diff --git a/compiler/ir/serialization.js/build.gradle.kts b/compiler/ir/serialization.js/build.gradle.kts
index 74aa41b12a6..eaae5b1582e 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/serialization.js/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/compiler/ir/serialization.js/build.gradle.kts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ plugins {
     id("jps-compatible")
 }
 
+// Please make sure this module doesn't depend on `backend.js` (neither directly, nor transitively)
 dependencies {
     compile(project(":compiler:ir.psi2ir"))
     compile(project(":compiler:ir.serialization.common"))
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     testCompile(intellijCoreDep()) { includeJars("intellij-core") }
     testCompile(project(":compiler:frontend"))
-    testCompile(project(":compiler:cli-js"))
+    testCompile(project(":compiler:cli"))
     testCompile(project(":compiler:util"))
 
     testRuntime(project(":kotlin-reflect"))
diff --git a/compiler/ir/serialization.js/test/GenerateIrRuntime.kt b/compiler/ir/serialization.js/test/GenerateIrRuntime.kt
index 5d387fa008d..8f293616d8f 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/serialization.js/test/GenerateIrRuntime.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/serialization.js/test/GenerateIrRuntime.kt
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.Disposable
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.StandardFileSystems
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFileManager
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiManager
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.messages.CompilerMessageSeverity
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.messages.GroupingMessageCollector
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.messages.MessageCollector
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.js.messageCollectorLogger
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.jvm.compiler.EnvironmentConfigFiles
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.jvm.compiler.KotlinCoreEnvironment
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.*
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.library.resolver.KotlinLibraryResolveResult
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtFile
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.multiplatform.isCommonSource
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.js.ModuleKind
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.util.Logger
 import java.io.File
 
 fun buildConfiguration(environment: KotlinCoreEnvironment, moduleName: String): CompilerConfiguration {
@@ -121,3 +123,15 @@ fun main(args: Array<String>) {
 
     buildKLib(File(outputPath).absolutePath, listOfKtFilesFrom(inputFiles), outputPath, resolvedLibraries, listOfKtFilesFrom(commonSources))
 }
+
+// Copied here from `K2JsIrCompiler` instead of reusing in order to avoid circular dependencies between Gradle tasks
+private fun messageCollectorLogger(collector: MessageCollector) = object : Logger {
+    override fun warning(message: String)= collector.report(CompilerMessageSeverity.STRONG_WARNING, message)
+    override fun error(message: String) = collector.report(CompilerMessageSeverity.ERROR, message)
+    override fun log(message: String) = collector.report(CompilerMessageSeverity.LOGGING, message)
+    override fun fatal(message: String): Nothing {
+        collector.report(CompilerMessageSeverity.ERROR, message)
+        (collector as? GroupingMessageCollector)?.flush()
+        kotlin.error(message)
+    }
+}
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