diff --git a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/ReplaceInefficientStreamCountInspection.java b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/ReplaceInefficientStreamCountInspection.java
index dcdf5af2e16f..2f0d56631fbe 100644
--- a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/ReplaceInefficientStreamCountInspection.java
+++ b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/ReplaceInefficientStreamCountInspection.java
@@ -188,6 +188,10 @@ public class ReplaceInefficientStreamCountInspection extends BaseJavaBatchLocalI
         }
       }
       CommentTracker ct = new CommentTracker();
+      PsiReferenceParameterList parameterList = methodExpression.getParameterList();
+      if(parameterList != null) {
+        ct.delete(parameterList);
+      }
       String replacementText = (addCast ? "(long) " : "") + ct.text(qualifierCall);
       PsiElement replacement = ct.replaceAndRestoreComments(toReplace, factory.createExpressionFromText(replacementText, countCall));
       if (replacement instanceof PsiTypeCastExpression && RedundantCastUtil.isCastRedundant((PsiTypeCastExpression)replacement)) {
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/inefficientStreamCount/afterStreamCountParameter.java b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/inefficientStreamCount/afterStreamCountParameter.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6a59cc5a2782
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/inefficientStreamCount/afterStreamCountParameter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// "Replace Collection.stream().count() with Collection.size()" "true"
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class Main {
+    public static long test() {
+        List<String> s = new ArrayList<>();
+        /* unused parameter */
+        return (long) s.size();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/inefficientStreamCount/beforeStreamCountParameter.java b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/inefficientStreamCount/beforeStreamCountParameter.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8dec3f0a76a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/inefficientStreamCount/beforeStreamCountParameter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// "Replace Collection.stream().count() with Collection.size()" "true"
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class Main {
+    public static long test() {
+        List<String> s = new ArrayList<>();
+        return s.</* unused parameter */String>stream().co<caret>unt();
+    }
+}