diff --git a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/defUse/DefUseInspectionBase.java b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/defUse/DefUseInspectionBase.java
index 9e3c2a9b6246..fa0a0e3f8bf9 100644
--- a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/defUse/DefUseInspectionBase.java
+++ b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/defUse/DefUseInspectionBase.java
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ public class DefUseInspectionBase extends BaseJavaBatchLocalInspectionTool {
           final PsiAssignmentExpression assignment = (PsiAssignmentExpression)context;
           holder.registerProblem(assignment.getLExpression(),
                                  InspectionsBundle.message("inspection.unused.assignment.problem.descriptor3",
-                                                           assignment.getRExpression().getText(), "<code>#ref</code>" + " #loc"), ProblemHighlightType.LIKE_UNUSED_SYMBOL);
+                                                           assignment.getRExpression().getText(), "<code>#ref</code>" + " #loc"), 
+                                 ProblemHighlightType.LIKE_UNUSED_SYMBOL, createRemoveAssignmentFix());
         }
         else {
           if (context instanceof PsiPrefixExpression && REPORT_PREFIX_EXPRESSIONS ||
@@ -153,6 +154,10 @@ public class DefUseInspectionBase extends BaseJavaBatchLocalInspectionTool {
     return null;
   }
 
+  protected LocalQuickFix createRemoveAssignmentFix() {
+    return null;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public JComponent createOptionsPanel() {
     return new OptionsPanel();
diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/defUse/DefUseInspection.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/defUse/DefUseInspection.java
index 8b19def82111..1c4b8a7a8012 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/defUse/DefUseInspection.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/defUse/DefUseInspection.java
@@ -50,6 +50,30 @@ public class DefUseInspection extends DefUseInspectionBase {
     return new RemoveInitializerFix();
   }
 
+  @Override
+  protected LocalQuickFix createRemoveAssignmentFix() {
+    return new RemoveAssignmentFix();
+  }
+  
+  private static class RemoveAssignmentFix extends RemoveInitializerFix {
+    @NotNull
+    @Override
+    public String getName() {
+      return InspectionsBundle.message("inspection.unused.assignment.remove.assignment.quickfix");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void applyFix(@NotNull Project project, @NotNull ProblemDescriptor descriptor) {
+      final PsiElement left = descriptor.getPsiElement();
+      if (!(left instanceof PsiReferenceExpression)) return;
+      final PsiElement parent = left.getParent();
+      if (!(parent instanceof PsiAssignmentExpression)) return;
+
+      final PsiElement resolve = ((PsiReferenceExpression)left).resolve();
+      if (!(resolve instanceof PsiVariable)) return;
+      sideEffectAwareRemove(project, ((PsiAssignmentExpression)parent).getRExpression(), parent, (PsiVariable)resolve);
+    }
+  }
   private static class RemoveInitializerFix implements LocalQuickFix {
     @Override
     @NotNull
@@ -62,9 +86,14 @@ public class DefUseInspection extends DefUseInspectionBase {
       final PsiElement psiInitializer = descriptor.getPsiElement();
       if (!(psiInitializer instanceof PsiExpression)) return;
       if (!(psiInitializer.getParent() instanceof PsiVariable)) return;
-      if (!FileModificationService.getInstance().prepareFileForWrite(psiInitializer.getContainingFile())) return;
 
       final PsiVariable variable = (PsiVariable)psiInitializer.getParent();
+      sideEffectAwareRemove(project, psiInitializer, psiInitializer, variable);
+    }
+
+    protected void sideEffectAwareRemove(Project project, PsiElement psiInitializer, PsiElement elementToDelete, PsiVariable variable) {
+      if (!FileModificationService.getInstance().prepareFileForWrite(psiInitializer.getContainingFile())) return;
+
       final PsiDeclarationStatement declaration = (PsiDeclarationStatement)variable.getParent();
       final List<PsiElement> sideEffects = new ArrayList<PsiElement>();
       boolean hasSideEffects = RemoveUnusedVariableUtil.checkSideEffects(psiInitializer, variable, sideEffects);
@@ -74,25 +103,30 @@ public class DefUseInspection extends DefUseInspectionBase {
         res = RemoveUnusedVariableFix.showSideEffectsWarning(sideEffects, variable,
                                                              FileEditorManager.getInstance(project).getSelectedTextEditor(),
                                                              hasSideEffects, sideEffects.get(0).getText(),
-                                                             variable.getTypeElement().getText() + " " + variable.getName() + ";<br>" + PsiExpressionTrimRenderer
-                                                               .render((PsiExpression)psiInitializer));
+                                                             variable.getTypeElement().getText() +
+                                                             " " +
+                                                             variable.getName() +
+                                                             ";<br>" +
+                                                             PsiExpressionTrimRenderer
+                                                               .render((PsiExpression)psiInitializer)
+        );
       }
       try {
         if (res == RemoveUnusedVariableUtil.DELETE_ALL) {
-          psiInitializer.delete();
+          elementToDelete.delete();
         }
         else if (res == RemoveUnusedVariableUtil.MAKE_STATEMENT) {
-          final PsiElementFactory factory = JavaPsiFacade.getInstance(variable.getProject()).getElementFactory();
+          final PsiElementFactory factory = JavaPsiFacade.getInstance(project).getElementFactory();
           final PsiStatement statementFromText = factory.createStatementFromText(psiInitializer.getText() + ";", null);
           declaration.getParent().addAfter(statementFromText, declaration);
-          psiInitializer.delete();
+          elementToDelete.delete();
         }
       }
       catch (IncorrectOperationException e) {
         LOG.error(e);
       }
     }
-
+    
     @Override
     @NotNull
     public String getFamilyName() {
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/unusedAssignment/afterNoSideEffect.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/unusedAssignment/afterNoSideEffect.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6819587b3329
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/unusedAssignment/afterNoSideEffect.java
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// "Remove redundant assignment" "true"
+class A {
+    void m() {
+        int i;
+        i = 0;
+        System.out.println(i);
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/unusedAssignment/beforeNoSideEffect.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/unusedAssignment/beforeNoSideEffect.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1c8b767bdad5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/unusedAssignment/beforeNoSideEffect.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// "Remove redundant assignment" "true"
+class A {
+    void m() {
+        int i;
+        <caret>i = 9;
+        i = 0;
+        System.out.println(i);
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/quickFix/EmptyIntentionInspectionQuickFixTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/quickFix/EmptyIntentionInspectionQuickFixTest.java
index 579081a99cc5..50258fd8f302 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/quickFix/EmptyIntentionInspectionQuickFixTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/quickFix/EmptyIntentionInspectionQuickFixTest.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import com.intellij.codeInsight.intention.IntentionAction;
 import com.intellij.codeInspection.LocalInspectionTool;
 import com.intellij.codeInspection.ProblemsHolder;
 import com.intellij.codeInspection.defUse.DefUseInspection;
+import com.intellij.codeInspection.ex.EditInspectionToolsSettingsAction;
 import com.intellij.psi.JavaElementVisitor;
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiElementVisitor;
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiLiteralExpression;
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ public class EmptyIntentionInspectionQuickFixTest extends LightQuickFixTestCase
     }
     assertTrue(i < emptyActions.size());
     for (; i < emptyActions.size(); i++) {
-      if (emptyActions.get(i) instanceof EmptyIntentionAction) {
+      if (emptyActions.get(i) instanceof EditInspectionToolsSettingsAction) {
         return;
       }
     }
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/quickFix/RemoveUnusedAssignmentTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/quickFix/RemoveUnusedAssignmentTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a8816f832323
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/quickFix/RemoveUnusedAssignmentTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2000-2014 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package com.intellij.codeInsight.daemon.quickFix;
+
+import com.intellij.codeInspection.LocalInspectionTool;
+import com.intellij.codeInspection.defUse.DefUseInspection;
+import com.intellij.pom.java.LanguageLevel;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+
+public class RemoveUnusedAssignmentTest extends LightQuickFixTestCase {
+  public void test() throws Exception { doAllTests(); }
+
+  @NotNull
+  @Override
+  protected LocalInspectionTool[] configureLocalInspectionTools() {
+    return new LocalInspectionTool[] {new DefUseInspection()};
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected String getBasePath() {
+    return "/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/unusedAssignment";
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected LanguageLevel getLanguageLevel() {
+    return LanguageLevel.JDK_1_5;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/platform/platform-resources-en/src/messages/InspectionsBundle.properties b/platform/platform-resources-en/src/messages/InspectionsBundle.properties
index 4f7d14ae7e76..eff9ee33d6f8 100644
--- a/platform/platform-resources-en/src/messages/InspectionsBundle.properties
+++ b/platform/platform-resources-en/src/messages/InspectionsBundle.properties
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ inspection.unused.assignment.option=Report ++i when may be replaced with (i + 1)
 inspection.unused.assignment.option1=Report i++ when changed value is not used afterwards
 inspection.unused.assignment.option2=Report redundant initializers
 inspection.unused.assignment.remove.quickfix=Remove Redundant Initializer
+inspection.unused.assignment.remove.assignment.quickfix=Remove redundant assignment
 inspection.unused.assignment.problem.descriptor1=Variable {0} is never used
 inspection.unused.assignment.problem.descriptor2=Variable {0} initializer {1} is redundant
 inspection.unused.assignment.problem.descriptor3=The value {0} assigned to {1} is never used