diff --git a/pkg/compiler/analysis.go b/pkg/compiler/analysis.go
index a7489d869..e4211dcb2 100644
--- a/pkg/compiler/analysis.go
+++ b/pkg/compiler/analysis.go
@@ -285,11 +285,12 @@ func (c *codegen) analyzeFuncUsage() funcUsage {
 			case *ast.FuncDecl:
 				name := c.getFuncNameFromDecl(pkgPath, n)
 
-				// exported functions are always assumed to be used
+				// exported functions and methods are always assumed to be used
 				if isMain && n.Name.IsExported() || isInitFunc(n) || isDeployFunc(n) {
 					diff[name] = true
 				}
-				if isMain && n.Name.IsExported() {
+				// exported functions are not allowed to have unnamed parameters
+				if isMain && n.Name.IsExported() && n.Recv == nil {
 					if n.Type.Params.List != nil {
 						for i, param := range n.Type.Params.List {
 							if param.Names == nil {
diff --git a/pkg/compiler/compiler_test.go b/pkg/compiler/compiler_test.go
index c9e326865..a3c136a89 100644
--- a/pkg/compiler/compiler_test.go
+++ b/pkg/compiler/compiler_test.go
@@ -417,4 +417,13 @@ func TestUnnamedParameterCheck(t *testing.T) {
 		_, _, err := compiler.CompileWithOptions("test.go", strings.NewReader(src), nil)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 	})
+	t.Run("method with unnamed params", func(t *testing.T) {
+		src := `
+		package testcase
+		type A int
+		func (rsv A) OnNEP17Payment(_ string, _ int, iface interface{}){}
+	`
+		_, _, err := compiler.CompileWithOptions("test.go", strings.NewReader(src), nil)
+		require.NoError(t, err) // it's OK for exported method to have unnamed params as it won't be included into manifest
+	})
 }