diff --git a/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/tree/java/MethodReferenceResolver.java b/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/tree/java/MethodReferenceResolver.java
index a54748fa3227..cd7d98ea8f00 100644
--- a/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/tree/java/MethodReferenceResolver.java
+++ b/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/tree/java/MethodReferenceResolver.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class MethodReferenceResolver implements ResolveCache.PolyVariantContextR
         if (isConstructor && !canBeConstructed(containingClass)) {
           return JavaResolveResult.EMPTY_ARRAY;
         }
-        final PsiType functionalInterfaceType = getInterfaceType(reference);
+        final PsiType functionalInterfaceType = reference.getFunctionalInterfaceType();
         final PsiClassType.ClassResolveResult resolveResult = PsiUtil.resolveGenericsClassInType(functionalInterfaceType);
         final PsiMethod interfaceMethod = LambdaUtil.getFunctionalInterfaceMethod(resolveResult);
         final PsiSubstitutor functionalInterfaceSubstitutor = interfaceMethod != null ? LambdaUtil.getSubstitutor(interfaceMethod, resolveResult) : null;
@@ -187,10 +187,6 @@ public class MethodReferenceResolver implements ResolveCache.PolyVariantContextR
     return false;
   }
 
-  private static PsiType getInterfaceType(PsiMethodReferenceExpression reference) {
-    return reference.getFunctionalInterfaceType();
-  }
-
   protected PsiConflictResolver createResolver(PsiMethodReferenceExpressionImpl referenceExpression,
                                                PsiMethodReferenceUtil.QualifierResolveResult qualifierResolveResult,
                                                PsiMethod interfaceMethod,