diff --git a/jps/jps-plugin/build.gradle.kts b/jps/jps-plugin/build.gradle.kts
index e7091154772..a68f3175d16 100644
--- a/jps/jps-plugin/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/jps/jps-plugin/build.gradle.kts
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ dependencies {
         testRuntime(project(it))
     }
     testRuntime(intellijDep())
-    testRuntime(intellijCoreDep()) { includeJars("intellij-core") }
     testRuntime(projectDist(":kotlin-reflect"))
 }