diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/sourceSets.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/sourceSets.kt
index 1296409eb4f..996974afe87 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/sourceSets.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/sourceSets.kt
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
-@file:Suppress("unused") // usages in build scripts are not tracked properly
+import org.gradle.api.Project
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.SourceSet
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.SourceSetContainer
 
-import org.gradle.api.*
-import org.gradle.api.plugins.JavaPluginConvention
-import org.gradle.api.tasks.*
-import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.*
-import org.gradle.language.jvm.tasks.ProcessResources
-
-//import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.KotlinSourceSet
-
-inline fun Project.sourceSets(crossinline body: SourceSetsBuilder.() -> Unit) =
-        SourceSetsBuilder(this).body()
+inline fun Project.sourceSets(crossinline body: SourceSetsBuilder.() -> Unit) = SourceSetsBuilder(this).body()
 
 class SourceSetsBuilder(val project: Project) {
 
@@ -40,23 +33,6 @@ val SourceSet.projectDefault: Project.() -> Unit
         }
     }
 
-// TODO: adding KotlinSourceSet dep to the plugin breaks the build unexpectedly, resolve and uncomment
-//val SourceSet.kotlin: SourceDirectorySet
-//    get() =
-//        (this as HasConvention)
-//                .convention
-//                .getPlugin(KotlinSourceSet::class.java)
-//                .kotlin
-//
-//
-//fun SourceSet.kotlin(action: SourceDirectorySet.() -> Unit) =
-//        kotlin.action()
-
-fun Project.getSourceSetsFrom(projectPath: String): SourceSetContainer {
-    evaluationDependsOn(projectPath)
-    return project(projectPath).sourceSets
-}
-
 val Project.sourceSets: SourceSetContainer
     get() = javaPluginConvention().sourceSets
 
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-allopen/build.gradle b/libraries/tools/kotlin-allopen/build.gradle
index 56441b8b60d..55db19286a3 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-allopen/build.gradle
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-allopen/build.gradle
@@ -4,11 +4,6 @@ apply plugin: 'jps-compatible'
 configureJvmProject(project)
 configurePublishing(project)
 
-repositories {
-    mavenLocal()
-    jcenter()
-}
-
 pill {
     variant = 'FULL'
 }
@@ -25,9 +20,9 @@ dependencies {
 
     testCompile gradleApi()
     testCompile "junit:junit:4.12"
-}
 
-evaluationDependsOn(":kotlin-allopen-compiler-plugin")
+    embedded(project(":kotlin-allopen-compiler-plugin")) { transitive = false }
+}
 
 tasks.withType(project.compileKotlin.class) {
     kotlinOptions.languageVersion = "1.2"
@@ -36,8 +31,6 @@ tasks.withType(project.compileKotlin.class) {
 }
 
 jar {
-    from(project(":kotlin-allopen-compiler-plugin").sourceSets.main.output.classesDirs)
-    from(project(":kotlin-allopen-compiler-plugin").sourceSets.main.output.resourcesDir)
     manifestAttributes(manifest, project)
 }
 
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-noarg/build.gradle b/libraries/tools/kotlin-noarg/build.gradle
index 4ff84864c25..be3ac0ae88a 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-noarg/build.gradle
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-noarg/build.gradle
@@ -10,11 +10,6 @@ compileJava {
     options.fork = false
 }
 
-repositories {
-    mavenLocal()
-    jcenter()
-}
-
 pill {
     variant = 'FULL'
 }
@@ -31,9 +26,9 @@ dependencies {
 
     testCompile gradleApi()
     testCompile "junit:junit:4.12"
-}
 
-evaluationDependsOn(":kotlin-noarg-compiler-plugin")
+    embedded(project(":kotlin-noarg-compiler-plugin")) { transitive = false }
+}
 
 tasks.withType(project.compileKotlin.class) {
     kotlinOptions.languageVersion = "1.2"
@@ -42,8 +37,6 @@ tasks.withType(project.compileKotlin.class) {
 }
 
 jar {
-    from(project(":kotlin-noarg-compiler-plugin").sourceSets.main.output.classesDirs)
-    from(project(":kotlin-noarg-compiler-plugin").sourceSets.main.output.resourcesDir)
     manifestAttributes(manifest, project)
 }
 
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-sam-with-receiver/build.gradle b/libraries/tools/kotlin-sam-with-receiver/build.gradle
index d64f68855f0..86b8d40f902 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-sam-with-receiver/build.gradle
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-sam-with-receiver/build.gradle
@@ -14,11 +14,6 @@ pill {
     variant = 'FULL'
 }
 
-repositories {
-    mavenLocal()
-    jcenter()
-}
-
 dependencies {
     compile project(':kotlin-gradle-plugin-api')
     compile project(':kotlin-gradle-plugin-model')
@@ -31,9 +26,9 @@ dependencies {
 
     testCompile gradleApi()
     testCompile "junit:junit:4.12"
-}
 
-evaluationDependsOn(":kotlin-sam-with-receiver-compiler-plugin")
+    embedded(project(":kotlin-sam-with-receiver-compiler-plugin")) { transitive = false }
+}
 
 tasks.withType(project.compileKotlin.class) {
     kotlinOptions.languageVersion = "1.2"
@@ -42,8 +37,6 @@ tasks.withType(project.compileKotlin.class) {
 }
 
 jar {
-    from(project(":kotlin-sam-with-receiver-compiler-plugin").sourceSets.main.output.classesDirs)
-    from(project(":kotlin-sam-with-receiver-compiler-plugin").sourceSets.main.output.resourcesDir)
     manifestAttributes(manifest, project)
 }
 
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-serialization-unshaded/build.gradle b/libraries/tools/kotlin-serialization-unshaded/build.gradle
index 2519801c580..73c4f46b551 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-serialization-unshaded/build.gradle
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-serialization-unshaded/build.gradle
@@ -3,17 +3,17 @@ apply plugin: 'kotlin'
 configureJvmProject(project)
 configurePublishing(project)
 
+dependencies {
+    embedded(project(":kotlinx-serialization-compiler-plugin")) { transitive = false }
+}
+
 compileJava {
     sourceCompatibility = 1.8
     targetCompatibility = 1.8
     options.fork = false
 }
 
-evaluationDependsOn(":kotlinx-serialization-compiler-plugin")
-
 jar {
-    from(project(":kotlinx-serialization-compiler-plugin").sourceSets.main.output.classesDirs)
-    from(project(":kotlinx-serialization-compiler-plugin").sourceSets.main.output.resourcesDir)
     manifestAttributes(manifest, project)
 }
 
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-serialization/build.gradle b/libraries/tools/kotlin-serialization/build.gradle
index 047e1947cb7..007664cec65 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-serialization/build.gradle
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-serialization/build.gradle
@@ -20,13 +20,11 @@ dependencies {
 
     compileOnly kotlinStdlib()
     compileOnly project(path: ':kotlin-compiler-embeddable', configuration: 'runtimeJar')
+
+    embedded(project(":kotlinx-serialization-compiler-plugin")) { transitive = false }
 }
 
-evaluationDependsOn(":kotlinx-serialization-compiler-plugin")
-
 jar {
-    from(project(":kotlinx-serialization-compiler-plugin").sourceSets.main.output.classesDirs)
-    from(project(":kotlinx-serialization-compiler-plugin").sourceSets.main.output.resourcesDir)
     manifestAttributes(manifest, project)
 }
 
diff --git a/prepare/android-extensions-compiler-gradle/build.gradle.kts b/prepare/android-extensions-compiler-gradle/build.gradle.kts
index f65c810cbc9..feca579977c 100644
--- a/prepare/android-extensions-compiler-gradle/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/prepare/android-extensions-compiler-gradle/build.gradle.kts
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ dependencies {
     runtime(projectRuntimeJar(":kotlin-compiler-embeddable"))
     compileOnly(commonDep("com.google.android", "android"))
     compileOnly(intellijCoreDep()) { includeJars("intellij-core") }
+
+    embedded(project(":plugins:android-extensions-compiler")) { isTransitive = false }
+    embedded(project(":kotlin-android-extensions-runtime")) { isTransitive = false }
 }
 
 sourceSets {
@@ -24,16 +27,12 @@ sourceSets {
     "test" {}
 }
 
-val jar: Jar by tasks
-jar.apply {
-    from(getSourceSetsFrom(":plugins:android-extensions-compiler")["main"].output)
-    from(getSourceSetsFrom(":kotlin-android-extensions-runtime")["main"].output)
-    duplicatesStrategy = DuplicatesStrategy.FAIL
-}
-
 publish()
 
+val jar: Jar by tasks
 runtimeJar(rewriteDepsToShadedCompiler(jar))
+
 sourcesJar()
+
 javadocJar()