diff --git a/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/type/GroovyTypeCheckVisitor.java b/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/type/GroovyTypeCheckVisitor.java
index 47f115329473..0a4c0e37d562 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/type/GroovyTypeCheckVisitor.java
+++ b/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/type/GroovyTypeCheckVisitor.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2000-2018 JetBrains s.r.o. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+// Copyright 2000-2019 JetBrains s.r.o. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 package org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.codeInspection.type;
 
 import com.intellij.codeInspection.LocalQuickFix;
@@ -422,8 +422,6 @@ public class GroovyTypeCheckVisitor extends BaseInspectionVisitor {
   private void checkOperator(@NotNull CallInfo<? extends GrBinaryExpression> info) {
     if (hasErrorElements(info.getCall())) return;
 
-    if (isSpockTimesOperator(info.getCall())) return;
-
     GroovyResolveResult[] results = info.multiResolve();
     GroovyResolveResult resolveResult = info.advancedResolve();
 
diff --git a/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/type/GroovyTypeCheckVisitorHelper.java b/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/type/GroovyTypeCheckVisitorHelper.java
index 1ae65530b4d8..927d1506c9d5 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/type/GroovyTypeCheckVisitorHelper.java
+++ b/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/type/GroovyTypeCheckVisitorHelper.java
@@ -1,22 +1,18 @@
-// Copyright 2000-2018 JetBrains s.r.o. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+// Copyright 2000-2019 JetBrains s.r.o. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 package org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.codeInspection.type;
 
 import com.intellij.codeInspection.LocalQuickFix;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.Pair;
-import com.intellij.psi.PsiClass;
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement;
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiErrorElement;
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiType;
-import com.intellij.psi.util.InheritanceUtil;
 import com.intellij.util.Function;
 import com.intellij.util.containers.ContainerUtil;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Contract;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.codeInspection.assignment.ParameterCastFix;
-import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.ext.spock.SpockUtils;
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.findUsages.LiteralConstructorReference;
-import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.lexer.GroovyTokenTypes;
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.GroovyPsiElement;
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.GroovyResolveResult;
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.auxiliary.GrListOrMap;
@@ -30,7 +26,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.statements.expressions.GrAssign
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.statements.expressions.GrBinaryExpression;
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.statements.expressions.GrExpression;
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.statements.expressions.GrReferenceExpression;
-import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.statements.expressions.literals.GrLiteral;
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.statements.expressions.path.GrIndexProperty;
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.statements.expressions.path.GrMethodCallExpression;
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.dataFlow.types.TypeInferenceHelper;
@@ -78,20 +73,6 @@ public class GroovyTypeCheckVisitorHelper {
     return false;
   }
 
-  public static boolean isSpockTimesOperator(GrBinaryExpression call) {
-    if (call.getOperationTokenType() == GroovyTokenTypes.mSTAR && PsiUtil.isExpressionStatement(call)) {
-      GrExpression operand = call.getLeftOperand();
-      if (operand instanceof GrLiteral && TypesUtil.isNumericType(operand.getType())) {
-        PsiClass aClass = PsiUtil.getContextClass(call);
-        if (InheritanceUtil.isInheritor(aClass, false, SpockUtils.SPEC_CLASS_NAME)) {
-          return true;
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
-    return false;
-  }
-
   public static boolean isOperatorWithSimpleTypes(GrBinaryExpression binary, GroovyResolveResult result) {
     if (result.getElement() != null && result.isApplicable()) {
       return false;