diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/Kotlin2JsGradlePluginIT.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/Kotlin2JsGradlePluginIT.kt
index 879e1a7c37e..092c0b58261 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/Kotlin2JsGradlePluginIT.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/Kotlin2JsGradlePluginIT.kt
@@ -1102,6 +1102,16 @@ abstract class AbstractKotlin2JsGradlePluginIT(protected val irBackend: Boolean)
                 gradleProperties.appendText(jsCompilerType(KotlinJsCompilerType.IR))
             }
 
+            if (irBackend) {
+                build("compileProductionExecutableKotlinJs") {
+                    assertTasksExecuted(":app:compileProductionExecutableKotlinJs")
+                    assert(task(":kotlinNpmInstall") == null) {
+                        printBuildOutput()
+                        "NPM install should not be run"
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
             build("assemble") {
                 assertTasksExecuted(":app:browserProductionWebpack")
 
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/resolver/KotlinCompilationNpmResolver.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/resolver/KotlinCompilationNpmResolver.kt
index 65753a222b6..7008799ed6c 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/resolver/KotlinCompilationNpmResolver.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/resolver/KotlinCompilationNpmResolver.kt
@@ -80,10 +80,6 @@ internal class KotlinCompilationNpmResolver(
             npmProject.publicPackageJsonTaskName,
             listOf(compilation)
         ) {
-            it.dependsOn(
-                nodeJs_.npmInstallTaskProvider,
-                nodeJs_.storeYarnLockTaskProvider,
-            )
             it.dependsOn(packageJsonTaskHolder)
         }.also { packageJsonTask ->
             if (compilation.isMain()) {
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/tasks/KotlinPackageJsonTask.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/tasks/KotlinPackageJsonTask.kt
index 6560bb8d710..bd160c6a4d3 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/tasks/KotlinPackageJsonTask.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/tasks/KotlinPackageJsonTask.kt
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ abstract class KotlinPackageJsonTask : DefaultTask() {
             val nodeJs = NodeJsRootPlugin.apply(project.rootProject)
 
             val rootClean = project.rootProject.tasks.named(BasePlugin.CLEAN_TASK_NAME)
-            val npmInstallTask = nodeJs.npmInstallTaskProvider
             val npmCachesSetupTask = nodeJs.npmCachesSetupTaskProvider
             val packageJsonTaskName = npmProject.packageJsonTaskName
             val packageJsonUmbrella = nodeJs.packageJsonUmbrellaTaskProvider