diff --git a/konan/library-reader/build.gradle.kts b/konan/library-reader/build.gradle.kts
index bd6caa6dd61..1657758de3f 100644
--- a/konan/library-reader/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/konan/library-reader/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,29 +1,14 @@
-import org.gradle.api.artifacts.maven.Conf2ScopeMappingContainer.COMPILE
-
 plugins {
     maven
     kotlin("jvm")
     id("jps-compatible")
 }
 
-val mavenCompileScope by configurations.creating {
-    the<MavenPluginConvention>()
-        .conf2ScopeMappings
-        .addMapping(0, this, COMPILE)
-}
-
-description = "Kotlin/Native deserializer and library reader"
-
 dependencies {
-
-    // Compile-only dependencies are needed for compilation of this module:
     compileOnly(project(":compiler:frontend"))
     compileOnly(project(":compiler:frontend.java"))
     compileOnly(project(":compiler:cli-common"))
 
-    // This dependency is necessary to keep the right dependency record inside of POM file:
-    mavenCompileScope(project(":kotlin-compiler"))
-
     compile(project(":kotlin-native:kotlin-native-utils"))
     compile(project(":kotlin-util-io"))
     compile(project(":kotlin-util-klib"))
@@ -37,6 +22,4 @@ sourceSets {
     "test" { projectDefault() }
 }
 
-publish()
-
 standardPublicJars()