diff --git a/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/configuration/KotlinMPPDataNodes.kt b/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/configuration/KotlinMPPDataNodes.kt
index 60e87ca87f0..631fcf9905a 100644
--- a/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/configuration/KotlinMPPDataNodes.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/configuration/KotlinMPPDataNodes.kt
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.model.Key as ExternalKey
 var DataNode<out ModuleData>.kotlinSourceSet: KotlinSourceSetInfo?
         by CopyableDataNodeUserDataProperty(Key.create("KOTLIN_SOURCE_SET"))
 
-var DataNode<out ModuleData>.kotlinTargetDataNode: DataNode<KotlinTargetData>?
-        by CopyableDataNodeUserDataProperty(Key.create("KOTLIN_TARGET_DATA_NODE"))
-
 val DataNode<ModuleData>.kotlinAndroidSourceSets: List<KotlinSourceSetInfo>?
         get() = ExternalSystemApiUtil.getChildren(this, KotlinAndroidSourceSetData.KEY).firstOrNull()?.data?.sourceSetInfos
 
diff --git a/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/configuration/KotlinMPPGradleProjectResolver.kt b/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/configuration/KotlinMPPGradleProjectResolver.kt
index bf923b43bc3..94206b9b20b 100644
--- a/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/configuration/KotlinMPPGradleProjectResolver.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/configuration/KotlinMPPGradleProjectResolver.kt
@@ -241,7 +241,6 @@ open class KotlinMPPGradleProjectResolver : AbstractProjectResolverExtension() {
                     val compilationDataNode =
                         (existingSourceSetDataNode ?: mainModuleNode.createChild(GradleSourceSetData.KEY, compilationData)).also {
                             it.kotlinSourceSet = kotlinSourceSet
-                            it.kotlinTargetDataNode = targetDataNode
                         }
                     if (existingSourceSetDataNode == null) {
                         sourceSetMap[moduleId] = Pair(compilationDataNode, createExternalSourceSet(compilation, compilationData))