diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/test/Test.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/test/Test.kt
index 9880f1045ba..f26d0929885 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/test/Test.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/test/Test.kt
@@ -85,19 +85,6 @@ public fun fails(block: ()-> Unit): Throwable? {
     }
 }
 
-/** Asserts that a block fails with a specific exception being thrown */
-public fun <T: Throwable> failsWith(block: ()-> Any): T {
-    try {
-        block()
-        asserter.fail("Expected an exception to be thrown")
-        throw IllegalStateException("Should have failed")
-    } catch (e: T) {
-        //println("Caught expected exception: $e")
-        // OK
-        return e
-    }
-}
-
 /**
  * A plugin for performing assertions which can reuse JUnit or TestNG
  */
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/test/TestJVM.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/test/TestJVM.kt
index 1bfa217648f..484938966a9 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/test/TestJVM.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/test/TestJVM.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,19 @@ package kotlin.test
 
 import java.util.ServiceLoader
 
+/** Asserts that a block fails with a specific exception being thrown */
+public fun <T: Throwable> failsWith(block: ()-> Any): T {
+    try {
+        block()
+        asserter.fail("Expected an exception to be thrown")
+        throw IllegalStateException("Should have failed")
+    } catch (e: T) {
+        //println("Caught expected exception: $e")
+        // OK
+        return e
+    }
+}
+
 /**
  * Comments out a block of test code until it is implemented while keeping a link to the code
  * to implement in your unit test output