diff --git a/plugins/groovy/resources/intentionDescriptions/RemoveUnnecessaryReturnIntention/after.groovy.template b/plugins/groovy/resources/intentionDescriptions/RemoveUnnecessaryReturnIntention/after.groovy.template
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..480978ef6ab2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/groovy/resources/intentionDescriptions/RemoveUnnecessaryReturnIntention/after.groovy.template
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+def getName() {name}
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diff --git a/plugins/groovy/resources/intentionDescriptions/RemoveUnnecessaryReturnIntention/before.groovy.template b/plugins/groovy/resources/intentionDescriptions/RemoveUnnecessaryReturnIntention/before.groovy.template
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f4c46019e906
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/groovy/resources/intentionDescriptions/RemoveUnnecessaryReturnIntention/before.groovy.template
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+def getName() {return name}
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diff --git a/plugins/groovy/resources/intentionDescriptions/RemoveUnnecessaryReturnIntention/description.html b/plugins/groovy/resources/intentionDescriptions/RemoveUnnecessaryReturnIntention/description.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..27201e0535fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/groovy/resources/intentionDescriptions/RemoveUnnecessaryReturnIntention/description.html
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+
+
+This intention removes unnecessary 'return' keyword from return statement.
+
+
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diff --git a/plugins/groovy/src/META-INF/plugin.xml b/plugins/groovy/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
index 7caedb96b48c..0dd2a5fb8a66 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugins/groovy/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
@@ -1200,6 +1200,11 @@
intention.category.groovy/intention.category.groovy.style
org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.intentions.style.ConvertFromGeeseBracesIntention
+
+ org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.intentions.GroovyIntentionsBundle
+ intention.category.groovy/intention.category.groovy.style
+ org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.intentions.style.RemoveUnnecessaryReturnIntention
+
org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.intentions.GroovyIntentionsBundle
intention.category.groovy/intention.category.groovy.style
diff --git a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/intentions/GroovyIntentionsBundle.properties b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/intentions/GroovyIntentionsBundle.properties
index 424a55828ecb..b950eb295eb1 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/intentions/GroovyIntentionsBundle.properties
+++ b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/intentions/GroovyIntentionsBundle.properties
@@ -177,4 +177,6 @@ gr.create.missing.switch.branches.intention.family.name=Create missing 'switch'
remove.redundant.class.property.intention.name=Remove redundant .class
remove.redundant.class.property.intention.family.name=Remove redundant .class
convert.simple.getter.to.property.intention.name=Convert to property
-convert.simple.getter.to.property.intention.family.name=Convert simple getter to property
\ No newline at end of file
+convert.simple.getter.to.property.intention.family.name=Convert simple getter to property
+remove.unnecessary.return.intention.name=Remove 'return' keyword
+remove.unnecessary.return.intention.family.name=Remove unnecessary 'return' keyword
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/intentions/style/RemoveUnnecessaryReturnIntention.java b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/intentions/style/RemoveUnnecessaryReturnIntention.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f02c0ce54ee3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/intentions/style/RemoveUnnecessaryReturnIntention.java
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2000-2012 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 org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.intentions.style;
+
+import com.intellij.openapi.editor.Editor;
+import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
+import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement;
+import com.intellij.util.IncorrectOperationException;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.intentions.base.Intention;
+import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.intentions.base.PsiElementPredicate;
+import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.statements.branch.GrReturnStatement;
+import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.statements.expressions.GrExpression;
+
+/**
+ * @author Max Medvedev
+ */
+public class RemoveUnnecessaryReturnIntention extends Intention {
+ @Override
+ protected void processIntention(@NotNull PsiElement element, Project project, Editor editor) throws IncorrectOperationException {
+ if (element instanceof GrReturnStatement && ((GrReturnStatement)element).getReturnValue() != null) {
+ GrExpression value = ((GrReturnStatement)element).getReturnValue();
+
+ ((GrReturnStatement)element).replaceWithStatement(value);
+ }
+ }
+
+ @NotNull
+ @Override
+ protected PsiElementPredicate getElementPredicate() {
+ return new PsiElementPredicate() {
+ @Override
+ public boolean satisfiedBy(PsiElement element) {
+ return element instanceof GrReturnStatement && ((GrReturnStatement)element).getReturnValue() != null;
+ }
+ };
+ }
+}