diff --git a/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/utils/CallCounter.java b/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/utils/CallCounter.java
index 9f88fc7152d..c48443c73b4 100644
--- a/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/utils/CallCounter.java
+++ b/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/utils/CallCounter.java
@@ -19,23 +19,31 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.js.test.utils;
 import com.google.dart.compiler.backend.js.ast.*;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.List;
+import java.util.*;
 
 public class CallCounter extends RecursiveJsVisitor {
 
     private final List<JsNameRef> callsNameRefs = new ArrayList<JsNameRef>();
 
+    @NotNull
+    private final Set<String> exceptFunctionNames;
+
     @NotNull
     public static CallCounter countCalls(@NotNull JsNode node) {
-        CallCounter visitor = new CallCounter();
+        return countCalls(node, Collections.<String>emptySet());
+    }
+
+    @NotNull
+    public static CallCounter countCalls(@NotNull JsNode node, @NotNull Set<String> exceptFunctionNames) {
+        CallCounter visitor = new CallCounter(new HashSet<String>(exceptFunctionNames));
         node.accept(visitor);
 
         return visitor;
     }
 
-    CallCounter() {}
+    CallCounter(@NotNull Set<String> exceptFunctionNames) {
+        this.exceptFunctionNames = exceptFunctionNames;
+    }
 
     public int getTotalCallsCount() {
         return callsNameRefs.size();
@@ -61,7 +69,10 @@ public class CallCounter extends RecursiveJsVisitor {
         JsExpression qualifier = invocation.getQualifier();
 
         if (qualifier instanceof JsNameRef) {
-            callsNameRefs.add((JsNameRef) qualifier);
+            JsNameRef nameRef = (JsNameRef) qualifier;
+            if (!exceptFunctionNames.contains(nameRef.getIdent())) {
+                callsNameRefs.add(nameRef);
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/utils/DirectiveTestUtils.java b/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/utils/DirectiveTestUtils.java
index b23f6fd854e..e69ced2ccd3 100644
--- a/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/utils/DirectiveTestUtils.java
+++ b/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/utils/DirectiveTestUtils.java
@@ -34,7 +34,15 @@ public class DirectiveTestUtils {
     private static final DirectiveHandler FUNCTION_CONTAINS_NO_CALLS = new DirectiveHandler("CHECK_CONTAINS_NO_CALLS") {
         @Override
         void processEntry(@NotNull JsNode ast, @NotNull ArgumentsHelper arguments) throws Exception {
-            checkFunctionContainsNoCalls(ast, arguments.getFirst());
+            Set<String> exceptNames = new HashSet<String>();
+            String exceptNamesArg = arguments.findNamedArgument("except");
+            if (exceptNamesArg != null) {
+                for (String exceptName : exceptNamesArg.split(";")) {
+                    exceptNames.add(exceptName.trim());
+                }
+            }
+
+            checkFunctionContainsNoCalls(ast, arguments.getFirst(), exceptNames);
         }
     };
 
@@ -179,9 +187,10 @@ public class DirectiveTestUtils {
         }
     }
 
-    public static void checkFunctionContainsNoCalls(JsNode node, String functionName) throws Exception {
+    public static void checkFunctionContainsNoCalls(JsNode node, String functionName, @NotNull Set<String> exceptFunctionNames)
+            throws Exception {
         JsFunction function = AstSearchUtil.getFunction(node, functionName);
-        CallCounter counter = CallCounter.countCalls(function);
+        CallCounter counter = CallCounter.countCalls(function, exceptFunctionNames);
         int callsCount = counter.getTotalCallsCount();
 
         String errorMessage = functionName + " contains calls";
diff --git a/js/js.translator/testData/inline/cases/vararg.kt b/js/js.translator/testData/inline/cases/vararg.kt
index d5a9a5afbb1..66bd5652acc 100644
--- a/js/js.translator/testData/inline/cases/vararg.kt
+++ b/js/js.translator/testData/inline/cases/vararg.kt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package foo
 
 // CHECK_CONTAINS_NO_CALLS: test1
 // CHECK_CONTAINS_NO_CALLS: test2
-// CHECK_CONTAINS_NO_CALLS: test3
+// CHECK_CONTAINS_NO_CALLS: test3 except=slice
 
 internal inline fun concat(vararg strings: String): String {
     var result = ""