diff --git a/plugins/IntentionPowerPak/src/com/siyeh/ipp/junit/ReplaceAssertEqualsWithAssertLiteralIntention.java b/plugins/IntentionPowerPak/src/com/siyeh/ipp/junit/ReplaceAssertEqualsWithAssertLiteralIntention.java
index cb27659e0cc2..e972b18665ae 100644
--- a/plugins/IntentionPowerPak/src/com/siyeh/ipp/junit/ReplaceAssertEqualsWithAssertLiteralIntention.java
+++ b/plugins/IntentionPowerPak/src/com/siyeh/ipp/junit/ReplaceAssertEqualsWithAssertLiteralIntention.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2003-2013 Dave Griffith, Bas Leijdekkers
+ * Copyright 2003-2014 Dave Griffith, Bas Leijdekkers
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
  */
 package com.siyeh.ipp.junit;
 
-import com.intellij.codeInsight.AnnotationUtil;
 import com.intellij.psi.*;
+import com.intellij.psi.util.InheritanceUtil;
 import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiTreeUtil;
 import com.siyeh.IntentionPowerPackBundle;
 import com.siyeh.ig.PsiReplacementUtil;
@@ -86,11 +86,10 @@ public class ReplaceAssertEqualsWithAssertLiteralIntention extends MutablyNamedI
     final PsiElement qualifier = expression.getQualifier();
     @NonNls final StringBuilder newExpression = new StringBuilder();
     if (qualifier == null) {
-      final PsiMethod containingMethod = PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(call, PsiMethod.class);
-      if (containingMethod != null && AnnotationUtil.isAnnotated(containingMethod, "org.junit.Test", true)) {
-        if (!ImportUtils.addStaticImport("org.junit.Assert", assertString, element)) {
-          newExpression.append("org.junit.Assert.");
-        }
+      final PsiClass containingClass = PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(element, PsiClass.class);
+      if (!InheritanceUtil.isInheritor(containingClass, "junit.framework.Assert") &&
+          !ImportUtils.addStaticImport("org.junit.Assert", assertString, element)) {
+        newExpression.append("org.junit.Assert.");
       }
     }
     else {
diff --git a/plugins/IntentionPowerPak/test/com/siyeh/ipp/junit/replace_assert_equals_with_assert_literal/OutsideTestMethod.java b/plugins/IntentionPowerPak/test/com/siyeh/ipp/junit/replace_assert_equals_with_assert_literal/OutsideTestMethod.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5af128b5478b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/IntentionPowerPak/test/com/siyeh/ipp/junit/replace_assert_equals_with_assert_literal/OutsideTestMethod.java
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+class OutsideTestMethod {
+
+  void m() {
+    <caret>assertEquals("asdf", null);
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/IntentionPowerPak/test/com/siyeh/ipp/junit/replace_assert_equals_with_assert_literal/OutsideTestMethod_after.java b/plugins/IntentionPowerPak/test/com/siyeh/ipp/junit/replace_assert_equals_with_assert_literal/OutsideTestMethod_after.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e3291d9d271f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/IntentionPowerPak/test/com/siyeh/ipp/junit/replace_assert_equals_with_assert_literal/OutsideTestMethod_after.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
+
+class OutsideTestMethod {
+
+  void m() {
+      assertNull("asdf");
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/IntentionPowerPak/testSrc/com/siyeh/ipp/junit/ReplaceAssertEqualsWithAssertLiteralIntentionTest.java b/plugins/IntentionPowerPak/testSrc/com/siyeh/ipp/junit/ReplaceAssertEqualsWithAssertLiteralIntentionTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..529beaa1c348
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/IntentionPowerPak/testSrc/com/siyeh/ipp/junit/ReplaceAssertEqualsWithAssertLiteralIntentionTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2000-2014 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package com.siyeh.ipp.junit;
+
+import com.siyeh.IntentionPowerPackBundle;
+import com.siyeh.ipp.IPPTestCase;
+
+/**
+ * @see ReplaceAssertEqualsWithAssertLiteralIntention
+ * @author Bas Leijdekkers
+ */
+public class ReplaceAssertEqualsWithAssertLiteralIntentionTest extends IPPTestCase {
+
+  public void testOutsideTestMethod() { doTest(); }
+
+  @Override
+  protected void setUp() throws Exception {
+    super.setUp();
+    myFixture.addClass("package org.junit;" +
+                       "class Assert {" +
+                       "  static public void assertEquals(Object expected, Object actual) {}" +
+                       "}");
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected String getRelativePath() {
+    return "junit/replace_assert_equals_with_assert_literal";
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected String getIntentionName() {
+    return IntentionPowerPackBundle.message("replace.assert.equals.with.assert.literal.intention.name", "assertNull");
+  }
+}