diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/RemoveAssignmentFix.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/RemoveAssignmentFix.java
index b80e3a07121d..9db065ad321f 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/RemoveAssignmentFix.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/RemoveAssignmentFix.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public class RemoveAssignmentFix extends RemoveInitializerFix {
     if (!(parent instanceof PsiAssignmentExpression)) return;
     final PsiExpression rExpression = ((PsiAssignmentExpression)parent).getRExpression();
     final PsiElement gParent = parent.getParent();
-    if (gParent instanceof PsiExpression && rExpression != null) {
+    if ((gParent instanceof PsiExpression || gParent instanceof PsiExpressionList) && rExpression != null) {
       if (!FileModificationService.getInstance().prepareFileForWrite(gParent.getContainingFile())) return;
       if (gParent instanceof PsiParenthesizedExpression) {
         gParent.replace(rExpression);
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/unusedAssignment/afterCallAsArgument.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/unusedAssignment/afterCallAsArgument.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6ef1870458fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/unusedAssignment/afterCallAsArgument.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// "Remove redundant assignment" "true"
+class Test {
+  void foo() {
+    String var;
+    this.bar("someString");
+  }
+
+  void bar(String arg) {
+
+  }
+}
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/unusedAssignment/beforeCallAsArgument.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/unusedAssignment/beforeCallAsArgument.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..116cc94e30f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/unusedAssignment/beforeCallAsArgument.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// "Remove redundant assignment" "true"
+class Test {
+  void foo() {
+    String var;
+    this.bar(v<caret>ar = "someString");
+  }
+
+  void bar(String arg) {
+
+  }
+}