diff --git a/java/kotlin-extractor/src/main/kotlin/KotlinUsesExtractor.kt b/java/kotlin-extractor/src/main/kotlin/KotlinUsesExtractor.kt
index 6de4b659cb6..d43acea7dbb 100644
--- a/java/kotlin-extractor/src/main/kotlin/KotlinUsesExtractor.kt
+++ b/java/kotlin-extractor/src/main/kotlin/KotlinUsesExtractor.kt
@@ -649,9 +649,9 @@ open class KotlinUsesExtractor(
 
             (s.isBoxedArray && s.arguments.isNotEmpty()) || s.isPrimitiveArray() -> {
 
-                fun replaceComponentTypeWithAny(t: IrSimpleType, dimensions: Int): IrSimpleType =
+                fun replaceComponentTypeWithAny(t: IrSimpleType, dimensions: Int): IrType =
                     if (dimensions == 0)
-                        pluginContext.irBuiltIns.anyType as IrSimpleType
+                        pluginContext.irBuiltIns.anyType
                     else
                         t.toBuilder().also { it.arguments = (it.arguments[0] as IrTypeProjection)
                             .let { oldArg ->