diff --git a/java/java-impl-refactorings/src/com/intellij/refactoring/extractMethod/newImpl/SignatureBuilder.kt b/java/java-impl-refactorings/src/com/intellij/refactoring/extractMethod/newImpl/SignatureBuilder.kt
index db77f1a15ab9..bcfc5402ba94 100644
--- a/java/java-impl-refactorings/src/com/intellij/refactoring/extractMethod/newImpl/SignatureBuilder.kt
+++ b/java/java-impl-refactorings/src/com/intellij/refactoring/extractMethod/newImpl/SignatureBuilder.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import com.intellij.pom.java.JavaFeature
 import com.intellij.psi.*
 import com.intellij.psi.codeStyle.JavaCodeStyleManager
 import com.intellij.psi.codeStyle.JavaCodeStyleSettings
+import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiTypesUtil
 import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiUtil
 import com.intellij.refactoring.extractMethod.newImpl.structures.InputParameter
 import com.intellij.refactoring.util.RefactoringUtil
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ class SignatureBuilder(private val project: Project) {
     val parameterList = createParameterList(inputParameters, scope)
 
     val method = if (returnType != null) {
-      factory.createMethod(methodName, returnType, targetClass)
+      factory.createMethod(methodName, PsiTypesUtil.removeExternalAnnotations(returnType), targetClass)
     } else {
       factory.createConstructor("methodName", targetClass)
     }