diff --git a/idea/idea-frontend-fir/idea-fir-low-level-api/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/fir/low/level/api/util/declarationUtils.kt b/idea/idea-frontend-fir/idea-fir-low-level-api/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/fir/low/level/api/util/declarationUtils.kt
index cb507b3dddf..e3d54ab5624 100644
--- a/idea/idea-frontend-fir/idea-fir-low-level-api/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/fir/low/level/api/util/declarationUtils.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-frontend-fir/idea-fir-low-level-api/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/fir/low/level/api/util/declarationUtils.kt
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ private fun KtClassOrObject.findFir(firSymbolProvider: FirSymbolProvider): FirRe
     val classId = classIdIfNonLocal() ?: return null
     return executeWithoutPCE {
         firSymbolProvider.getClassLikeSymbolByFqName(classId)?.fir as? FirRegularClass
-            ?: error("Could not find class $classId")
     }
 }