diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/TasksProvider.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/TasksProvider.kt
index 8213cff3c39..b63f9769d76 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/TasksProvider.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/tasks/TasksProvider.kt
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import org.gradle.api.Project
 import org.gradle.api.Task
 import org.gradle.api.UnknownTaskException
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskProvider
-import org.gradle.language.base.plugins.LifecycleBasePlugin
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.PropertiesProvider
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mapKotlinTaskProperties
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.AbstractKotlinCompilation
@@ -114,9 +113,6 @@ internal open class KotlinTasksProvider(val targetName: String) {
         val result = project.registerTask(name, taskClass) {
             configureAction(it)
         }
-        project.tasks.named(LifecycleBasePlugin.ASSEMBLE_TASK_NAME).configure {
-            it.dependsOn(result)
-        }
         configure(result, project, properties, compilation)
         return result
     }