diff --git a/python/psi-api/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/impl/PyTypeProvider.java b/python/psi-api/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/impl/PyTypeProvider.java
index 38a0ee670050..b3ad13c7ef04 100644
--- a/python/psi-api/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/impl/PyTypeProvider.java
+++ b/python/psi-api/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/impl/PyTypeProvider.java
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@ public interface PyTypeProvider {
   @Nullable
   PyType getReturnType(@NotNull PyFunction function, @Nullable PyQualifiedExpression callSite, @NotNull TypeEvalContext context);
 
-  @Nullable
-  PyType getIterationType(@NotNull PyClass iterable);
-
   @Nullable
   PyType getContextManagerVariableType(PyClass contextManager, PyExpression withExpression, TypeEvalContext context);
 
diff --git a/python/psi-api/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/types/PyTypeProviderBase.java b/python/psi-api/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/types/PyTypeProviderBase.java
index dc20bad8f36f..b449e5dd9377 100644
--- a/python/psi-api/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/types/PyTypeProviderBase.java
+++ b/python/psi-api/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/types/PyTypeProviderBase.java
@@ -106,11 +106,6 @@ public class PyTypeProviderBase implements PyTypeProvider {
     return null;
   }
 
-  @Override
-  public PyType getIterationType(@NotNull PyClass iterable) {
-    return null;
-  }
-
   @Nullable
   @Override
   public PyType getContextManagerVariableType(PyClass contextManager, PyExpression withExpression, TypeEvalContext context) {
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/codeInsight/stdlib/PyStdlibTypeProvider.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/codeInsight/stdlib/PyStdlibTypeProvider.java
index d98567f40c43..7aeeca4f6095 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/codeInsight/stdlib/PyStdlibTypeProvider.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/codeInsight/stdlib/PyStdlibTypeProvider.java
@@ -135,18 +135,6 @@ public class PyStdlibTypeProvider extends PyTypeProviderBase {
     return null;
   }
 
-  @Nullable
-  @Override
-  public PyType getIterationType(@NotNull PyClass iterable) {
-    final PyBuiltinCache builtinCache = PyBuiltinCache.getInstance(iterable);
-    if (builtinCache.hasInBuiltins(iterable)) {
-      if ("file".equals(iterable.getName())) {
-        return builtinCache.getStrType();
-      }
-    }
-    return null;
-  }
-
   @Nullable
   @Override
   public PyType getContextManagerVariableType(@NotNull PyClass contextManager, @NotNull PyExpression withExpression, @NotNull TypeEvalContext context) {
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/impl/PyTargetExpressionImpl.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/impl/PyTargetExpressionImpl.java
index fd49c2543cc7..3a63428c69e6 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/impl/PyTargetExpressionImpl.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/impl/PyTargetExpressionImpl.java
@@ -392,13 +392,6 @@ public class PyTargetExpressionImpl extends PyPresentableElementImpl<PyTargetExp
     }
     else if (iterableType instanceof PyClassType) {
       final PyClass pyClass = ((PyClassType)iterableType).getPyClass();
-      for (PyTypeProvider provider: Extensions.getExtensions(PyTypeProvider.EP_NAME)) {
-        final PyType iterationType = provider.getIterationType(pyClass);
-        if (iterationType != null) {
-          result = iterationType;
-          break;
-        }
-      }
       if (PyABCUtil.isSubclass(pyClass, PyNames.ITERATOR)) {
         final PyFunction iterateMethod = pyClass.findMethodByName(PyNames.ITER, true);
         PyType iterateMethodType = null;