diff --git a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/impl/GroovyPsiElementFactoryImpl.java b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/impl/GroovyPsiElementFactoryImpl.java
index bf538c0048d1..2ba1c96e7463 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/impl/GroovyPsiElementFactoryImpl.java
+++ b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/psi/impl/GroovyPsiElementFactoryImpl.java
@@ -354,13 +354,13 @@ public class GroovyPsiElementFactoryImpl extends GroovyPsiElementFactory {
                                                      String[] paramNames,
                                                      String body,
                                                      PsiElement context) {
-    final GrMethod method = createMethodFromText(null, constructorName, null, paramTypes, paramNames, body, context);
+    final String text = generateMethodText(null, constructorName, null, paramTypes, paramNames, body, true);
 
-    GroovyFileImpl file = createDummyFile("class " + constructorName + "{" + method.getText() + "}");
+    GroovyFileImpl file = createDummyFile("class " + constructorName + "{" + text + "}");
     file.setContext(context);
-    GrTopLevelDefintion defintion = file.getTopLevelDefinitions()[0];
-    assert defintion != null && defintion instanceof GrClassDefinition;
-    final PsiMethod constructor = ((GrClassDefinition) defintion).getMethods()[0];
+    GrTopLevelDefintion definition = file.getTopLevelDefinitions()[0];
+    assert definition != null && definition instanceof GrClassDefinition;
+    final PsiMethod constructor = ((GrClassDefinition) definition).getMethods()[0];
     assert constructor instanceof GrConstructorImpl;
     return ((GrConstructorImpl) constructor);
   }
@@ -502,13 +502,13 @@ public class GroovyPsiElementFactoryImpl extends GroovyPsiElementFactory {
   }
 
 
-  private GrMethod createMethodFromText(String modifier,
-                                        String name,
-                                        String type,
-                                        @Nullable String[] paramTypes,
-                                        @NotNull String[] paramNames,
-                                        String body,
-                                        PsiElement context) {
+  private static String generateMethodText(String modifier,
+                                           String name,
+                                           String type,
+                                           String[] paramTypes,
+                                           String[] paramNames,
+                                           String body,
+                                           boolean isConstructor) {
     StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
 
     if (modifier != null){
@@ -516,7 +516,9 @@ public class GroovyPsiElementFactoryImpl extends GroovyPsiElementFactory {
       builder.append(" ");
     }
 
-    builder.append("def ");
+    if (!isConstructor) {
+      builder.append("def ");
+    }
 
     //This is for constructor creation
     if (type != null) {
@@ -547,7 +549,7 @@ public class GroovyPsiElementFactoryImpl extends GroovyPsiElementFactory {
       builder.append("}");
     }
 
-    return createMethodFromText(builder.toString(), context);
+    return builder.toString();
   }
 
   public GrMethod createMethodFromText(String modifier, String name, @Nullable String type, String[] paramTypes, PsiElement context) {
@@ -565,8 +567,9 @@ public class GroovyPsiElementFactoryImpl extends GroovyPsiElementFactory {
       res.add(psiType);
     }
 
-    return createMethodFromText(modifier, name, type, paramTypes,
-                                QuickfixUtil.getMethodArgumentsNames(myProject, res.toArray(new PsiType[res.size()])), null, context);
+    String[] paramNames = QuickfixUtil.getMethodArgumentsNames(myProject, res.toArray(new PsiType[res.size()]));
+    final String text = generateMethodText(modifier, name, type, paramTypes, paramNames, null, false);
+    return createMethodFromText(text, context);
   }
 
   public GrDocComment createDocCommentFromText(String text) {
diff --git a/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/actions/generate/GroovyGenerateMembersTest.groovy b/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/actions/generate/GroovyGenerateMembersTest.groovy
index a0d9cac99121..25a2bab0634c 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/actions/generate/GroovyGenerateMembersTest.groovy
+++ b/plugins/groovy/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/actions/generate/GroovyGenerateMembersTest.groovy
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class Foo extends Super {
   Object d
   final e
 
-  def Foo(a, int b, int c, Object d, e) {
+  Foo(a, int b, int c, Object d, e) {
     super(a, b)
     this.c = c
     this.d = d
diff --git a/plugins/groovy/testdata/generate/ConstructorAtEnd_after.groovy b/plugins/groovy/testdata/generate/ConstructorAtEnd_after.groovy
index e66f9654f021..ef24405d6fd0 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/testdata/generate/ConstructorAtEnd_after.groovy
+++ b/plugins/groovy/testdata/generate/ConstructorAtEnd_after.groovy
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ class ConstructorAtEnd {
 
   }
 
-  <caret>def ConstructorAtEnd() {
+  <caret>ConstructorAtEnd() {
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/groovy/testdata/generate/ConstructorAtOffset_after.groovy b/plugins/groovy/testdata/generate/ConstructorAtOffset_after.groovy
index 799b0208cb76..cb313720239f 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/testdata/generate/ConstructorAtOffset_after.groovy
+++ b/plugins/groovy/testdata/generate/ConstructorAtOffset_after.groovy
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ class ConstructorAtOffset {
 
   }
 
-  <caret>def ConstructorAtOffset() {
+  <caret>ConstructorAtOffset() {
   }
 
   def bar() {
diff --git a/plugins/groovy/testdata/generate/LonelyConstructor_after.groovy b/plugins/groovy/testdata/generate/LonelyConstructor_after.groovy
index 97b761702aa6..ec1c72136e52 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/testdata/generate/LonelyConstructor_after.groovy
+++ b/plugins/groovy/testdata/generate/LonelyConstructor_after.groovy
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 class LonelyConstructor {
 
-  <caret>def LonelyConstructor() {
+  <caret>LonelyConstructor() {
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/groovy/testdata/refactoring/introduceParameter/implicitDefaultConstructor/ImplicitDefaultConstructorAfter.groovy b/plugins/groovy/testdata/refactoring/introduceParameter/implicitDefaultConstructor/ImplicitDefaultConstructorAfter.groovy
index 71c2f34d1813..42d1bbcf8451 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/testdata/refactoring/introduceParameter/implicitDefaultConstructor/ImplicitDefaultConstructorAfter.groovy
+++ b/plugins/groovy/testdata/refactoring/introduceParameter/implicitDefaultConstructor/ImplicitDefaultConstructorAfter.groovy
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 class B extends A {
-  def B() {
+  B() {
     super(27)
   }
 }