diff --git a/java/kotlin-extractor/src/main/kotlin/KotlinUsesExtractor.kt b/java/kotlin-extractor/src/main/kotlin/KotlinUsesExtractor.kt
index ffadd6969a2..11cf7d11de4 100644
--- a/java/kotlin-extractor/src/main/kotlin/KotlinUsesExtractor.kt
+++ b/java/kotlin-extractor/src/main/kotlin/KotlinUsesExtractor.kt
@@ -1277,10 +1277,7 @@ open class KotlinUsesExtractor(
                         javaClass.declarations.findSubType<IrFunction> { decl ->
                             decl.name.asString() == jvmName &&
                             decl.valueParameters.size == f.valueParameters.size &&
-                            // Note matching by classifier not the whole type so that generic arguments are allowed to differ,
-                            // as they always will for method type parameters occurring in parameter types (e.g. <T> toArray(T[] array)
-                            // Differing only by nullability would also be insignificant if it came up.
-                            decl.valueParameters.zip(f.valueParameters).all { p -> p.first.type.classifierOrNull == p.second.type.classifierOrNull }
+                            decl.valueParameters.zip(f.valueParameters).all { p -> erase(p.first.type) == erase(p.second.type) }
                         } ?:
                         // Or if there is none, look for the only viable overload
                         javaClass.declarations.singleOrNullSubType<IrFunction> { decl ->
diff --git a/java/ql/test/kotlin/library-tests/java-map-methods/test.kt b/java/ql/test/kotlin/library-tests/java-map-methods/test.kt
index 0edaadff5a1..8f1a6ec0362 100644
--- a/java/ql/test/kotlin/library-tests/java-map-methods/test.kt
+++ b/java/ql/test/kotlin/library-tests/java-map-methods/test.kt
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 fun test(m: Map<Int, Int>) = m.getOrDefault(1, 2)
 
 fun test2(s: String) = s.length
+
+fun remove(l: MutableList<Int>) {
+    l.remove(5)
+}