diff --git a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/refactoring/introduce/GrIntroduceHandlerBase.java b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/refactoring/introduce/GrIntroduceHandlerBase.java
index 30a7228d9336..1cfabe0d6cdf 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/refactoring/introduce/GrIntroduceHandlerBase.java
+++ b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/refactoring/introduce/GrIntroduceHandlerBase.java
@@ -741,19 +741,29 @@ public abstract class GrIntroduceHandlerBase<Settings extends GrIntroduceSetting
     }
   }
 
-  @NotNull
+  @Nullable
   public static GrVariable resolveLocalVar(@NotNull GrIntroduceContext context) {
     final GrVariable var = context.getVar();
     if (var != null) {
       return var;
     }
 
-    final GrReferenceExpression expression = (GrReferenceExpression)context.getExpression();
-    assert expression != null;
+    return resolveLocalVar(context.getExpression());
+  }
 
-    final PsiElement resolved = expression.resolve();
-    assert resolved instanceof GrVariable : resolved;
-    return (GrVariable)resolved;
+  @Nullable
+  private static GrVariable resolveLocalVar(@Nullable GrExpression expression) {
+    if (expression instanceof GrReferenceExpression) {
+      final GrReferenceExpression ref = (GrReferenceExpression)expression;
+
+      final PsiElement resolved = ref.resolve();
+      if (GroovyRefactoringUtil.isLocalVariable(resolved)) {
+        return (GrVariable)resolved;
+      }
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    return null;
   }
 
   public static boolean hasLhs(@NotNull final PsiElement[] occurrences) {
diff --git a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/refactoring/introduce/field/GrInplaceFieldIntroducer.java b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/refactoring/introduce/field/GrInplaceFieldIntroducer.java
index 04e576132ddb..40fc693aa6f8 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/refactoring/introduce/field/GrInplaceFieldIntroducer.java
+++ b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/refactoring/introduce/field/GrInplaceFieldIntroducer.java
@@ -53,6 +53,29 @@ public class GrInplaceFieldIntroducer extends GrAbstractInplaceIntroducer<GrIntr
   private final GrFinalListener finalListener;
   private String[] mySuggestedNames;
   private boolean myIsStatic;
+  private final GrVariable myLocalVar;
+
+  public GrInplaceFieldIntroducer(GrIntroduceContext context, OccurrencesChooser.ReplaceChoice choice) {
+    super(IntroduceFieldHandler.REFACTORING_NAME, choice, context);
+
+    finalListener = new GrFinalListener(myEditor);
+
+    myLocalVar = GrIntroduceHandlerBase.resolveLocalVar(context);
+    if (myLocalVar != null) {
+      //myLocalVariable = myLocalVar;
+      ArrayList<String> result = ContainerUtil.newArrayList(myLocalVar.getName());
+
+      GrExpression initializer = myLocalVar.getInitializerGroovy();
+      if (initializer != null) {
+        ContainerUtil.addAll(result, GroovyNameSuggestionUtil.suggestVariableNames(initializer, new GroovyInplaceFieldValidator(getContext()), false));
+      }
+      mySuggestedNames = ArrayUtil.toStringArray(result);
+    }
+    else {
+      mySuggestedNames = GroovyNameSuggestionUtil.suggestVariableNames(context.getExpression(), new GroovyInplaceFieldValidator(getContext()), false);
+    }
+    myApplicablePlaces = getApplicableInitPlaces();
+  }
 
   @Nullable
   @Override
@@ -72,28 +95,6 @@ public class GrInplaceFieldIntroducer extends GrAbstractInplaceIntroducer<GrIntr
     }
   }
 
-  public GrInplaceFieldIntroducer(GrIntroduceContext context, OccurrencesChooser.ReplaceChoice choice) {
-    super(IntroduceFieldHandler.REFACTORING_NAME, choice, context);
-
-    finalListener = new GrFinalListener(myEditor);
-
-    GrVariable var = context.getVar();
-    if (var != null) {
-
-      ArrayList<String> result = ContainerUtil.newArrayList(var.getName());
-
-      GrExpression initializer = var.getInitializerGroovy();
-      if (initializer != null) {
-        ContainerUtil.addAll(result, GroovyNameSuggestionUtil.suggestVariableNames(initializer, new GroovyInplaceFieldValidator(getContext()), false));
-      }
-      mySuggestedNames = ArrayUtil.toStringArray(result);
-    }
-    else {
-      mySuggestedNames = GroovyNameSuggestionUtil.suggestVariableNames(context.getExpression(), new GroovyInplaceFieldValidator(getContext()), false);
-    }
-    myApplicablePlaces = getApplicableInitPlaces();
-  }
-
   @Override
   protected GrVariable runRefactoring(GrIntroduceContext context, GrIntroduceFieldSettings settings, boolean processUsages) {
       GrIntroduceFieldProcessor processor = new GrIntroduceFieldProcessor(context, settings);
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ public class GrInplaceFieldIntroducer extends GrAbstractInplaceIntroducer<GrIntr
 
       @Override
       public boolean removeLocalVar() {
-        return context.getVar() != null;
+        return myLocalVar != null;
       }
 
       @Nullable
@@ -199,7 +200,7 @@ public class GrInplaceFieldIntroducer extends GrAbstractInplaceIntroducer<GrIntr
 
       @Override
       public boolean removeLocalVar() {
-        return getContext().getVar() != null;
+        return myLocalVar != null;
       }
 
       @Nullable
diff --git a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/refactoring/introduce/field/GrIntroduceFieldProcessor.java b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/refactoring/introduce/field/GrIntroduceFieldProcessor.java
index 6279fabe7940..a81f31cd4e73 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/refactoring/introduce/field/GrIntroduceFieldProcessor.java
+++ b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/refactoring/introduce/field/GrIntroduceFieldProcessor.java
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ public class GrIntroduceFieldProcessor {
 
     if (mySettings.removeLocalVar()) {
       myLocalVariable = GrIntroduceHandlerBase.resolveLocalVar(myContext);
+      assert myLocalVariable != null : myContext.getExpression() + ", " + myContext.getVar() + ", " + myContext.getStringPart();
     }
     myInitializer = (GrExpression)getInitializer().copy();