diff --git a/pkg/compiler/lib/src/ssa/builder_kernel.dart b/pkg/compiler/lib/src/ssa/builder_kernel.dart
index b46ea02..26834cf 100644
--- a/pkg/compiler/lib/src/ssa/builder_kernel.dart
+++ b/pkg/compiler/lib/src/ssa/builder_kernel.dart
@@ -5300,14 +5300,37 @@
   void _potentiallyCheckInlinedParameterTypes(FunctionEntity function) {
     if (!typeBuilder.checkOrTrustTypes) return;
 
-    checkTypeVariableBounds(function);
+    // TODO(sra): Incorporate properties of call site to help determine which
+    // type parameters and value parameters need to be checked.
+    bool trusted = false;
+    if (options.strongMode) {
+      if (function.isStatic ||
+          function.isTopLevel ||
+          function.isConstructor ||
+          function is ConstructorBodyEntity) {
+        // We inline static methods, top-level methods, constructors and
+        // constructor bodies only from direct call sites.
+        trusted = true;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (!trusted) {
+      checkTypeVariableBounds(function);
+    }
 
     KernelToLocalsMap localsMap = _globalLocalsMap.getLocalsMap(function);
     forEachOrderedParameter(_globalLocalsMap, _elementMap, function,
         (Local parameter) {
       HInstruction argument = localsHandler.readLocal(parameter);
-      typeBuilder.potentiallyCheckOrTrustTypeOfParameter(
-          argument, localsMap.getLocalType(_elementMap, parameter));
+      DartType type = localsMap.getLocalType(_elementMap, parameter);
+      HInstruction checkedOrTrusted;
+      if (trusted) {
+        checkedOrTrusted = typeBuilder.trustTypeOfParameter(argument, type);
+      } else {
+        checkedOrTrusted =
+            typeBuilder.potentiallyCheckOrTrustTypeOfParameter(argument, type);
+      }
+      localsHandler.updateLocal(parameter, checkedOrTrusted);
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/pkg/compiler/lib/src/ssa/type_builder.dart b/pkg/compiler/lib/src/ssa/type_builder.dart
index eb06192..a60c98e 100644
--- a/pkg/compiler/lib/src/ssa/type_builder.dart
+++ b/pkg/compiler/lib/src/ssa/type_builder.dart
@@ -75,6 +75,14 @@
     return other;
   }
 
+  HInstruction trustTypeOfParameter(HInstruction original, DartType type) {
+    if (type == null) return original;
+    HInstruction trusted = _trustType(original, type);
+    if (trusted == original) return original;
+    builder.add(trusted);
+    return trusted;
+  }
+
   HInstruction potentiallyCheckOrTrustTypeOfParameter(
       HInstruction original, DartType type) {
     if (type == null) return original;
diff --git a/tests/language_2/language_2_dart2js.status b/tests/language_2/language_2_dart2js.status
index ae902f9..4579ab6 100644
--- a/tests/language_2/language_2_dart2js.status
+++ b/tests/language_2/language_2_dart2js.status
@@ -549,10 +549,6 @@
 bad_override_test/03: MissingCompileTimeError
 bit_operations_test: RuntimeError
 branch_canonicalization_test: RuntimeError
-call_method_implicit_tear_off_implements_function_test/02: RuntimeError
-call_method_implicit_tear_off_implements_function_test/04: RuntimeError
-call_method_implicit_tear_off_test/02: RuntimeError
-call_method_implicit_tear_off_test/04: RuntimeError
 canonical_const2_test: RuntimeError, OK # non JS number semantics
 check_member_static_test/02: MissingCompileTimeError
 class_cycle_test/02: MissingCompileTimeError
@@ -920,10 +916,6 @@
 bad_override_test/03: MissingCompileTimeError
 bit_operations_test: RuntimeError
 branch_canonicalization_test: RuntimeError
-call_method_implicit_tear_off_implements_function_test/02: RuntimeError
-call_method_implicit_tear_off_implements_function_test/04: RuntimeError
-call_method_implicit_tear_off_test/02: RuntimeError
-call_method_implicit_tear_off_test/04: RuntimeError
 call_non_method_field_test/01: MissingCompileTimeError
 call_non_method_field_test/02: MissingCompileTimeError
 canonical_const2_test: RuntimeError, OK # non JS number semantics
@@ -1471,10 +1463,6 @@
 bad_override_test/03: MissingCompileTimeError
 bit_operations_test: RuntimeError
 branch_canonicalization_test: RuntimeError
-call_method_implicit_tear_off_implements_function_test/02: RuntimeError
-call_method_implicit_tear_off_implements_function_test/04: RuntimeError
-call_method_implicit_tear_off_test/02: RuntimeError
-call_method_implicit_tear_off_test/04: RuntimeError
 call_non_method_field_test/01: MissingCompileTimeError
 call_non_method_field_test/02: MissingCompileTimeError
 call_with_no_such_method_test: RuntimeError