diff --git a/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/resolve/graphInference/InferenceSession.java b/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/resolve/graphInference/InferenceSession.java
index 7f1accc7b802..988cd9755cca 100644
--- a/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/resolve/graphInference/InferenceSession.java
+++ b/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/resolve/graphInference/InferenceSession.java
@@ -427,16 +427,17 @@ public class InferenceSession {
             inferenceVariable.setInstantiation(null);
             continue;
           }
-          PsiType bound = null;
-          for (PsiType eqBound : eqBounds) {
-            if (eqBound == null) continue;
-            if (bound != null && !isProperType(eqBound)) continue;
-            bound = acceptBoundsWithRecursiveDependencies(typeParameter, eqBound, substitutor);
-          }
-          if (bound != null) {
-            if (bound instanceof PsiCapturedWildcardType && eqBounds.size() > 1) {
-              continue;
+          if (eqBounds.size() > 1) {
+            for (Iterator<PsiType> iterator = eqBounds.iterator(); iterator.hasNext(); ) {
+              PsiType eqBound = iterator.next();
+              if (PsiUtil.resolveClassInType(eqBound) == typeParameter) {
+                iterator.remove();
+              }
             }
+            if (eqBounds.size() > 1) continue;
+          }
+          PsiType bound = eqBounds.isEmpty() ? null :  acceptBoundsWithRecursiveDependencies(typeParameter, eqBounds.get(0), substitutor);
+          if (bound != null) {
             inferenceVariable.setInstantiation(bound);
           } else {
             PsiType lub = null;