diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 42b3a0d61d0..76a1e820950 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ buildscript {
 
     extra["repos"] = repos
 
-    extra["versions.shadow"] = "2.0.1"
     extra["versions.proguard"] = "5.3.3"
 
     repositories {
diff --git a/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts b/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts
index 9dbc2f5a8ed..e5d69823494 100644
--- a/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ dependencies {
     compile("com.jakewharton.dex:dex-method-list:2.0.0-alpha")
     // TODO: adding the dep to the plugin breaks the build unexpectedly, resolve and uncomment
 //    compile("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:${rootProject.extra["bootstrap_kotlin_version"]}")
+    // Shadow plugin is used in many projects of the main build. Once it's no longer used in buildSrc, please move this dependency to the root project
     compile("com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins:shadow:${property("versions.shadow")}")
     compile("org.ow2.asm:asm-all:6.0_BETA")
 }
diff --git a/custom-dependencies/protobuf-relocated/build.gradle.kts b/custom-dependencies/protobuf-relocated/build.gradle.kts
index 760d306ed9e..c4d671c42d1 100644
--- a/custom-dependencies/protobuf-relocated/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/custom-dependencies/protobuf-relocated/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,16 +1,5 @@
-
 import com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins.shadow.tasks.ShadowJar
 
-buildscript {
-    repositories {
-        jcenter()
-    }
-
-    dependencies {
-        classpath("com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins:shadow:${property("versions.shadow")}")
-    }
-}
-
 val baseProtobuf by configurations.creating
 val baseProtobufSources by configurations.creating
 
@@ -62,4 +51,4 @@ val prepareSources by task<Jar> {
 
 val clean by task<Delete> {
     delete(buildDir)
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/libraries/reflect/build.gradle.kts b/libraries/reflect/build.gradle.kts
index 5ccf4b4e944..b91e842e76b 100644
--- a/libraries/reflect/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/libraries/reflect/build.gradle.kts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ buildscript {
     }
     dependencies {
         classpath("net.sf.proguard:proguard-gradle:${property("versions.proguard")}")
-        classpath("com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins:shadow:${property("versions.shadow")}")
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/prepare/compiler-client-embeddable/build.gradle.kts b/prepare/compiler-client-embeddable/build.gradle.kts
index 453599ae77d..7adf17e5548 100644
--- a/prepare/compiler-client-embeddable/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/prepare/compiler-client-embeddable/build.gradle.kts
@@ -2,16 +2,6 @@ import com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins.shadow.tasks.ShadowJar
 
 description = "Kotlin compiler client embeddable"
 
-buildscript {
-    repositories {
-        jcenter()
-    }
-
-    dependencies {
-        classpath("com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins:shadow:${property("versions.shadow")}")
-    }
-}
-
 plugins {
     maven
 }
diff --git a/prepare/compiler/build.gradle.kts b/prepare/compiler/build.gradle.kts
index ae681e3cb6b..96ec065d870 100644
--- a/prepare/compiler/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/prepare/compiler/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 import java.io.File
 import proguard.gradle.ProGuardTask
 import com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins.shadow.tasks.ShadowJar
@@ -7,12 +6,7 @@ import org.gradle.api.file.DuplicatesStrategy
 description = "Kotlin Compiler"
 
 buildscript {
-    repositories {
-        jcenter()
-    }
-
     dependencies {
-        classpath("com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins:shadow:${property("versions.shadow")}")
         classpath("net.sf.proguard:proguard-gradle:${property("versions.proguard")}")
     }
 }
diff --git a/prepare/idea-plugin/build.gradle.kts b/prepare/idea-plugin/build.gradle.kts
index 7e21ba065bf..f0f90dc99e0 100644
--- a/prepare/idea-plugin/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/prepare/idea-plugin/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,19 +1,8 @@
-
 import com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins.shadow.tasks.ShadowJar
 import org.gradle.jvm.tasks.Jar
 
 description = "Kotlin IDEA plugin"
 
-buildscript {
-    repositories {
-        jcenter()
-    }
-
-    dependencies {
-        classpath("com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins:shadow:${property("versions.shadow")}")
-    }
-}
-
 plugins {
     `java-base`
 }
diff --git a/prepare/jps-plugin/build.gradle.kts b/prepare/jps-plugin/build.gradle.kts
index e4232263337..db8c2a25178 100644
--- a/prepare/jps-plugin/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/prepare/jps-plugin/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,18 +1,7 @@
-
 import com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins.shadow.tasks.ShadowJar
 
 description = "Kotlin JPS plugin"
 
-buildscript {
-    repositories {
-        jcenter()
-    }
-
-    dependencies {
-        classpath("com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins:shadow:${property("versions.shadow")}")
-    }
-}
-
 plugins {
     `java-base`
 }