diff --git a/jvm/jvm-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/AnnotatedApiUsageUtil.kt b/jvm/jvm-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/AnnotatedApiUsageUtil.kt
index 1b659ab44df8..e28e81470b3f 100644
--- a/jvm/jvm-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/AnnotatedApiUsageUtil.kt
+++ b/jvm/jvm-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/AnnotatedApiUsageUtil.kt
@@ -57,6 +57,13 @@ data class AnnotatedContainingDeclaration(
 @ApiStatus.Internal
 internal object AnnotatedApiUsageUtil {
 
+  /**
+   * Returns `true` iff the annotation with qualified name [annotationFqn] can be referenced from file [psiFile].
+   * It may be used to check whether it is necessary to run for the given file an inspection that checks usages of some annotations.
+   */
+  fun canAnnotationBeUsedInFile(annotationFqn: String, psiFile: PsiFile): Boolean =
+    JavaPsiFacade.getInstance(psiFile.project).findClass(annotationFqn, psiFile.resolveScope) != null
+
   /**
    * Searches for an annotation on a [target] or its enclosing declaration (containing class or package).
    *
diff --git a/jvm/jvm-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/MissingDeprecatedAnnotationOnScheduledForRemovalApiInspection.kt b/jvm/jvm-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/MissingDeprecatedAnnotationOnScheduledForRemovalApiInspection.kt
index 193104925a72..3ae13b387b97 100644
--- a/jvm/jvm-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/MissingDeprecatedAnnotationOnScheduledForRemovalApiInspection.kt
+++ b/jvm/jvm-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/MissingDeprecatedAnnotationOnScheduledForRemovalApiInspection.kt
@@ -24,8 +24,12 @@ class MissingDeprecatedAnnotationOnScheduledForRemovalApiInspection : LocalInspe
 
   override fun runForWholeFile() = true
 
-  override fun buildVisitor(holder: ProblemsHolder, isOnTheFly: Boolean): PsiElementVisitor =
-    UastVisitorAdapter(MissingDeprecatedAnnotationOnSFRVisitor(holder), true)
+  override fun buildVisitor(holder: ProblemsHolder, isOnTheFly: Boolean): PsiElementVisitor {
+    if (!AnnotatedApiUsageUtil.canAnnotationBeUsedInFile(SCHEDULED_FOR_REMOVAL_ANNOTATION_NAME, holder.file)) {
+      return PsiElementVisitor.EMPTY_VISITOR
+    }
+    return UastVisitorAdapter(MissingDeprecatedAnnotationOnSFRVisitor(holder), true)
+  }
 
   private class MissingDeprecatedAnnotationOnSFRVisitor(private val problemsHolder: ProblemsHolder) : AbstractUastNonRecursiveVisitor() {
     override fun visitClass(node: UClass): Boolean {
diff --git a/jvm/jvm-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/MustAlreadyBeRemovedApiInspection.kt b/jvm/jvm-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/MustAlreadyBeRemovedApiInspection.kt
index 29c7405f0912..eab89b6d978e 100644
--- a/jvm/jvm-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/MustAlreadyBeRemovedApiInspection.kt
+++ b/jvm/jvm-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/MustAlreadyBeRemovedApiInspection.kt
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ class MustAlreadyBeRemovedApiInspection : LocalInspectionTool() {
   var currentVersion: String = ""
 
   override fun buildVisitor(holder: ProblemsHolder, isOnTheFly: Boolean): PsiElementVisitor {
-    if (currentVersion.isEmpty()) return PsiElementVisitor.EMPTY_VISITOR
+    if (currentVersion.isEmpty() || !AnnotatedApiUsageUtil.canAnnotationBeUsedInFile(SCHEDULED_FOR_REMOVAL_ANNOTATION_NAME, holder.file)) {
+      return PsiElementVisitor.EMPTY_VISITOR
+    }
     return UastVisitorAdapter(MustAlreadyBeRemovedApiVisitor(holder, currentVersion), true)
   }
 
diff --git a/jvm/jvm-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/NonExtendableApiUsageInspection.kt b/jvm/jvm-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/NonExtendableApiUsageInspection.kt
index f18912780666..c0a5d086381e 100644
--- a/jvm/jvm-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/NonExtendableApiUsageInspection.kt
+++ b/jvm/jvm-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/NonExtendableApiUsageInspection.kt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class NonExtendableApiUsageInspection : LocalInspectionTool() {
   }
 
   override fun buildVisitor(holder: ProblemsHolder, isOnTheFly: Boolean): PsiElementVisitor =
-    if (JavaPsiFacade.getInstance(holder.project).findClass(ANNOTATION_NAME, holder.file.resolveScope) != null) {
+    if (AnnotatedApiUsageUtil.canAnnotationBeUsedInFile(ANNOTATION_NAME, holder.file)) {
       ApiUsageUastVisitor.createPsiElementVisitor(NonExtendableApiUsageProcessor(holder))
     } else {
       PsiElementVisitor.EMPTY_VISITOR
diff --git a/jvm/jvm-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/OverrideOnlyInspection.kt b/jvm/jvm-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/OverrideOnlyInspection.kt
index 4928eeaf32bf..8767001adcea 100644
--- a/jvm/jvm-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/OverrideOnlyInspection.kt
+++ b/jvm/jvm-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/OverrideOnlyInspection.kt
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ import com.intellij.codeInsight.daemon.impl.analysis.HighlightMessageUtil
 import com.intellij.codeInspection.apiUsage.ApiUsageProcessor
 import com.intellij.codeInspection.apiUsage.ApiUsageUastVisitor
 import com.intellij.openapi.roots.ProjectFileIndex
-import com.intellij.psi.*
+import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement
+import com.intellij.psi.PsiElementVisitor
+import com.intellij.psi.PsiMethod
+import com.intellij.psi.PsiModifierListOwner
 import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiUtilCore
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus
 import org.jetbrains.uast.UElement
@@ -23,7 +26,7 @@ class OverrideOnlyInspection : LocalInspectionTool() {
   }
 
   override fun buildVisitor(holder: ProblemsHolder, isOnTheFly: Boolean): PsiElementVisitor =
-    if (JavaPsiFacade.getInstance(holder.project).findClass(ANNOTATION_NAME, holder.file.resolveScope) != null) {
+    if (AnnotatedApiUsageUtil.canAnnotationBeUsedInFile(ANNOTATION_NAME, holder.file)) {
       ApiUsageUastVisitor.createPsiElementVisitor(OverrideOnlyProcessor(holder))
     } else {
       PsiElementVisitor.EMPTY_VISITOR
diff --git a/jvm/jvm-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/UnstableApiUsageInspection.kt b/jvm/jvm-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/UnstableApiUsageInspection.kt
index 9cdfe2d8c59b..28fac7311ba8 100644
--- a/jvm/jvm-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/UnstableApiUsageInspection.kt
+++ b/jvm/jvm-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/UnstableApiUsageInspection.kt
@@ -53,9 +53,7 @@ class UnstableApiUsageInspection : LocalInspectionTool() {
 
   override fun buildVisitor(holder: ProblemsHolder, isOnTheFly: Boolean): PsiElementVisitor {
     val annotations = unstableApiAnnotations.toList()
-    val psiFacade = JavaPsiFacade.getInstance(holder.project)
-    val resolveScope = holder.file.resolveScope
-    return if (annotations.any { psiFacade.findClass(it, resolveScope) != null }) {
+    return if (annotations.any { AnnotatedApiUsageUtil.canAnnotationBeUsedInFile(it, holder.file) }) {
       ApiUsageUastVisitor.createPsiElementVisitor(
         UnstableApiUsageProcessor(
           holder,
diff --git a/jvm/jvm-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/UnstableTypeUsedInSignatureInspection.kt b/jvm/jvm-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/UnstableTypeUsedInSignatureInspection.kt
index 74a890e9bb28..b3181d8bab63 100644
--- a/jvm/jvm-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/UnstableTypeUsedInSignatureInspection.kt
+++ b/jvm/jvm-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/UnstableTypeUsedInSignatureInspection.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import com.intellij.codeInspection.UnstableApiUsageInspection.Companion.DEFAULT_
 import com.intellij.codeInspection.util.SpecialAnnotationsUtil
 import com.intellij.psi.JavaPsiFacade
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiClass
+import com.intellij.psi.PsiElementVisitor
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiField
 import com.intellij.psi.util.PropertyUtil
 import com.intellij.uast.UastVisitorAdapter
@@ -29,8 +30,12 @@ class UnstableTypeUsedInSignatureInspection : LocalInspectionTool() {
   @JvmField
   val unstableApiAnnotations: MutableList<String> = ExternalizableStringSet(*DEFAULT_UNSTABLE_API_ANNOTATIONS.toTypedArray())
 
-  override fun buildVisitor(holder: ProblemsHolder, isOnTheFly: Boolean) =
-    UastVisitorAdapter(UnstableTypeUsedInSignatureVisitor(holder, unstableApiAnnotations.toList()), true)
+  override fun buildVisitor(holder: ProblemsHolder, isOnTheFly: Boolean): PsiElementVisitor {
+    if (unstableApiAnnotations.none { AnnotatedApiUsageUtil.canAnnotationBeUsedInFile(it, holder.file) }) {
+      return PsiElementVisitor.EMPTY_VISITOR
+    }
+    return UastVisitorAdapter(UnstableTypeUsedInSignatureVisitor(holder, unstableApiAnnotations.toList()), true)
+  }
 
   override fun createOptionsPanel(): JPanel {
     val annotationsListControl = SpecialAnnotationsUtil.createSpecialAnnotationsListControl(