diff --git a/compiler/cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/jvm/compiler/CompileEnvironmentUtil.java b/compiler/cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/jvm/compiler/CompileEnvironmentUtil.java
index b1b40f1d5ea..9a499c4e397 100644
--- a/compiler/cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/jvm/compiler/CompileEnvironmentUtil.java
+++ b/compiler/cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/jvm/compiler/CompileEnvironmentUtil.java
@@ -38,12 +38,10 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.output.OutputFile;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.CLIConfigurationKeys;
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.messages.CompilerMessageSeverity;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.messages.MessageCollector;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.messages.OutputMessageUtil;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.modules.ModuleScriptData;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.modules.ModuleXmlParser;
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.output.outputUtils.OutputUtilsPackage;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.jvm.JVMConfigurationKeys;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.ClassFileFactory;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.GeneratedClassLoader;
@@ -74,12 +72,6 @@ import static org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.messages.CompilerMessageSeverity.E
 
 public class CompileEnvironmentUtil {
 
-    @Nullable
-    private static File getRuntimeJarPath() {
-        File runtimePath = PathUtil.getKotlinPathsForCompiler().getRuntimePath();
-        return runtimePath.exists() ? runtimePath : null;
-    }
-
     @NotNull
     public static ModuleScriptData loadModuleDescriptions(KotlinPaths paths, String moduleDefinitionFile, MessageCollector messageCollector) {
         File file = new File(moduleDefinitionFile);
@@ -219,27 +211,26 @@ public class CompileEnvironmentUtil {
     }
 
     private static void writeRuntimeToJar(JarOutputStream stream) throws IOException {
-        File runtimeJarPath = getRuntimeJarPath();
-        if (runtimeJarPath != null) {
-            JarInputStream jis = new JarInputStream(new FileInputStream(runtimeJarPath));
-            try {
-                while (true) {
-                    JarEntry e = jis.getNextJarEntry();
-                    if (e == null) {
-                        break;
-                    }
-                    if (FileUtilRt.extensionEquals(e.getName(), "class")) {
-                        stream.putNextEntry(e);
-                        FileUtil.copy(jis, stream);
-                    }
+        File runtimePath = PathUtil.getKotlinPathsForCompiler().getRuntimePath();
+        if (!runtimePath.exists()) {
+            throw new CompileEnvironmentException("Couldn't find runtime library");
+        }
+
+        JarInputStream jis = new JarInputStream(new FileInputStream(runtimePath));
+        try {
+            while (true) {
+                JarEntry e = jis.getNextJarEntry();
+                if (e == null) {
+                    break;
+                }
+                if (FileUtilRt.extensionEquals(e.getName(), "class")) {
+                    stream.putNextEntry(e);
+                    FileUtil.copy(jis, stream);
                 }
             }
-            finally {
-                jis.close();
-            }
         }
-        else {
-            throw new CompileEnvironmentException("Couldn't find runtime library");
+        finally {
+            jis.close();
         }
     }
 
@@ -253,22 +244,6 @@ public class CompileEnvironmentUtil {
         }
     }
 
-    static void writeOutputToDirOrJar(
-            @Nullable File jar,
-            @Nullable File outputDir,
-            boolean includeRuntime,
-            @Nullable FqName mainClass,
-            @NotNull ClassFileFactory outputFiles,
-            @NotNull MessageCollector messageCollector
-    ) {
-        if (jar != null) {
-            writeToJar(jar, includeRuntime, mainClass, outputFiles);
-        }
-        else {
-            OutputUtilsPackage.writeAll(outputFiles, outputDir == null ? new File(".") : outputDir, messageCollector);
-        }
-    }
-
     @NotNull
     public static List<JetFile> getJetFiles(
             @NotNull final Project project,
diff --git a/compiler/cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/jvm/compiler/KotlinToJVMBytecodeCompiler.java b/compiler/cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/jvm/compiler/KotlinToJVMBytecodeCompiler.java
index 4529bd71b31..59bdeca2ac0 100644
--- a/compiler/cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/jvm/compiler/KotlinToJVMBytecodeCompiler.java
+++ b/compiler/cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/jvm/compiler/KotlinToJVMBytecodeCompiler.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.CompilerPlugin;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.CompilerPluginContext;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.messages.AnalyzerWithCompilerReport;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.messages.MessageCollector;
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.output.outputUtils.OutputUtilsPackage;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.jvm.JVMConfigurationKeys;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.*;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.state.GenerationState;
@@ -100,8 +101,13 @@ public class KotlinToJVMBytecodeCompiler {
             boolean jarRuntime,
             @Nullable FqName mainClass
     ) {
-        MessageCollector messageCollector = configuration.get(CLIConfigurationKeys.MESSAGE_COLLECTOR_KEY, MessageCollector.NONE);
-        CompileEnvironmentUtil.writeOutputToDirOrJar(jarPath, outputDir, jarRuntime, mainClass, outputFiles, messageCollector);
+        if (jarPath != null) {
+            CompileEnvironmentUtil.writeToJar(jarPath, jarRuntime, mainClass, outputFiles);
+        }
+        else {
+            MessageCollector messageCollector = configuration.get(CLIConfigurationKeys.MESSAGE_COLLECTOR_KEY, MessageCollector.NONE);
+            OutputUtilsPackage.writeAll(outputFiles, outputDir == null ? new File(".") : outputDir, messageCollector);
+        }
     }
 
     public static boolean compileModules(