diff --git a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/redundantCast/RedundantCastInspection.java b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/redundantCast/RedundantCastInspection.java
index cc32e203f94f..920f41fd3991 100644
--- a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/redundantCast/RedundantCastInspection.java
+++ b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/redundantCast/RedundantCastInspection.java
@@ -9,10 +9,8 @@ import com.intellij.java.analysis.JavaAnalysisBundle;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
 import com.intellij.psi.*;
 import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiExpressionTrimRenderer;
-import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiTreeUtil;
 import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiUtil;
 import com.intellij.psi.util.RedundantCastUtil;
-import com.siyeh.ig.bugs.NullArgumentToVariableArgMethodInspection;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NonNls;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
@@ -26,7 +24,6 @@ public class RedundantCastInspection extends GenericsInspectionToolBase {
   @NonNls private static final String SHORT_NAME = "RedundantCast";
 
   public boolean IGNORE_SUSPICIOUS_METHOD_CALLS;
-  public boolean IGNORE_SUSPICIOUS_VARARG_METHOD_CALLS = true;
 
   public RedundantCastInspection() {
     myQuickFixAction = new AcceptSuggested();
@@ -56,7 +53,6 @@ public class RedundantCastInspection extends GenericsInspectionToolBase {
   public JComponent createOptionsPanel() {
     final MultipleCheckboxOptionsPanel optionsPanel = new MultipleCheckboxOptionsPanel(this);
     optionsPanel.addCheckbox(JavaAnalysisBundle.message("ignore.casts.in.suspicious.collections.method.calls"), "IGNORE_SUSPICIOUS_METHOD_CALLS");
-    optionsPanel.addCheckbox(JavaAnalysisBundle.message("ignore.casts.in.suspicious.varargs.method.calls"), "IGNORE_SUSPICIOUS_VARARG_METHOD_CALLS");
     return optionsPanel;
   }
 
@@ -75,14 +71,6 @@ public class RedundantCastInspection extends GenericsInspectionToolBase {
           return null;
         }
       }
-      
-      if (gParent instanceof PsiCallExpression && IGNORE_SUSPICIOUS_VARARG_METHOD_CALLS) {
-        PsiExpressionList expressionList = (PsiExpressionList)parent;
-        if (PsiTreeUtil.isAncestor(expressionList.getExpressions()[expressionList.getExpressionCount() - 1], operand, true) &&
-            NullArgumentToVariableArgMethodInspection.isSuspiciousVararg((PsiCallExpression)gParent, operand.getType())) {
-          return null;
-        }
-      }
     }
 
     String message = JavaAnalysisBundle.message("inspection.redundant.cast.problem.descriptor",
diff --git a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/util/RedundantCastUtil.java b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/util/RedundantCastUtil.java
index 753f9c62373f..4a1122d5213b 100644
--- a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/util/RedundantCastUtil.java
+++ b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/util/RedundantCastUtil.java
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ import com.intellij.psi.infos.MethodCandidateInfo;
 import com.intellij.psi.tree.IElementType;
 import com.intellij.util.Function;
 import com.intellij.util.IncorrectOperationException;
+import com.siyeh.ig.bugs.NullArgumentToVariableArgMethodInspection;
 import com.siyeh.ig.psiutils.ExpectedTypeUtils;
-import com.siyeh.ig.psiutils.ExpressionUtils;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
@@ -377,10 +377,9 @@ public class RedundantCastUtil {
             }
 
             if (i == args.length - 1 && args.length == parameters.length && parameters[i].isVarArgs() &&
-                (ExpressionUtils.isNullLiteral(cast.getOperand()) ||
+                (NullArgumentToVariableArgMethodInspection.isSuspiciousVararg(newCall, newArgs[i].getType()) ||
                  oldResult instanceof MethodCandidateInfo && newResult instanceof MethodCandidateInfo &&
                  ((MethodCandidateInfo)oldResult).getApplicabilityLevel() != ((MethodCandidateInfo)newResult).getApplicabilityLevel())) {
-              //do not mark cast to resolve ambiguity for calling varargs method with inexact argument
               continue;
             }