010 100644
--- a/compiler/fir/resolve/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/resolve/inference/PostponedAtoms.kt
+++ b/compiler/fir/resolve/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/resolve/inference/PostponedAtoms.kt
@@ -46,14 +46,8 @@ class ResolvedLambdaAtom(
     val parameters: List<ConeKotlinType>,
     var returnType: ConeKotlinType,
     typeVariableForLambdaReturnType: ConeTypeVariableForLambdaReturnType?,
-    candidateOfOuterCall: Candidate?,
     val coerceFirstParameterToExtensionReceiver: Boolean
 ) : PostponedResolvedAtom() {
-    init {
-        candidateOfOuterCall?.let {
-            it.postponedAtoms += this
-        }
-    }
 
     var typeVariableForLambdaReturnType = typeVariableForLambdaReturnType
         private set