diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/KotlinDependencyConfigurations.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/KotlinDependencyConfigurations.kt
index 519e27663a0..74999bd6f91 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/KotlinDependencyConfigurations.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/KotlinDependencyConfigurations.kt
@@ -9,34 +9,34 @@ import org.gradle.api.NamedDomainObjectProvider
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.Configuration
 
 interface KotlinDependencyConfigurations {
-    val apiConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>
-    val implementationConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>
-    val compileOnlyConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>
-    val runtimeOnlyConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>
+    val apiConfiguration: Configuration
+    val implementationConfiguration: Configuration
+    val compileOnlyConfiguration: Configuration
+    val runtimeOnlyConfiguration: Configuration
 
     /** This configuration includes the dependencies from the refines-parents */
-    val transitiveApiConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>
+    val transitiveApiConfiguration: Configuration
 
     /** This configuration includes the dependencies from the refines-parents */
-    val transitiveImplementationConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>
+    val transitiveImplementationConfiguration: Configuration
 
     private class Impl(
-        override val apiConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>,
-        override val implementationConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>,
-        override val compileOnlyConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>,
-        override val runtimeOnlyConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>,
-        override val transitiveApiConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>,
-        override val transitiveImplementationConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>
+        override val apiConfiguration: Configuration,
+        override val implementationConfiguration: Configuration,
+        override val compileOnlyConfiguration: Configuration,
+        override val runtimeOnlyConfiguration: Configuration,
+        override val transitiveApiConfiguration:Configuration,
+        override val transitiveImplementationConfiguration: Configuration
     ) : KotlinDependencyConfigurations
 
     companion object {
         fun create(
-            apiConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>,
-            implementationConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>,
-            compileOnlyConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>,
-            runtimeOnlyConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>,
-            transitiveApiConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>,
-            transitiveImplementationConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>
+            apiConfiguration: Configuration,
+            implementationConfiguration: Configuration,
+            compileOnlyConfiguration: Configuration,
+            runtimeOnlyConfiguration: Configuration,
+            transitiveApiConfiguration: Configuration,
+            transitiveImplementationConfiguration: Configuration
         ): KotlinDependencyConfigurations = Impl(
             apiConfiguration = apiConfiguration,
             implementationConfiguration = implementationConfiguration,
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/KotlinGradleVariant.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/KotlinGradleVariant.kt
index 7508ada5d0e..f86e123656e 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/KotlinGradleVariant.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/KotlinGradleVariant.kt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ interface KotlinGradleVariant : KotlinGradleFragment, KotlinModuleVariant {
     val platformType: KotlinPlatformType
 
     // TODO generalize with KotlinCompilation?
-    val compileDependenciesConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>
+    val compileDependenciesConfiguration: Configuration
 
     var compileDependencyFiles: FileCollection
 
@@ -29,28 +29,28 @@ interface KotlinGradleVariant : KotlinGradleFragment, KotlinModuleVariant {
     val sourceArchiveTaskName: String
 
     // TODO generalize exposing outputs: what if a variant has more than one such configurations or none?
-    val apiElementsConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>
+    val apiElementsConfiguration: Configuration
 
     val gradleVariantNames: Set<String>
 }
 
 interface KotlinGradleVariantWithRuntime : KotlinGradleVariant {
     // TODO deduplicate with KotlinCompilation?
-    val runtimeDependenciesConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>
+    val runtimeDependenciesConfiguration: Configuration
 
     var runtimeDependencyFiles: FileCollection
 
     val runtimeFiles: ConfigurableFileCollection
 
     // TODO generalize exposing outputs: what if a variant has more than one such configurations or none?
-    val runtimeElementsConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>
+    val runtimeElementsConfiguration: Configuration
 }
 
 interface KotlinNativeVariant : KotlinGradleVariant {
     override val platformType: KotlinPlatformType
         get() = KotlinPlatformType.native
 
-    val hostSpecificMetadataElementsConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>?
+    val hostSpecificMetadataElementsConfiguration: Configuration?
 
     var enableEndorsedLibraries: Boolean
 }
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/kpm/KotlinJvmVariantFactoryTest.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/kpm/KotlinJvmVariantFactoryTest.kt
index 24b98dbb2b6..eeff68b677d 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/kpm/KotlinJvmVariantFactoryTest.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/kpm/KotlinJvmVariantFactoryTest.kt
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ class KotlinJvmVariantFactoryTest : AbstractKpmExtensionTest() {
     fun `test accessing configurations`() {
         val variant = KotlinJvmVariantFactory(kotlin.main).create("jvm")
 
-        variant.compileDependenciesConfiguration.get()
-        variant.runtimeDependenciesConfiguration.get()
-        variant.apiElementsConfiguration.get()
-        variant.runtimeElementsConfiguration.get()
-        variant.implementationConfiguration.get()
-        variant.apiConfiguration.get()
-        variant.runtimeOnlyConfiguration.get()
-        variant.compileOnlyConfiguration.get()
+        variant.compileDependenciesConfiguration
+        variant.runtimeDependenciesConfiguration
+        variant.apiElementsConfiguration
+        variant.runtimeElementsConfiguration
+        variant.implementationConfiguration
+        variant.apiConfiguration
+        variant.runtimeOnlyConfiguration
+        variant.compileOnlyConfiguration
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -88,13 +88,13 @@ class KotlinJvmVariantFactoryTest : AbstractKpmExtensionTest() {
         val variant = KotlinJvmVariantFactory(
             KotlinJvmVariantInstantiator(kotlin.main),
             KotlinJvmVariantConfigurator(compileDependenciesConfigurator = { fragment, configuration ->
-                assertSame(fragment.compileDependenciesConfiguration.get(), configuration)
+                assertSame(fragment.compileDependenciesConfiguration, configuration)
                 configuration.attributes.attribute(testAttribute, "compileDependencies")
             })
         ).create("jvm")
 
         assertEquals(
-            "compileDependencies", variant.compileDependenciesConfiguration.get().attributes.getAttribute(testAttribute)
+            "compileDependencies", variant.compileDependenciesConfiguration.attributes.getAttribute(testAttribute)
         )
     }
 
@@ -103,13 +103,13 @@ class KotlinJvmVariantFactoryTest : AbstractKpmExtensionTest() {
         val variant = KotlinJvmVariantFactory(
             KotlinJvmVariantInstantiator(kotlin.main),
             KotlinJvmVariantConfigurator(runtimeDependenciesConfigurator = { fragment, configuration ->
-                assertSame(fragment.runtimeDependenciesConfiguration.get(), configuration)
+                assertSame(fragment.runtimeDependenciesConfiguration, configuration)
                 configuration.attributes.attribute(testAttribute, "runtimeDependencies")
             })
         ).create("jvm")
 
         assertEquals(
-            "runtimeDependencies", variant.runtimeDependenciesConfiguration.get().attributes.getAttribute(testAttribute)
+            "runtimeDependencies", variant.runtimeDependenciesConfiguration.attributes.getAttribute(testAttribute)
         )
     }
 
@@ -117,13 +117,13 @@ class KotlinJvmVariantFactoryTest : AbstractKpmExtensionTest() {
     fun `test custom configure apiElementsConfiguration`() {
         val variant = KotlinJvmVariantFactory(
             KotlinJvmVariantInstantiator(kotlin.main), KotlinJvmVariantConfigurator(apiElementsConfigurator = { fragment, configuration ->
-                assertSame(fragment.apiElementsConfiguration.get(), configuration)
+                assertSame(fragment.apiElementsConfiguration, configuration)
                 configuration.attributes.attribute(testAttribute, "apiElements")
             })
         ).create("jvm")
 
         assertEquals(
-            "apiElements", variant.apiElementsConfiguration.get().attributes.getAttribute(testAttribute)
+            "apiElements", variant.apiElementsConfiguration.attributes.getAttribute(testAttribute)
         )
     }
 
@@ -132,13 +132,13 @@ class KotlinJvmVariantFactoryTest : AbstractKpmExtensionTest() {
         val variant = KotlinJvmVariantFactory(
             KotlinJvmVariantInstantiator(kotlin.main),
             KotlinJvmVariantConfigurator(runtimeElementsConfigurator = { fragment, configuration ->
-                assertSame(fragment.runtimeElementsConfiguration.get(), configuration)
+                assertSame(fragment.runtimeElementsConfiguration, configuration)
                 configuration.attributes.attribute(testAttribute, "runtimeElements")
             })
         ).create("jvm")
 
         assertEquals(
-            "runtimeElements", variant.runtimeElementsConfiguration.get().attributes.getAttribute(testAttribute)
+            "runtimeElements", variant.runtimeElementsConfiguration.attributes.getAttribute(testAttribute)
         )
     }
 
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/kpm/KotlinNativeVariantFactoryTest.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/kpm/KotlinNativeVariantFactoryTest.kt
index 559482c310d..710f971535f 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/kpm/KotlinNativeVariantFactoryTest.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/kpm/KotlinNativeVariantFactoryTest.kt
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class KotlinNativeVariantFactoryTest(
     fun `test compileDependenciesConfiguration - contains konanTarget`() {
         assertEquals(
             variantConstructor.konanTarget.name,
-            variant.compileDependenciesConfiguration.get()
+            variant.compileDependenciesConfiguration
                 .attributes.getAttribute(KotlinNativeTarget.konanTargetAttribute)
         )
     }
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class KotlinNativeVariantFactoryTest(
     fun `test apiElementsConfiguration - contains konanTarget`() {
         assertEquals(
             variantConstructor.konanTarget.name,
-            variant.apiElementsConfiguration.get()
+            variant.apiElementsConfiguration
                 .attributes.getAttribute(KotlinNativeTarget.konanTargetAttribute)
         )
     }
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/GradleProjectModuleBuilder.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/GradleProjectModuleBuilder.kt
index 249b6962e58..6f43e611181 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/GradleProjectModuleBuilder.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/GradleProjectModuleBuilder.kt
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ class GradleModuleVariantResolver : ModuleVariantResolver {
                 project.configurations.getByName(compilation.compileDependencyConfigurationName)
             }
             is KotlinPm20ProjectExtension -> {
-                (requestingVariant as KotlinGradleVariant).compileDependenciesConfiguration.get()
+                (requestingVariant as KotlinGradleVariant).compileDependenciesConfiguration
             }
             else -> error("could not find the compile dependencies configuration for variant $requestingVariant")
         }
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/FragmentGranularMetadataResolver.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/FragmentGranularMetadataResolver.kt
index 401689924ab..837a53298c2 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/FragmentGranularMetadataResolver.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/FragmentGranularMetadataResolver.kt
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ internal class FragmentGranularMetadataResolver(
             // resolve the dependencies of that variant getting the host-specific metadata artifact
             relevantVariantResolution?.let { resolution ->
                 val configurationResolvingPlatformVariant =
-                    (resolution.requestingVariant as KotlinGradleVariant).compileDependenciesConfiguration.get()
+                    (resolution.requestingVariant as KotlinGradleVariant).compileDependenciesConfiguration
                 val hostSpecificArtifact = ResolvedMppVariantsProvider.get(project)
                     .getHostSpecificMetadataArtifactByRootModule(
                         dependencyModule.moduleIdentifier,
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/KotlinDependencyConfigurationsFactory.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/KotlinDependencyConfigurationsFactory.kt
index 634f5de293c..7a31f3915d4 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/KotlinDependencyConfigurationsFactory.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/KotlinDependencyConfigurationsFactory.kt
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.pm20
 
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.pm20.util.FragmentNameDisambiguation
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.pm20.util.locateOrRegister
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.addExtendsFromRelation
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.extendsFrom
 
 interface KotlinDependencyConfigurationsFactory {
     fun create(module: KotlinGradleModule, names: FragmentNameDisambiguation): KotlinDependencyConfigurations
@@ -18,12 +15,12 @@ object DefaultKotlinDependencyConfigurationsFactory : KotlinDependencyConfigurat
 
     override fun create(module: KotlinGradleModule, names: FragmentNameDisambiguation): KotlinDependencyConfigurations {
         val configurations = module.project.configurations
-        val apiConfiguration = configurations.locateOrRegister(names.disambiguateName("api"))
-        val implementationConfiguration = configurations.locateOrRegister(names.disambiguateName("implementation"))
-        val compileOnlyConfiguration = configurations.locateOrRegister(names.disambiguateName("compileOnly"))
-        val runtimeOnlyConfiguration = configurations.locateOrRegister(names.disambiguateName("runtimeOnly"))
-        val transitiveApiConfiguration = configurations.locateOrRegister(names.disambiguateName("transitiveApi"))
-        val transitiveImplementationConfiguration = configurations.locateOrRegister(names.disambiguateName("transitiveImplementation"))
+        val apiConfiguration = configurations.maybeCreate(names.disambiguateName("api"))
+        val implementationConfiguration = configurations.maybeCreate(names.disambiguateName("implementation"))
+        val compileOnlyConfiguration = configurations.maybeCreate(names.disambiguateName("compileOnly"))
+        val runtimeOnlyConfiguration = configurations.maybeCreate(names.disambiguateName("runtimeOnly"))
+        val transitiveApiConfiguration = configurations.maybeCreate(names.disambiguateName("transitiveApi"))
+        val transitiveImplementationConfiguration = configurations.maybeCreate(names.disambiguateName("transitiveImplementation"))
 
         listOf(
             apiConfiguration,
@@ -32,11 +29,9 @@ object DefaultKotlinDependencyConfigurationsFactory : KotlinDependencyConfigurat
             runtimeOnlyConfiguration,
             transitiveApiConfiguration,
             transitiveImplementationConfiguration
-        ).forEach { configurationProvider ->
-            configurationProvider.configure { configuration ->
-                configuration.isCanBeConsumed = false
-                configuration.isCanBeResolved = false
-            }
+        ).forEach { configuration ->
+            configuration.isCanBeConsumed = false
+            configuration.isCanBeResolved = false
         }
 
         transitiveApiConfiguration.extendsFrom(apiConfiguration)
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/KotlinFragmentConfigurationInstantiator.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/KotlinFragmentConfigurationInstantiator.kt
index 919175c31a0..b822f9ee9f2 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/KotlinFragmentConfigurationInstantiator.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/KotlinFragmentConfigurationInstantiator.kt
@@ -5,14 +5,13 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.pm20
 
-import org.gradle.api.NamedDomainObjectProvider
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.Configuration
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.pm20.util.FragmentNameDisambiguation
 
 interface KotlinFragmentConfigurationInstantiator {
-    fun locateOrRegister(
+    fun create(
         module: KotlinGradleModule,
         names: FragmentNameDisambiguation,
         dependencies: KotlinDependencyConfigurations
-    ): NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>
+    ): Configuration
 }
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/KotlinHostSpecificMetadataArtifactConfigurator.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/KotlinHostSpecificMetadataArtifactConfigurator.kt
index acc729a3ca8..3d4ed379741 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/KotlinHostSpecificMetadataArtifactConfigurator.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/KotlinHostSpecificMetadataArtifactConfigurator.kt
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.registerTask
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.library.KLIB_FILE_EXTENSION
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.project.model.refinesClosure
 
-object KotlinHostSpecificMetadataArtifactConfigurator :
-    KotlinGradleFragmentFactory.FragmentConfigurator<KotlinNativeVariantInternal> {
+object KotlinHostSpecificMetadataArtifactConfigurator : KotlinGradleFragmentFactory.FragmentConfigurator<KotlinNativeVariantInternal> {
     override fun configure(fragment: KotlinNativeVariantInternal) {
         val project = fragment.project
         val hostSpecificMetadataElements = fragment.hostSpecificMetadataElementsConfiguration ?: return
@@ -36,11 +35,9 @@ object KotlinHostSpecificMetadataArtifactConfigurator :
                 }
         }
 
-        hostSpecificMetadataElements.configure { configuration ->
-            project.artifacts.add(configuration.name, hostSpecificMetadataJar)
-            configuration.dependencies.addAllLater(project.objects.listProperty(Dependency::class.java).apply {
-                set(project.provider { fragment.apiElementsConfiguration.get().allDependencies })
-            })
-        }
+        project.artifacts.add(hostSpecificMetadataElements.name, hostSpecificMetadataJar)
+        hostSpecificMetadataElements.dependencies.addAllLater(project.objects.listProperty(Dependency::class.java).apply {
+            set(project.provider { fragment.apiElementsConfiguration.allDependencies })
+        })
     }
 }
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/KotlinJvmVariant.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/KotlinJvmVariant.kt
index 0cf2b780862..d54446d03d3 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/KotlinJvmVariant.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/KotlinJvmVariant.kt
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ open class KotlinJvmVariant(
     containingModule: KotlinGradleModule,
     fragmentName: String,
     dependencyConfigurations: KotlinDependencyConfigurations,
-    compileDependenciesConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>,
-    apiElementsConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>,
-    runtimeDependenciesConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>,
-    runtimeElementsConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>
+    compileDependenciesConfiguration: Configuration,
+    apiElementsConfiguration: Configuration,
+    runtimeDependenciesConfiguration: Configuration,
+    runtimeElementsConfiguration: Configuration
 ) : KotlinGradlePublishedVariantWithRuntime(
     containingModule = containingModule,
     fragmentName = fragmentName,
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/KotlinJvmVariantFactory.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/KotlinJvmVariantFactory.kt
index 9be941d596c..29cc444eb4c 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/KotlinJvmVariantFactory.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/KotlinJvmVariantFactory.kt
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ class KotlinJvmVariantInstantiator(
             containingModule = module,
             fragmentName = name,
             dependencyConfigurations = dependencies,
-            compileDependenciesConfiguration = compileDependenciesConfigurationInstantiator.locateOrRegister(module, names, dependencies),
-            apiElementsConfiguration = apiElementsConfigurationInstantiator.locateOrRegister(module, names, dependencies),
-            runtimeDependenciesConfiguration = runtimeDependenciesConfigurationInstantiator.locateOrRegister(module, names, dependencies),
-            runtimeElementsConfiguration = runtimeElementsConfigurationInstantiator.locateOrRegister(module, names, dependencies)
+            compileDependenciesConfiguration = compileDependenciesConfigurationInstantiator.create(module, names, dependencies),
+            apiElementsConfiguration = apiElementsConfigurationInstantiator.create(module, names, dependencies),
+            runtimeDependenciesConfiguration = runtimeDependenciesConfigurationInstantiator.create(module, names, dependencies),
+            runtimeElementsConfiguration = runtimeElementsConfigurationInstantiator.create(module, names, dependencies)
         )
     }
 }
@@ -86,24 +86,11 @@ class KotlinJvmVariantConfigurator(
 ) : KotlinGradleFragmentFactory.FragmentConfigurator<KotlinJvmVariant> {
 
     override fun configure(fragment: KotlinJvmVariant) {
-        fragment.compileDependenciesConfiguration.configure { configuration ->
-            compileDependenciesConfigurator.configure(fragment, configuration)
-        }
-
-        fragment.runtimeDependenciesConfiguration.configure { configuration ->
-            runtimeDependenciesConfigurator.configure(fragment, configuration)
-        }
-
-        fragment.apiElementsConfiguration.configure { configuration ->
-            apiElementsConfigurator.configure(fragment, configuration)
-        }
-
-        fragment.runtimeElementsConfiguration.configure { configuration ->
-            runtimeElementsConfigurator.configure(fragment, configuration)
-        }
-
+        compileDependenciesConfigurator.configure(fragment, fragment.compileDependenciesConfiguration)
+        runtimeDependenciesConfigurator.configure(fragment, fragment.runtimeDependenciesConfiguration)
+        apiElementsConfigurator.configure(fragment, fragment.apiElementsConfiguration)
+        runtimeElementsConfigurator.configure(fragment, fragment.runtimeElementsConfiguration)
         sourceDirectoriesConfigurator.configure(fragment)
-
         compileTaskConfigurator.registerCompileTasks(fragment)
         sourceArchiveTaskConfigurator.registerSourceArchiveTask(fragment)
         publicationConfigurator.configure(fragment)
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/KotlinNativeVariant.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/KotlinNativeVariant.kt
index 94614d1edb3..7982f981b28 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/KotlinNativeVariant.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/KotlinNativeVariant.kt
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ abstract class KotlinNativeVariantInternal(
     fragmentName: String,
     val konanTarget: KonanTarget,
     dependencyConfigurations: KotlinDependencyConfigurations,
-    compileDependencyConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>,
-    apiElementsConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>,
-    final override val hostSpecificMetadataElementsConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>?
+    compileDependencyConfiguration: Configuration,
+    apiElementsConfiguration: Configuration,
+    final override val hostSpecificMetadataElementsConfiguration: Configuration?
 ) : KotlinNativeVariant,
     KotlinGradleVariantInternal(
         containingModule = containingModule,
@@ -52,18 +52,18 @@ class KotlinNativeVariantConstructor<T : KotlinNativeVariantInternal>(
         containingModule: KotlinGradleModule,
         fragmentName: String,
         dependencyConfigurations: KotlinDependencyConfigurations,
-        compileDependencyConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>,
-        apiElementsConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>,
-        hostSpecificMetadataElementsConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>?
+        compileDependencyConfiguration: Configuration,
+        apiElementsConfiguration: Configuration,
+        hostSpecificMetadataElementsConfiguration: Configuration?
     ) -> T
 ) {
     operator fun invoke(
         containingModule: KotlinGradleModule,
         fragmentName: String,
         dependencyConfigurations: KotlinDependencyConfigurations,
-        compileDependencyConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>,
-        apiElementsConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>,
-        hostSpecificMetadataElementsConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>?
+        compileDependencyConfiguration: Configuration,
+        apiElementsConfiguration: Configuration,
+        hostSpecificMetadataElementsConfiguration: Configuration?
     ): T = constructor(
         containingModule, fragmentName,
         dependencyConfigurations,
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ open class KotlinLinuxX64Variant @Inject constructor(
     containingModule: KotlinGradleModule,
     fragmentName: String,
     dependencyConfigurations: KotlinDependencyConfigurations,
-    compileDependencyConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>,
-    apiElementsConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>,
-    hostSpecificMetadataElementsConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>?
+    compileDependencyConfiguration: Configuration,
+    apiElementsConfiguration: Configuration,
+    hostSpecificMetadataElementsConfiguration: Configuration?
 ) : KotlinNativeVariantInternal(
     containingModule = containingModule,
     fragmentName = fragmentName,
@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ open class KotlinMacosX64Variant @Inject constructor(
     containingModule: KotlinGradleModule,
     fragmentName: String,
     dependencyConfigurations: KotlinDependencyConfigurations,
-    compileDependencyConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>,
-    apiElementsConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>,
-    hostSpecificMetadataElementsConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>?
+    compileDependencyConfiguration: Configuration,
+    apiElementsConfiguration: Configuration,
+    hostSpecificMetadataElementsConfiguration: Configuration?
 ) : KotlinNativeVariantInternal(
     containingModule = containingModule,
     fragmentName = fragmentName,
@@ -123,9 +123,9 @@ open class KotlinMacosX64Variant @Inject constructor(
 open class KotlinMacosArm64Variant @Inject constructor(
     containingModule: KotlinGradleModule, fragmentName: String,
     dependencyConfigurations: KotlinDependencyConfigurations,
-    compileDependencyConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>,
-    apiElementsConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>,
-    hostSpecificMetadataElementsConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>?
+    compileDependencyConfiguration: Configuration,
+    apiElementsConfiguration: Configuration,
+    hostSpecificMetadataElementsConfiguration: Configuration?
 ) : KotlinNativeVariantInternal(
     containingModule = containingModule,
     fragmentName = fragmentName,
@@ -146,9 +146,9 @@ open class KotlinIosX64Variant @Inject constructor(
     containingModule: KotlinGradleModule,
     fragmentName: String,
     dependencyConfigurations: KotlinDependencyConfigurations,
-    compileDependencyConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>,
-    apiElementsConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>,
-    hostSpecificMetadataElementsConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>?
+    compileDependencyConfiguration: Configuration,
+    apiElementsConfiguration: Configuration,
+    hostSpecificMetadataElementsConfiguration: Configuration?
 ) : KotlinNativeVariantInternal(
     containingModule = containingModule,
     fragmentName = fragmentName,
@@ -169,9 +169,9 @@ open class KotlinIosArm64Variant @Inject constructor(
     containingModule: KotlinGradleModule,
     fragmentName: String,
     dependencyConfigurations: KotlinDependencyConfigurations,
-    compileDependencyConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>,
-    apiElementsConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>,
-    hostSpecificMetadataElementsConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>?
+    compileDependencyConfiguration: Configuration,
+    apiElementsConfiguration: Configuration,
+    hostSpecificMetadataElementsConfiguration: Configuration?
 ) : KotlinNativeVariantInternal(
     containingModule = containingModule,
     fragmentName = fragmentName,
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/KotlinNativeVariantFactory.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/KotlinNativeVariantFactory.kt
index d31125d015a..7bb353aa389 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/KotlinNativeVariantFactory.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/KotlinNativeVariantFactory.kt
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ class KotlinNativeVariantInstantiator<T : KotlinNativeVariantInternal>(
             containingModule = module,
             fragmentName = name,
             dependencyConfigurations = dependencies,
-            compileDependencyConfiguration = compileDependenciesConfigurationInstantiator.locateOrRegister(module, names, dependencies),
-            apiElementsConfiguration = apiElementsConfigurationInstantiator.locateOrRegister(module, names, dependencies),
+            compileDependencyConfiguration = compileDependenciesConfigurationInstantiator.create(module, names, dependencies),
+            apiElementsConfiguration = apiElementsConfigurationInstantiator.create(module, names, dependencies),
             hostSpecificMetadataElementsConfiguration =
-            hostSpecificMetadataElementsConfigurationInstantiator?.locateOrRegister(module, names, dependencies)
+            hostSpecificMetadataElementsConfigurationInstantiator?.create(module, names, dependencies)
         )
     }
 }
@@ -79,18 +79,11 @@ class KotlinNativeVariantConfigurator<T : KotlinNativeVariantInternal>(
 ) : KotlinGradleFragmentFactory.FragmentConfigurator<T> {
 
     override fun configure(fragment: T) {
-        fragment.compileDependenciesConfiguration.configure { configuration ->
-            compileDependenciesConfigurator.configure(fragment, configuration)
-        }
-
-        fragment.apiElementsConfiguration.configure { configuration ->
-            apiElementsConfigurator.configure(fragment, configuration)
-        }
-
-        fragment.hostSpecificMetadataElementsConfiguration?.configure { configuration ->
+        compileDependenciesConfigurator.configure(fragment, fragment.compileDependenciesConfiguration)
+        apiElementsConfigurator.configure(fragment, fragment.apiElementsConfiguration)
+        fragment.hostSpecificMetadataElementsConfiguration?.let { configuration ->
             hostSpecificMetadataElementsConfigurator.configure(fragment, configuration)
         }
-
         hostSpecificMetadataArtifactConfigurator.configure(fragment)
         sourceDirectoriesConfigurator.configure(fragment)
         compileTaskConfigurator.registerCompileTasks(fragment)
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/TransformKotlinGranularMetadataForFragment.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/TransformKotlinGranularMetadataForFragment.kt
index 24d8e96a143..c79db3e4d5b 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/TransformKotlinGranularMetadataForFragment.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/TransformKotlinGranularMetadataForFragment.kt
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ internal open class TransformKotlinGranularMetadataForFragment
         val participatingFragments = fragment.refinesClosure
         val participatingCompilations = participatingFragments.flatMap { it.containingModule.variantsContainingFragment(it) }
         participatingCompilations.associate { variant ->
-            variant.fragmentName to variant.compileDependenciesConfiguration.get()
+            variant.fragmentName to variant.compileDependenciesConfiguration
                 .allDependencies.map { listOf(it.group, it.name, it.version) }.toSet()
         }
     }
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/abstractVariants.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/abstractVariants.kt
index 83e12c2808d..ce8048ab192 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/abstractVariants.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/abstractVariants.kt
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ abstract class KotlinGradleVariantInternal(
     containingModule: KotlinGradleModule,
     fragmentName: String,
     dependencyConfigurations: KotlinDependencyConfigurations,
-    final override val compileDependenciesConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>,
-    final override val apiElementsConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>
+    final override val compileDependenciesConfiguration: Configuration,
+    final override val apiElementsConfiguration: Configuration
 ) : KotlinGradleFragmentInternal(
     containingModule, fragmentName, dependencyConfigurations
 ), KotlinGradleVariant {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ abstract class KotlinGradleVariantInternal(
     override val variantAttributes: Map<KotlinAttributeKey, String>
         get() = mapOf(KotlinPlatformTypeAttribute to kotlinPlatformTypeAttributeFromPlatform(platformType)) // TODO user attributes
 
-    override var compileDependencyFiles: FileCollection = project.files({ compileDependenciesConfiguration.get() })
+    override var compileDependencyFiles: FileCollection = project.files({ compileDependenciesConfiguration })
 
     internal abstract val compilationData: KotlinVariantCompilationDataInternal<*>
 
@@ -80,10 +80,10 @@ abstract class KotlinGradleVariantWithRuntimeInternal(
     containingModule: KotlinGradleModule,
     fragmentName: String,
     dependencyConfigurations: KotlinDependencyConfigurations,
-    compileDependencyConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>,
-    apiElementsConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>,
-    final override val runtimeDependenciesConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>,
-    final override val runtimeElementsConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>
+    compileDependencyConfiguration: Configuration,
+    apiElementsConfiguration: Configuration,
+    final override val runtimeDependenciesConfiguration: Configuration,
+    final override val runtimeElementsConfiguration: Configuration
 ) : KotlinGradleVariantInternal(
     containingModule = containingModule,
     fragmentName = fragmentName,
@@ -105,10 +105,10 @@ private fun defaultModuleSuffix(module: KotlinGradleModule, variantName: String)
 abstract class KotlinGradlePublishedVariantWithRuntime(
     containingModule: KotlinGradleModule, fragmentName: String,
     dependencyConfigurations: KotlinDependencyConfigurations,
-    compileDependencyConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>,
-    apiElementsConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>,
-    runtimeDependencyConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>,
-    runtimeElementsConfiguration: NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration>
+    compileDependencyConfiguration: Configuration,
+    apiElementsConfiguration: Configuration,
+    runtimeDependencyConfiguration: Configuration,
+    runtimeElementsConfiguration: Configuration
 ) : KotlinGradleVariantWithRuntimeInternal(
     containingModule = containingModule,
     fragmentName = fragmentName,
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/configuration/KotlinApiElements.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/configuration/KotlinApiElements.kt
index 8420d4c278c..cf50518cae9 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/configuration/KotlinApiElements.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/configuration/KotlinApiElements.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.pm20.configuration
 
-import org.gradle.api.NamedDomainObjectProvider
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.Configuration
 import org.gradle.api.attributes.Bundling
 import org.gradle.api.attributes.Category
@@ -13,22 +12,21 @@ import org.gradle.jvm.tasks.Jar
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.pm20.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.pm20.util.FragmentNameDisambiguation
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.pm20.util.disambiguateName
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.pm20.util.locateOrRegister
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.locateOrRegisterTask
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.dashSeparatedName
 
 interface KotlinApiElementsConfigurationInstantiator : KotlinFragmentConfigurationInstantiator
 
 object DefaultKotlinApiElementsConfigurationInstantiator : KotlinApiElementsConfigurationInstantiator {
-    override fun locateOrRegister(
+    override fun create(
         module: KotlinGradleModule,
         names: FragmentNameDisambiguation,
         dependencies: KotlinDependencyConfigurations
-    ): NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration> {
-        return module.project.configurations.locateOrRegister(names.disambiguateName("apiElements")) {
+    ): Configuration {
+        return module.project.configurations.maybeCreate(names.disambiguateName("apiElements")).apply {
             isCanBeResolved = false
             isCanBeConsumed = false
-            extendsFrom(dependencies.transitiveApiConfiguration.get())
+            extendsFrom(dependencies.transitiveApiConfiguration)
             module.ifMadePublic { isCanBeConsumed = true }
 
             attributes.attribute(Category.CATEGORY_ATTRIBUTE, module.project.objects.named(Category::class.java, Category.LIBRARY))
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/configuration/KotlinCompileDependencies.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/configuration/KotlinCompileDependencies.kt
index 597fe1be3f3..b41bcabf5cc 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/configuration/KotlinCompileDependencies.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/configuration/KotlinCompileDependencies.kt
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.addExtendsFromRelation
 interface KotlinCompileDependenciesConfigurationInstantiator : KotlinFragmentConfigurationInstantiator
 
 object DefaultKotlinCompileDependenciesConfigurationInstantiator : KotlinCompileDependenciesConfigurationInstantiator {
-    override fun locateOrRegister(
+    override fun create(
         module: KotlinGradleModule,
         names: FragmentNameDisambiguation,
         dependencies: KotlinDependencyConfigurations
-    ): NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration> {
-        return module.project.configurations.locateOrRegister(names.disambiguateName("compileDependencies")) {
+    ): Configuration {
+        return module.project.configurations.maybeCreate(names.disambiguateName("compileDependencies")).apply {
             isCanBeConsumed = false
             isCanBeResolved = true
             module.project.addExtendsFromRelation(name, dependencies.transitiveApiConfiguration.name)
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/configuration/KotlinHostSpecificMetadataElements.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/configuration/KotlinHostSpecificMetadataElements.kt
index 66fe3d5d651..5ce3788c6fb 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/configuration/KotlinHostSpecificMetadataElements.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/configuration/KotlinHostSpecificMetadataElements.kt
@@ -7,12 +7,10 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.pm20.configuration
 
-import org.gradle.api.NamedDomainObjectProvider
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.Configuration
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.isHostSpecificKonanTargetsSet
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.pm20.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.pm20.util.FragmentNameDisambiguation
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.pm20.util.locateOrRegister
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.target.KonanTarget
 
 interface KotlinHostSpecificMetadataElementsConfigurationInstantiator : KotlinFragmentConfigurationInstantiator
@@ -24,10 +22,10 @@ fun DefaultKotlinHostSpecificMetadataElementsConfigurationInstantiator(
 
 private object DefaultKotlinHostSpecificMetadataElementsConfigurationInstantiator :
     KotlinHostSpecificMetadataElementsConfigurationInstantiator {
-    override fun locateOrRegister(
+    override fun create(
         module: KotlinGradleModule, names: FragmentNameDisambiguation, dependencies: KotlinDependencyConfigurations
-    ): NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration> {
-        return module.project.configurations.locateOrRegister(names.disambiguateName("hostSpecificMetadataElements")) {
+    ): Configuration {
+        return module.project.configurations.maybeCreate(names.disambiguateName("hostSpecificMetadataElements")).apply {
             isCanBeResolved = false
             isCanBeConsumed = false
         }
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/configuration/KotlinRuntimeDependencies.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/configuration/KotlinRuntimeDependencies.kt
index 1238f6708d1..c0fa1ba145e 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/configuration/KotlinRuntimeDependencies.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/configuration/KotlinRuntimeDependencies.kt
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.addExtendsFromRelation
 interface KotlinRuntimeDependenciesConfigurationInstantiator : KotlinFragmentConfigurationInstantiator
 
 object DefaultKotlinRuntimeDependenciesConfigurationInstantiator : KotlinRuntimeDependenciesConfigurationInstantiator {
-    override fun locateOrRegister(
+    override fun create(
         module: KotlinGradleModule,
         names: FragmentNameDisambiguation,
         dependencies: KotlinDependencyConfigurations
-    ): NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration> {
-        return module.project.configurations.locateOrRegister(names.disambiguateName("runtimeDependencies")) {
+    ): Configuration {
+        return module.project.configurations.maybeCreate(names.disambiguateName("runtimeDependencies")).apply {
             isCanBeConsumed = false
             isCanBeResolved = true
             module.project.addExtendsFromRelation(name, dependencies.transitiveApiConfiguration.name)
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/configuration/KotlinRuntimeElements.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/configuration/KotlinRuntimeElements.kt
index 476b8949c2c..4dd49fb5abb 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/configuration/KotlinRuntimeElements.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/pm20/configuration/KotlinRuntimeElements.kt
@@ -5,32 +5,30 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.pm20.configuration
 
-import org.gradle.api.NamedDomainObjectProvider
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.Configuration
 import org.gradle.api.attributes.Bundling
 import org.gradle.api.attributes.Category
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.pm20.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.pm20.KotlinFragmentModuleCapabilityConfigurator.setModuleCapability
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.pm20.util.FragmentNameDisambiguation
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.pm20.util.locateOrRegister
 
 interface KotlinRuntimeElementsConfigurationFactory : KotlinFragmentConfigurationInstantiator
 
 object DefaultKotlinRuntimeElementsConfigurationInstantiator : KotlinRuntimeElementsConfigurationFactory {
-    override fun locateOrRegister(
+    override fun create(
         module: KotlinGradleModule,
         names: FragmentNameDisambiguation,
         dependencies: KotlinDependencyConfigurations
-    ): NamedDomainObjectProvider<Configuration> {
-        return module.project.configurations.locateOrRegister(names.disambiguateName("runtimeElements")) {
+    ): Configuration {
+        return module.project.configurations.maybeCreate(names.disambiguateName("runtimeElements")).apply {
             isCanBeResolved = false
             isCanBeConsumed = false
 
             attributes.attribute(Category.CATEGORY_ATTRIBUTE, module.project.objects.named(Category::class.java, Category.LIBRARY))
             attributes.attribute(Bundling.BUNDLING_ATTRIBUTE, module.project.objects.named(Bundling::class.java, Bundling.EXTERNAL))
 
-            extendsFrom(dependencies.transitiveApiConfiguration.get())
-            extendsFrom(dependencies.transitiveImplementationConfiguration.get())
+            extendsFrom(dependencies.transitiveApiConfiguration)
+            extendsFrom(dependencies.transitiveImplementationConfiguration)
             module.ifMadePublic {
                 isCanBeConsumed = true
                 setModuleCapability(this, module)