diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index be418c56d3d..9dc27bdc6a6 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -243,6 +243,12 @@ allprojects {
         duplicatesStrategy = DuplicatesStrategy.EXCLUDE
     }
 
+    task("printArchives") {
+        doFirst {
+            println("Archives configuration files:\n${configurations["archives"].allArtifacts.files.files.joinToString("\n  ", "  ")}")
+        }
+    }
+
     afterEvaluate {
         logger.info("configuring project $name to compile to the target jvm version $jvmTarget using jdk: $javaHome")
         if (javaHome != defaultJavaHome || jvmTarget != defaultJvmTarget) {
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/artifacts.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/artifacts.kt
index 34757fe213a..d9c7be7b7a2 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/artifacts.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/artifacts.kt
@@ -195,3 +195,11 @@ fun<T> Project.addArtifact(configuration: Configuration, task: Task, artifactRef
 
 fun<T> Project.addArtifact(configurationName: String, task: Task, artifactRef: T, body: ConfigurablePublishArtifact.() -> Unit = {}) =
         addArtifact(configurations.getOrCreate(configurationName), task, artifactRef, body)
+
+fun Project.cleanArtifacts() {
+    configurations["archives"].artifacts.let { artifacts ->
+        artifacts.forEach {
+            artifacts.remove(it)
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/prepare/compiler/build.gradle.kts b/prepare/compiler/build.gradle.kts
index 582eedbcfe9..d93411357a5 100644
--- a/prepare/compiler/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/prepare/compiler/build.gradle.kts
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ val proguard by task<ProGuardTask> {
 
 noDefaultJar()
 
+cleanArtifacts()
+
 dist(targetName = compilerBaseName + ".jar",
      fromTask = if (shrink) proguard
                 else packCompiler)
@@ -133,3 +135,4 @@ sourcesJar {
 javadocJar()
 
 publish()
+