diff --git a/samples/androidNativeActivity/gradle.properties b/samples/androidNativeActivity/gradle.properties
index 7fc6f1ff272..4e9746efc25 100644
--- a/samples/androidNativeActivity/gradle.properties
+++ b/samples/androidNativeActivity/gradle.properties
@@ -1 +1,11 @@
 kotlin.code.style=official
+
+# Run parallel builds in Gradle:
+org.gradle.parallel=true
+org.gradle.workers.max=4
+
+# Pin Kotlin version:
+kotlin_version=1.3.30-eap-113
+
+# Use custom Kotlin/Native home:
+org.jetbrains.kotlin.native.home=../../dist
diff --git a/samples/androidNativeActivity/settings.gradle b/samples/androidNativeActivity/settings.gradle
index 43c08c10733..e69de29bb2d 100644
--- a/samples/androidNativeActivity/settings.gradle
+++ b/samples/androidNativeActivity/settings.gradle
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-// Reuse Kotlin version from the root project.
-File rootProjectGradlePropertiesFile = file("${rootProject.projectDir}/../gradle.properties")
-if (!rootProjectGradlePropertiesFile.isFile()) {
-    throw new Exception("File $rootProjectGradlePropertiesFile does not exist or is not a file")
-}
-
-Properties rootProjectProperties = new Properties()
-rootProjectGradlePropertiesFile.withInputStream { inputStream ->
-    rootProjectProperties.load(inputStream)
-    if (!rootProjectProperties.containsKey('kotlin_version')) {
-        throw new Exception("No 'kotlin_version' property in $rootProjectGradlePropertiesFile file")
-    }
-}
-
-gradle.beforeProject { project ->
-    rootProjectProperties.forEach { String key, value ->
-        if (!project.hasProperty(key))
-            project.ext[key] = value
-    }
-}
diff --git a/samples/calculator/gradle.properties b/samples/calculator/gradle.properties
index 23f4b0b5150..cf65dbcc7e9 100644
--- a/samples/calculator/gradle.properties
+++ b/samples/calculator/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 kotlin.code.style=official
 
+# Run parallel builds in Gradle:
+org.gradle.parallel=true
+org.gradle.workers.max=4
+
+# Pin Kotlin version:
+kotlin_version=1.3.30-eap-113
+
 # Use custom Kotlin/Native home:
 org.jetbrains.kotlin.native.home=../../../dist
diff --git a/samples/calculator/settings.gradle b/samples/calculator/settings.gradle
index 4df713ebf56..fe07c42cef4 100644
--- a/samples/calculator/settings.gradle
+++ b/samples/calculator/settings.gradle
@@ -1,24 +1,3 @@
-// Reuse Kotlin version from the root project.
-File rootProjectGradlePropertiesFile = file("${rootProject.projectDir}/../gradle.properties")
-if (!rootProjectGradlePropertiesFile.isFile()) {
-    throw new Exception("File $rootProjectGradlePropertiesFile does not exist or is not a file")
-}
-
-Properties rootProjectProperties = new Properties()
-rootProjectGradlePropertiesFile.withInputStream { inputStream ->
-    rootProjectProperties.load(inputStream)
-    if (!rootProjectProperties.containsKey('kotlin_version')) {
-        throw new Exception("No 'kotlin_version' property in $rootProjectGradlePropertiesFile file")
-    }
-}
-
-gradle.beforeProject { project ->
-    rootProjectProperties.forEach { String key, value ->
-        if (!project.hasProperty(key))
-            project.ext[key] = value
-    }
-}
-
 include ':arithmeticParser'
 include ':cliApp'
 
diff --git a/samples/cocoapods/kotlin-library/gradle.properties b/samples/cocoapods/kotlin-library/gradle.properties
index 270d6aecf68..cf65dbcc7e9 100644
--- a/samples/cocoapods/kotlin-library/gradle.properties
+++ b/samples/cocoapods/kotlin-library/gradle.properties
@@ -1 +1,11 @@
-org.jetbrains.kotlin.native.home=../../../dist
\ No newline at end of file
+kotlin.code.style=official
+
+# Run parallel builds in Gradle:
+org.gradle.parallel=true
+org.gradle.workers.max=4
+
+# Pin Kotlin version:
+kotlin_version=1.3.30-eap-113
+
+# Use custom Kotlin/Native home:
+org.jetbrains.kotlin.native.home=../../../dist
diff --git a/samples/cocoapods/kotlin-library/settings.gradle.kts b/samples/cocoapods/kotlin-library/settings.gradle.kts
index a00d777ee3f..7e3308930c6 100644
--- a/samples/cocoapods/kotlin-library/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/samples/cocoapods/kotlin-library/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -6,36 +6,15 @@ pluginManagement {
     }
 
     resolutionStrategy {
-        // Workaround to be able to read plugin version from the properties file.
-        // See: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/52800536/how-to-use-plugin-version-from-gradle-properties-in-gradle-kotlin-dsl.
-        val kotlinVersion = getRootProperties().getValue("kotlin_version") as String
+        val kotlin_version: String by settings
         eachPlugin {
             when {
                 requested.id.id == "org.jetbrains.kotlin.native.cocoapods" ||
                 requested.id.id == "kotlin-native-cocoapods" ->
-                    useModule("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlinVersion")
+                    useModule("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version")
                 requested.id.id.startsWith("org.jetbrains.kotlin") ->
-                    useVersion(kotlinVersion)
+                    useVersion(kotlin_version)
             }
         }
     }
-}
-
-// Reuse Kotlin version and other properties from the root samples project.
-fun getRootProperties() = java.util.Properties().apply {
-    val rootProjectGradlePropertiesFile = file("${rootProject.projectDir}/../../gradle.properties")
-    if (!rootProjectGradlePropertiesFile.isFile) {
-        throw Exception("File $rootProjectGradlePropertiesFile does not exist or is not a file")
-    }
-
-    rootProjectGradlePropertiesFile.inputStream().use { inputStream ->
-        load(inputStream)
-    }
-}
-
-gradle.beforeProject {
-    getRootProperties().forEach { key, value ->
-        if (!project.hasProperty(key as String))
-            project.extra[key] = value
-    }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/samples/gradle.properties b/samples/gradle.properties
index c258c3de2e0..056f49c89be 100644
--- a/samples/gradle.properties
+++ b/samples/gradle.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+kotlin.code.style=official
+
 # Run parallel builds in Gradle:
 org.gradle.parallel=true