diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/metadata/KotlinMetadataTargetConfigurator.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/metadata/KotlinMetadataTargetConfigurator.kt
index 2673ccd4ffd..4fa56c7098d 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/metadata/KotlinMetadataTargetConfigurator.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/metadata/KotlinMetadataTargetConfigurator.kt
@@ -382,33 +382,7 @@ class KotlinMetadataTargetConfigurator :
             ).forEach { configurationName ->
                 val configuration = project.configurations.getByName(configurationName)
                 configuration.extendsFrom(sourceSet.resolvableMetadataConfiguration)
-                granularMetadataTransformation.applyToConfiguration(configuration)
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    /** Ensure that the [configuration] excludes the dependencies that are classified by this [GranularMetadataTransformation] as
-     * [MetadataDependencyResolution.Exclude], and uses exactly the same versions as were resolved for the requested
-     * dependencies during the transformation. */
-    private fun GranularMetadataTransformation.applyToConfiguration(configuration: Configuration) {
-        // Run this action immediately before the configuration first takes part in dependency resolution:
-        configuration.withDependencies {
-            val (unrequested, requested) = metadataDependencyResolutions
-                .partition { it is MetadataDependencyResolution.Exclude }
-
-            unrequested.forEach {
-                val (group, name) = it.projectDependency(project)?.run {
-                    /** Note: the project dependency notation here should be exactly this, group:name,
-                     * not from [ModuleIds.fromProjectPathDependency], as `exclude` checks it against the project's group:name  */
-                    ModuleDependencyIdentifier(group.toString(), name)
-                } ?: ModuleIds.fromComponent(project, it.dependency)
-                configuration.exclude(mapOf("group" to group, "module" to name))
-            }
-
-            requested.filter { it.dependency.currentBuildProjectIdOrNull == null }.forEach {
-                val (group, name) = ModuleIds.fromComponent(project, it.dependency)
-                val notation = listOfNotNull(group.orEmpty(), name, it.dependency.moduleVersion?.version).joinToString(":")
-                configuration.resolutionStrategy.force(notation)
+                configuration.shouldResolveConsistentlyWith(sourceSet.resolvableMetadataConfiguration)
             }
         }
     }