diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/entrypoint/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/JvmIrCodegenFactory.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/entrypoint/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/JvmIrCodegenFactory.kt
index ffc5a4bd5d5..d0405da94d4 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/entrypoint/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/JvmIrCodegenFactory.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/entrypoint/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/JvmIrCodegenFactory.kt
@@ -203,7 +203,10 @@ open class JvmIrCodegenFactory(
         // We need to compile all files we reference in Klibs
         irModuleFragment.files.addAll(dependencies.flatMap { it.files })
 
-        if (!input.configuration.getBoolean(JVMConfigurationKeys.DO_NOT_CLEAR_BINDING_CONTEXT)) {
+        if (!input.configuration.getBoolean(JVMConfigurationKeys.DO_NOT_CLEAR_BINDING_CONTEXT) && !input.configuration.getBoolean(
+                JVMConfigurationKeys.USE_KAPT_WITH_JVM_IR
+            )
+        ) {
             val originalBindingContext = input.bindingContext as? CleanableBindingContext
                 ?: error("BindingContext should be cleanable in JVM IR to avoid leaking memory: ${input.bindingContext}")
             originalBindingContext.clear()
diff --git a/plugins/kapt3/kapt3-compiler/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/kapt3/test/AbstractIrKotlinKapt3Test.kt b/plugins/kapt3/kapt3-compiler/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/kapt3/test/AbstractIrKotlinKapt3Test.kt
index 6d1ce907e77..76e1dd4e05f 100644
--- a/plugins/kapt3/kapt3-compiler/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/kapt3/test/AbstractIrKotlinKapt3Test.kt
+++ b/plugins/kapt3/kapt3-compiler/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/kapt3/test/AbstractIrKotlinKapt3Test.kt
@@ -11,18 +11,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.test.TargetBackend
 
 open class AbstractIrClassFileToSourceStubConverterTest : AbstractClassFileToSourceStubConverterTest() {
     override val backend = TargetBackend.JVM_IR
-
-    override fun updateConfiguration(configuration: CompilerConfiguration) {
-        configuration.put(JVMConfigurationKeys.DO_NOT_CLEAR_BINDING_CONTEXT, true)
-        super.updateConfiguration(configuration)
-    }
 }
 
 abstract class AbstractIrKotlinKaptContextTest : AbstractKotlinKaptContextTest() {
     override val backend = TargetBackend.JVM_IR
-
-    override fun updateConfiguration(configuration: CompilerConfiguration) {
-        configuration.put(JVMConfigurationKeys.DO_NOT_CLEAR_BINDING_CONTEXT, true)
-        super.updateConfiguration(configuration)
-    }
 }