diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/JavaCompletionUtil.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/JavaCompletionUtil.java
index 7591bf758df6..83caae82459b 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/JavaCompletionUtil.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/JavaCompletionUtil.java
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ public class JavaCompletionUtil {
   }
 
   private static LookupElementDecorator<LookupElement> castQualifier(final Project project, LookupElement item, final LookupElement to) {
-    return LookupElementDecorator.delegate(item, new InsertHandlerDecorator<LookupElement>() {
+    return LookupElementDecorator.withInsertHandler(item, new InsertHandlerDecorator<LookupElement>() {
       public void handleInsert(InsertionContext context, LookupElementDecorator<LookupElement> item) {
         final Document document = context.getEditor().getDocument();
         PsiDocumentManager.getInstance(project).commitDocument(document);
diff --git a/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/lookup/LookupElementBuilder.java b/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/lookup/LookupElementBuilder.java
index 29198503c6e0..62ace8b09019 100644
--- a/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/lookup/LookupElementBuilder.java
+++ b/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/lookup/LookupElementBuilder.java
@@ -69,10 +69,6 @@ public class LookupElementBuilder extends LookupElement {
     return new LookupElementBuilder(ObjectUtils.assertNotNull(element.getName()), element);
   }
 
-  public static LookupElementBuilder create(@NotNull String lookupString, @NotNull Object lookupObject) {
-    return new LookupElementBuilder(lookupString, lookupObject);
-  }
-
   public static LookupElementBuilder create(@NotNull Object lookupObject, @NotNull String lookupString) {
     return new LookupElementBuilder(lookupString, lookupObject);
   }
@@ -179,11 +175,6 @@ public class LookupElementBuilder extends LookupElement {
                                     myAllLookupStrings, myCaseSensitive);
   }
 
-  @Deprecated
-  public LookupElement createLookupElement() {
-    return this;
-  }
-
   public AutoCompletionPolicy getAutoCompletionPolicy() {
     return myAutoCompletionPolicy;
   }
diff --git a/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/lookup/LookupElementDecorator.java b/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/lookup/LookupElementDecorator.java
index cc856e91d4de..c60fbf700bd9 100644
--- a/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/lookup/LookupElementDecorator.java
+++ b/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/lookup/LookupElementDecorator.java
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@
  */
 package com.intellij.codeInsight.lookup;
 
+import com.intellij.codeInsight.completion.CompletionService;
+import com.intellij.codeInsight.completion.InsertHandler;
 import com.intellij.codeInsight.completion.InsertionContext;
 import com.intellij.codeInsight.completion.PrefixMatcher;
-import com.intellij.codeInsight.completion.CompletionService;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
 import java.util.Set;
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ public abstract class LookupElementDecorator<T extends LookupElement> extends Lo
   }
 
   @NotNull
-  public static <T extends LookupElement> LookupElementDecorator<T> delegate(@NotNull T element, @NotNull final InsertHandlerDecorator<T> insertHandler) {
+  public static <T extends LookupElement> LookupElementDecorator<T> withInsertHandler(@NotNull T element, @NotNull final InsertHandler<LookupElementDecorator<T>> insertHandler) {
     return new InsertingDecorator<T>(element, insertHandler);
   }
 
@@ -123,9 +124,9 @@ public abstract class LookupElementDecorator<T extends LookupElement> extends Lo
   }
 
   private static class InsertingDecorator<T extends LookupElement> extends LookupElementDecorator<T> {
-    private final InsertHandlerDecorator<T> myInsertHandler;
+    private final InsertHandler<LookupElementDecorator<T>> myInsertHandler;
 
-    public InsertingDecorator(T element, InsertHandlerDecorator<T> insertHandler) {
+    public InsertingDecorator(T element, InsertHandler<LookupElementDecorator<T>> insertHandler) {
       super(element);
       myInsertHandler = insertHandler;
     }
diff --git a/plugins/ant/src/com/intellij/lang/ant/psi/impl/reference/AntEndElementNameReference.java b/plugins/ant/src/com/intellij/lang/ant/psi/impl/reference/AntEndElementNameReference.java
index 057e53e9c24b..6866e8650935 100644
--- a/plugins/ant/src/com/intellij/lang/ant/psi/impl/reference/AntEndElementNameReference.java
+++ b/plugins/ant/src/com/intellij/lang/ant/psi/impl/reference/AntEndElementNameReference.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.util.TextRange;
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement;
 import com.intellij.psi.xml.XmlTag;
 import com.intellij.util.IncorrectOperationException;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
 public class AntEndElementNameReference extends AntElementNameReference {
   private final TextRange myRange;
@@ -25,7 +26,8 @@ public class AntEndElementNameReference extends AntElementNameReference {
     return getElement();
   }
 
-  public Object[] getVariants() {
+  @NotNull
+  public LookupElement[] getVariants() {
     final AntStructuredElement element = getElement();
     final XmlTag xmlTag = element.getSourceElement();
     final String completionText = myIsTagClosed ? element.getSourceElement().getName() : element.getSourceElement().getName() + ">";
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ public class AntEndElementNameReference extends AntElementNameReference {
             return xmlTag;
           }
         };
-    return new LookupElement[] {LookupElementBuilder.create(completionText, wrapper).setAutoCompletionPolicy(
+    return new LookupElement[] {LookupElementBuilder.create(wrapper, completionText).setAutoCompletionPolicy(
         AutoCompletionPolicy.GIVE_CHANCE_TO_OVERWRITE)};
   }
 
diff --git a/xml/impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/XmlCompletionContributor.java b/xml/impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/XmlCompletionContributor.java
index ac0200102754..068eb71196bc 100644
--- a/xml/impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/XmlCompletionContributor.java
+++ b/xml/impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/completion/XmlCompletionContributor.java
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public class XmlCompletionContributor extends CompletionContributor {
                result.runRemainingContributors(parameters, new Consumer<LookupElement>() {
                  public void consume(LookupElement element) {
                    addWordVariants.set(false);
-                   result.addElement(LookupElementDecorator.delegate(element, QUOTE_EATER));
+                   result.addElement(LookupElementDecorator.withInsertHandler(element, QUOTE_EATER));
                  }
                });
                if (addWordVariants.get().booleanValue()) {