diff --git a/backend.native/tests/build.gradle b/backend.native/tests/build.gradle
index 67dda46e935..7e300e1570a 100644
--- a/backend.native/tests/build.gradle
+++ b/backend.native/tests/build.gradle
@@ -3899,7 +3899,7 @@ if (isAppleTarget(project)) {
                 baseDir dir
 
                 if (!useCustomDist) {
-                    dependsOn ":${target.name}CrossDistRuntime", ':commonDistRuntime', ':distCompiler'
+                    dependsOn ":${target.name}CrossDistRuntime", ':distCompiler'
                 }
 
                 extraOpts "-Xembed-bitcode-marker"
@@ -3929,7 +3929,7 @@ if (isAppleTarget(project)) {
                 baseDir dir
 
                 if (!useCustomDist) {
-                    dependsOn ":${target.name}CrossDistRuntime", ':commonDistRuntime', ':distCompiler'
+                    dependsOn ":${target.name}CrossDistRuntime", ':distCompiler'
                 }
 
                 extraOpts "-Xembed-bitcode-marker"
@@ -3955,7 +3955,7 @@ if (isAppleTarget(project)) {
                 baseDir "$testOutputFramework/$testName"
 
                 if (!useCustomDist) {
-                    dependsOn ":${target}CrossDistRuntime", ':commonDistRuntime', ':distCompiler'
+                    dependsOn ":${target}CrossDistRuntime", ':distCompiler'
                 }
 
                 extraOpts "-Xembed-bitcode-marker"
@@ -3976,7 +3976,7 @@ if (isAppleTarget(project)) {
                 baseDir "$testOutputFramework/$testName"
 
                 if (!useCustomDist) {
-                    dependsOn ":${target.name}CrossDistRuntime", ':commonDistRuntime', ':distCompiler'
+                    dependsOn ":${target.name}CrossDistRuntime", ':distCompiler'
                 }
 
                 extraOpts "-Xembed-bitcode"
@@ -4003,7 +4003,7 @@ if (isAppleTarget(project)) {
                 baseDir dir
 
                 if (!useCustomDist) {
-                    dependsOn ":${target.name}CrossDistRuntime", ':commonDistRuntime', ':distCompiler'
+                    dependsOn ":${target.name}CrossDistRuntime", ':distCompiler'
                 }
 
                 extraOpts "-Xembed-bitcode"
@@ -4016,7 +4016,7 @@ if (isAppleTarget(project)) {
                 baseDir dir
 
                 if (!useCustomDist) {
-                    dependsOn ":${target.name}CrossDistRuntime", ':commonDistRuntime', ':distCompiler'
+                    dependsOn ":${target.name}CrossDistRuntime", ':distCompiler'
                 }
 
                 extraOpts "-Xembed-bitcode"
@@ -4045,7 +4045,7 @@ if (isAppleTarget(project)) {
                 baseDir "$testOutputFramework/$testName"
 
                 if (!useCustomDist) {
-                    dependsOn ":${target}CrossDistRuntime", ':commonDistRuntime', ':distCompiler'
+                    dependsOn ":${target}CrossDistRuntime", ':distCompiler'
                 }
 
                 linkerOpts "-L$buildDir"
diff --git a/build-tools/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/CacheTesting.kt b/build-tools/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/CacheTesting.kt
index 1fe7487e71e..ecf62e3fe6c 100644
--- a/build-tools/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/CacheTesting.kt
+++ b/build-tools/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/CacheTesting.kt
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ fun configureCacheTesting(project: Project): CacheTesting? {
             val tasks = listOf(
                     "${target}CrossDist",
                     "${target}CrossDistRuntime",
-                    "commonDistRuntime",
                     "distCompiler"
             ).map { task -> project.rootProject.tasks.getByName(task) }
 
diff --git a/build-tools/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/FrameworkTest.kt b/build-tools/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/FrameworkTest.kt
index fff23fd5fda..f06a012c1bd 100644
--- a/build-tools/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/FrameworkTest.kt
+++ b/build-tools/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/FrameworkTest.kt
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ open class FrameworkTest : DefaultTask(), KonanTestExecutable {
 
         // set crossdist build dependency if custom konan.home wasn't set
         if (!(project.property("useCustomDist") as Boolean)) {
-            setRootDependency("${target}CrossDist", "${target}CrossDistRuntime", "commonDistRuntime", "distCompiler")
+            setRootDependency("${target}CrossDist", "${target}CrossDistRuntime", "distCompiler")
         }
         check(::testName.isInitialized) { "Test name should be set" }
         check(::frameworkNames.isInitialized) { "Framework names should be set" }
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 737f7d00734..7f2728d36fd 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -412,7 +412,6 @@ task listDist(type: Exec) {
 
 task distRuntime(type: Copy) {
     dependsOn "${hostName}CrossDistRuntime"
-    dependsOn('commonDistRuntime')
 }
 
 task distEndorsedLibraries {
@@ -436,19 +435,8 @@ def stdlibDefaultComponent = "$stdlib/default"
 def endorsedLibs = 'klib/common/endorsedLibraries'
 def endorsedLibsBase = 'klib/common'
 
-task commonDistRuntime(type: Copy) {
-    destinationDir distDir
-
-    // Target independant common part.
-    from(project(':runtime').file("build/${hostName}Stdlib")) {
-        include('**')
-        into(stdlib)
-    }
-}
-
 task crossDistRuntime(type: Copy) {
     dependsOn.addAll(targetList.collect { "${it}CrossDistRuntime" })
-    dependsOn('commonDistRuntime')
 }
 
 task crossDistEndorsedLibraries(type: Copy) {
@@ -514,7 +502,7 @@ targetList.each { target ->
     }
 
     task("${target}CrossDist") {
-        dependsOn "${target}CrossDistRuntime", "distCompiler", "commonDistRuntime", "${target}CrossDistEndorsedLibraries"
+        dependsOn "${target}CrossDistRuntime", "distCompiler", "${target}CrossDistEndorsedLibraries"
         if (target in cacheableTargetNames) {
             dependsOn "${target}StdlibCache", "${target}EndorsedCache"
         }