diff --git a/idea/idea-gradle/build.gradle.kts b/idea/idea-gradle/build.gradle.kts
index b9ec43c97b5..77eeaab9964 100644
--- a/idea/idea-gradle/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/idea/idea-gradle/build.gradle.kts
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ dependencies {
     testRuntime(project(":noarg-ide-plugin"))
     testRuntime(project(":kotlin-scripting-idea"))
     testRuntime(project(":kotlinx-serialization-ide-plugin"))
-    testRuntime(project(":kotlin-gradle-plugin"))
     // TODO: the order of the plugins matters here, consider avoiding order-dependency
     testRuntime(intellijPluginDep("junit"))
     testRuntime(intellijPluginDep("testng"))