diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/HasKotlinDependencies.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/HasKotlinDependencies.kt
index 096041a785d..ca41887d553 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/HasKotlinDependencies.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/HasKotlinDependencies.kt
@@ -72,10 +72,6 @@ interface KotlinDependencyHandler {
     fun devNpm(directory: File): Dependency
 
     fun peerNpm(name: String, version: String = "*"): Dependency
-
-    fun peerNpm(name: String, directory: File): Dependency
-
-    fun peerNpm(directory: File): Dependency
 }
 
 interface HasKotlinDependencies {
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/DefaultKotlinDependencyHandler.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/DefaultKotlinDependencyHandler.kt
index 182ead6a263..ff97bab6747 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/DefaultKotlinDependencyHandler.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/DefaultKotlinDependencyHandler.kt
@@ -139,20 +139,4 @@ class DefaultKotlinDependencyHandler(
             version = version,
             scope = NpmDependency.Scope.PEER
         )
-
-    override fun peerNpm(name: String, directory: File): NpmDependency {
-        check(directory.isDirectory) {
-            "Dependency on local path should point on directory but $directory found"
-        }
-        return peerNpm(
-            name = name,
-            version = fileVersion(directory)
-        )
-    }
-
-    override fun peerNpm(directory: File): NpmDependency =
-        peerNpm(
-            name = moduleName(directory),
-            directory = directory
-        )
 }