diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/DescriptorResolver.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/DescriptorResolver.java
index b8021b0c9e345..2c8b149f78b2e 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/DescriptorResolver.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/DescriptorResolver.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.descriptors.*;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.descriptors.annotations.AnnotationDescriptor;
+import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.diagnostics.DiagnosticFactory1;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.psi.*;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.resolve.calls.autocasts.DataFlowInfo;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.resolve.name.Name;
@@ -455,10 +456,7 @@ private List<ValueParameterDescriptor> resolveValueParameters(
             }
 
             if (!(functionDescriptor instanceof ConstructorDescriptor)) {
-                ASTNode valOrVarNode = valueParameter.getValOrVarNode();
-                if (valOrVarNode != null) {
-                    trace.report(VAL_OR_VAR_ON_FUN_PARAMETER.on(valOrVarNode.getPsi(), ((JetKeywordToken) valOrVarNode.getElementType())));
-                }
+                checkParameterHasNoValOrVar(trace, valueParameter, VAL_OR_VAR_ON_FUN_PARAMETER);
             }
 
             ValueParameterDescriptor valueParameterDescriptor =
@@ -1382,4 +1380,15 @@ public static boolean checkHasOuterClassInstance(
         }
         return true;
     }
+
+    public static void checkParameterHasNoValOrVar(
+            @NotNull BindingTrace trace,
+            @NotNull JetParameter parameter,
+            @NotNull DiagnosticFactory1<PsiElement, JetKeywordToken> diagnosticFactory
+    ) {
+        ASTNode valOrVarNode = parameter.getValOrVarNode();
+        if (valOrVarNode != null) {
+            trace.report(diagnosticFactory.on(valOrVarNode.getPsi(), ((JetKeywordToken) valOrVarNode.getElementType())));
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/types/expressions/ControlStructureTypingVisitor.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/types/expressions/ControlStructureTypingVisitor.java
index 002d0ecd6cc07..4e729257b9132 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/types/expressions/ControlStructureTypingVisitor.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/types/expressions/ControlStructureTypingVisitor.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 package org.jetbrains.jet.lang.types.expressions;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
-import com.intellij.lang.ASTNode;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.Pair;
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement;
 import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiTreeUtil;
@@ -32,10 +31,11 @@
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.psi.*;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.resolve.BindingContext;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.resolve.BindingContextUtils;
+import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.resolve.DescriptorResolver;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.resolve.DescriptorUtils;
-import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.resolve.calls.results.OverloadResolutionResults;
-import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.resolve.calls.model.ResolvedCall;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.resolve.calls.autocasts.DataFlowInfo;
+import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.resolve.calls.model.ResolvedCall;
+import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.resolve.calls.results.OverloadResolutionResults;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.resolve.name.Name;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.resolve.scopes.JetScope;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.resolve.scopes.WritableScope;
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.types.*;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.types.checker.JetTypeChecker;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.types.lang.KotlinBuiltIns;
-import org.jetbrains.jet.lexer.JetKeywordToken;
-import org.jetbrains.jet.lexer.JetTokens;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.util.slicedmap.WritableSlice;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -314,10 +312,7 @@ private static VariableDescriptor createLoopParameterDescriptor(
             JetType expectedParameterType,
             ExpressionTypingContext context
     ) {
-        ASTNode valOrVarNode = loopParameter.getValOrVarNode();
-        if (valOrVarNode != null) {
-            context.trace.report(VAL_OR_VAR_ON_LOOP_PARAMETER.on(valOrVarNode.getPsi(), ((JetKeywordToken) valOrVarNode.getElementType())));
-        }
+        DescriptorResolver.checkParameterHasNoValOrVar(context.trace, loopParameter, VAL_OR_VAR_ON_LOOP_PARAMETER);
 
         JetTypeReference typeReference = loopParameter.getTypeReference();
         VariableDescriptor variableDescriptor;
@@ -432,10 +427,7 @@ public JetTypeInfo visitTryExpression(JetTryExpression expression, ExpressionTyp
             JetParameter catchParameter = catchClause.getCatchParameter();
             JetExpression catchBody = catchClause.getCatchBody();
             if (catchParameter != null) {
-                ASTNode valOrVarNode = catchParameter.getValOrVarNode();
-                if (valOrVarNode != null) {
-                    context.trace.report(VAL_OR_VAR_ON_CATCH_PARAMETER.on(valOrVarNode.getPsi(), ((JetKeywordToken) valOrVarNode.getElementType())));
-                }
+                DescriptorResolver.checkParameterHasNoValOrVar(context.trace, catchParameter, VAL_OR_VAR_ON_CATCH_PARAMETER);
 
                 VariableDescriptor variableDescriptor = context.expressionTypingServices.getDescriptorResolver().resolveLocalVariableDescriptor(
                         context.scope.getContainingDeclaration(), context.scope, catchParameter, context.trace);