diff --git a/build-common/build.gradle.kts b/build-common/build.gradle.kts
index 11820d441be..0b340ebef79 100644
--- a/build-common/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build-common/build.gradle.kts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ plugins {
 
 dependencies {
     compileOnly(project(":core:util.runtime"))
-    compileOnly(project(":core:compiler.backend.common.jvm"))
+    compileOnly(project(":compiler:backend.common.jvm"))
     compileOnly(project(":compiler:util"))
     compileOnly(project(":compiler:cli-common"))
     compileOnly(project(":compiler:frontend.java"))
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 0d4127350b2..054946f63d2 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ extra["compilerModules"] = arrayOf(
     ":core:deserialization.common.jvm",
     ":core:compiler.common",
     ":core:compiler.common.jvm",
-    ":core:compiler.backend.common.jvm",
+    ":compiler:backend.common.jvm",
     ":core:descriptors",
     ":core:descriptors.jvm",
     ":core:descriptors.runtime",
diff --git a/core/compiler.backend.common.jvm/build.gradle.kts b/compiler/backend.common.jvm/build.gradle.kts
similarity index 100%
rename from core/compiler.backend.common.jvm/build.gradle.kts
rename to compiler/backend.common.jvm/build.gradle.kts
diff --git a/core/compiler.backend.common.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/AsmUtil.java b/compiler/backend.common.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/AsmUtil.java
similarity index 100%
rename from core/compiler.backend.common.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/AsmUtil.java
rename to compiler/backend.common.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/AsmUtil.java
diff --git a/core/compiler.backend.common.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/CommonVariableAsmNameManglingUtils.kt b/compiler/backend.common.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/CommonVariableAsmNameManglingUtils.kt
similarity index 100%
rename from core/compiler.backend.common.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/CommonVariableAsmNameManglingUtils.kt
rename to compiler/backend.common.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/CommonVariableAsmNameManglingUtils.kt
diff --git a/core/compiler.backend.common.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/signature/AsmTypeFactory.kt b/compiler/backend.common.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/signature/AsmTypeFactory.kt
similarity index 100%
rename from core/compiler.backend.common.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/signature/AsmTypeFactory.kt
rename to compiler/backend.common.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/signature/AsmTypeFactory.kt
diff --git a/core/compiler.backend.common.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/jvm/AsmTypes.java b/compiler/backend.common.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/jvm/AsmTypes.java
similarity index 100%
rename from core/compiler.backend.common.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/jvm/AsmTypes.java
rename to compiler/backend.common.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/jvm/AsmTypes.java
diff --git a/core/compiler.backend.common.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/jvm/checkers/dalvikIdentifierUtils.kt b/compiler/backend.common.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/jvm/checkers/dalvikIdentifierUtils.kt
similarity index 100%
rename from core/compiler.backend.common.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/jvm/checkers/dalvikIdentifierUtils.kt
rename to compiler/backend.common.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/jvm/checkers/dalvikIdentifierUtils.kt
diff --git a/core/compiler.backend.common.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/types/AbstractTypeMapper.kt b/compiler/backend.common.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/types/AbstractTypeMapper.kt
similarity index 100%
rename from core/compiler.backend.common.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/types/AbstractTypeMapper.kt
rename to compiler/backend.common.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/types/AbstractTypeMapper.kt
diff --git a/compiler/backend/build.gradle.kts b/compiler/backend/build.gradle.kts
index 8d16aa0456b..4199ae4d030 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/compiler/backend/build.gradle.kts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ dependencies {
     compile(project(":compiler:frontend"))
     compile(project(":compiler:frontend.java"))
     compile(project(":compiler:serialization"))
-    api(project(":core:compiler.backend.common.jvm"))
+    api(project(":compiler:backend.common.jvm"))
     compileOnly(intellijCoreDep()) { includeJars("intellij-core", "asm-all", "guava", rootProject = rootProject) }
     compileOnly(intellijDep()) { includeJars("trove4j", rootProject = rootProject) }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/fir/fir2ir/jvm-backend/build.gradle.kts b/compiler/fir/fir2ir/jvm-backend/build.gradle.kts
index a3235acadec..f6d3f662e16 100644
--- a/compiler/fir/fir2ir/jvm-backend/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/compiler/fir/fir2ir/jvm-backend/build.gradle.kts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ plugins {
 
 dependencies {
     compileOnly(project(":core:descriptors"))
-    compileOnly(project(":core:compiler.backend.common.jvm"))
+    compileOnly(project(":compiler:backend.common.jvm"))
     compileOnly(project(":compiler:fir:cones"))
     compileOnly(project(":compiler:fir:resolve"))
     compileOnly(project(":compiler:fir:jvm"))
diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/build.gradle.kts b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/build.gradle.kts
index 71f041f9231..d16921e1b49 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/build.gradle.kts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ dependencies {
     compile(project(":compiler:ir.psi2ir"))
     compile(project(":compiler:ir.backend.common"))
     compile(project(":compiler:ir.serialization.jvm"))
-    api(project(":core:compiler.backend.common.jvm"))
+    api(project(":compiler:backend.common.jvm"))
     compileOnly(project(":compiler:ir.tree.impl"))
     compileOnly(intellijCoreDep()) { includeJars("intellij-core", "asm-all", "guava", rootProject = rootProject) }
     compileOnly(intellijDep()) { includeJars("trove4j", rootProject = rootProject) }
diff --git a/prepare/idea-plugin/build.gradle.kts b/prepare/idea-plugin/build.gradle.kts
index 3cd10c3b76c..35ca0ed37b6 100644
--- a/prepare/idea-plugin/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/prepare/idea-plugin/build.gradle.kts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ val projectsToShadow by extra(listOf(
         ":compiler:backend",
         ":compiler:resolution.common.jvm",
         ":core:compiler.common.jvm",
-        ":core:compiler.backend.common.jvm",
+        ":compiler:backend.common.jvm",
         ":compiler:backend-common",
         ":compiler:backend.jvm",
         ":compiler:ir.backend.common",
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index 3579df6c52e..83774f8d42e 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ include ":benchmarks",
         ":kotlin-jps-plugin",
         ":core:compiler.common",
         ":core:compiler.common.jvm",
-        ":core:compiler.backend.common.jvm",
+        ":compiler:backend.common.jvm",
         ":core:descriptors",
         ":core:descriptors.jvm",
         ":core:deserialization",