diff --git a/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/resolve/processors/inference/MethodCallConstraint.kt b/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/resolve/processors/inference/MethodCallConstraint.kt
index d9766b953ad8..5fd4f2d51fca 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/resolve/processors/inference/MethodCallConstraint.kt
+++ b/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/resolve/processors/inference/MethodCallConstraint.kt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import com.intellij.psi.impl.source.resolve.graphInference.constraints.Constrain
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.statements.expressions.GrReferenceExpression
 
 class MethodCallConstraint(private val callRef: GrReferenceExpression, val candidate: MethodCandidate) : ConstraintFormula {
-  val method = candidate.method
+
   override fun reduce(session: InferenceSession, constraints: MutableList<ConstraintFormula>): Boolean {
     processArguments(constraints)
     return true