diff --git a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/suspiciousNameCombination/SuspiciousNameCombinationInspectionBase.java b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/suspiciousNameCombination/SuspiciousNameCombinationInspectionBase.java
index 99ec22082f58..602c27a2488b 100644
--- a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/suspiciousNameCombination/SuspiciousNameCombinationInspectionBase.java
+++ b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/suspiciousNameCombination/SuspiciousNameCombinationInspectionBase.java
@@ -156,10 +156,10 @@ public class SuspiciousNameCombinationInspectionBase extends BaseJavaBatchLocalI
     @Override
     public void visitReturnStatement(final PsiReturnStatement statement) {
       final PsiExpression returnValue = statement.getReturnValue();
-      PsiElement containingMethod = PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(returnValue, PsiMethod.class, PsiLambdaExpression.class);
-      if (returnValue instanceof PsiReferenceExpression && containingMethod instanceof PsiMethod) {
+      PsiMethod containingMethod = PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(returnValue, PsiMethod.class, true, PsiLambdaExpression.class);
+      if (returnValue instanceof PsiReferenceExpression && containingMethod != null) {
         final String refName = ((PsiReferenceExpression)returnValue).getReferenceName();
-        checkCombination(returnValue, ((PsiMethod)containingMethod).getName(), refName, "suspicious.name.return");
+        checkCombination(returnValue, containingMethod.getName(), refName, "suspicious.name.return");
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/quickfix/AddRuntimeExceptionToThrowsAction.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/quickfix/AddRuntimeExceptionToThrowsAction.java
index 7dce70e13784..daaabcb6a733 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/quickfix/AddRuntimeExceptionToThrowsAction.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/quickfix/AddRuntimeExceptionToThrowsAction.java
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ public class AddRuntimeExceptionToThrowsAction implements IntentionAction {
     PsiClassType exception = getRuntimeExceptionAtCaret(editor, file);
     if (exception == null) return false;
 
-    PsiElement element = PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(elementAtCaret(editor, file), PsiMethod.class, PsiLambdaExpression.class);
-    if (element == null || element instanceof PsiLambdaExpression || !((PsiMethod)element).getThrowsList().isPhysical()) return false;
+    PsiMethod method = PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(elementAtCaret(editor, file), PsiMethod.class, true, PsiLambdaExpression.class);
+    if (method == null || !method.getThrowsList().isPhysical()) return false;
 
-    return !isMethodThrows((PsiMethod)element, exception);
+    return !isMethodThrows(method, exception);
   }
 
   private static PsiClassType getRuntimeExceptionAtCaret(Editor editor, PsiFile file) {
diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/com/siyeh/ig/encapsulation/ReturnOfCollectionFieldInspection.java b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/com/siyeh/ig/encapsulation/ReturnOfCollectionFieldInspection.java
index 553e24f521f0..3a34f3e564fb 100644
--- a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/com/siyeh/ig/encapsulation/ReturnOfCollectionFieldInspection.java
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/com/siyeh/ig/encapsulation/ReturnOfCollectionFieldInspection.java
@@ -94,11 +94,11 @@ public class ReturnOfCollectionFieldInspection extends ReturnOfCollectionFieldIn
     }
 
     private void fixContainingMethodReturnType(PsiReferenceExpression referenceExpression) {
-      final PsiElement element = PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(referenceExpression, PsiMethod.class, PsiLambdaExpression.class);
-      if (!(element instanceof PsiMethod)) {
+      final PsiMethod method = PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(referenceExpression, PsiMethod.class, true, PsiLambdaExpression.class);
+      if (method == null) {
         return;
       }
-      final PsiTypeElement returnTypeElement = ((PsiMethod)element).getReturnTypeElement();
+      final PsiTypeElement returnTypeElement = method.getReturnTypeElement();
       if (returnTypeElement == null) {
         return;
       }