diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/compilerRunner/GradleKotlinCompilerRunner.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/compilerRunner/GradleKotlinCompilerRunner.kt
index aa6e47c10c6..27226a50945 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/compilerRunner/GradleKotlinCompilerRunner.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/compilerRunner/GradleKotlinCompilerRunner.kt
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.util.io.FileUtil
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.Services
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.daemon.client.CompileServiceSession
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.daemon.common.*
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.ParentLastURLClassLoader
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.kotlinDebug
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.*
 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream
 import java.io.File
 import java.io.PrintStream
+import java.net.URLClassLoader
 
 internal const val KOTLIN_COMPILER_EXECUTION_STRATEGY_PROPERTY = "kotlin.compiler.execution.strategy"
 internal const val DAEMON_EXECUTION_STRATEGY = "daemon"
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ internal class GradleCompilerRunner(private val project: Project) : KotlinCompil
         val stream = ByteArrayOutputStream()
         val out = PrintStream(stream)
         // todo: cache classloader?
-        val classLoader = ParentLastURLClassLoader(environment.compilerClasspathURLs, this.javaClass.classLoader)
+        val classLoader = URLClassLoader(environment.compilerClasspathURLs.toTypedArray())
         val servicesClass = Class.forName(Services::class.java.canonicalName, true, classLoader)
         val emptyServices = servicesClass.getField("EMPTY").get(servicesClass)
         val compiler = Class.forName(compilerClassName, true, classLoader)
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/ParentLastURLClassLoader.java b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/ParentLastURLClassLoader.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 31ef07b1d86..00000000000
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/ParentLastURLClassLoader.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,103 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2010-2016 JetBrains s.r.o.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin;
-
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
-
-import java.net.URL;
-import java.net.URLClassLoader;
-import java.util.List;
-
-/**
- * A parent-last classloader that will try the child classloader first and then the parent.
- * This takes a fair bit of doing because java really prefers parent-first.
- * <p/>
- * For those not familiar with class loading trickery, be wary
- *
- * http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5445511/how-do-i-create-a-parent-last-child-first-classloader-in-java-or-how-to-overr
- */
-public class ParentLastURLClassLoader extends ClassLoader {
-    private final ChildURLClassLoader childClassLoader;
-
-    public ParentLastURLClassLoader(@NotNull List<URL> classpath, @Nullable ClassLoader parent) {
-        super(Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader());
-
-        URL[] urls = classpath.toArray(new URL[classpath.size()]);
-
-        childClassLoader = new ChildURLClassLoader(urls, new FindClassClassLoader(parent));
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    protected synchronized Class<?> loadClass(@NotNull String name, boolean resolve) throws ClassNotFoundException {
-        try {
-            // first we try to find a class inside the child classloader
-            return childClassLoader.findClass(name);
-        }
-        catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
-            // didn't find it, try the parent
-            return super.loadClass(name, resolve);
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * This class allows me to call findClass on a classloader
-     */
-    private static class FindClassClassLoader extends ClassLoader {
-        public FindClassClassLoader(@Nullable ClassLoader parent) {
-            super(parent);
-        }
-
-        @NotNull
-        @Override
-        public Class<?> findClass(@NotNull String name) throws ClassNotFoundException {
-            return super.findClass(name);
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * This class delegates (child then parent) for the findClass method for a URLClassLoader.
-     * We need this because findClass is protected in URLClassLoader
-     */
-    static class ChildURLClassLoader extends URLClassLoader {
-        private final FindClassClassLoader realParent;
-
-        public ChildURLClassLoader(@NotNull URL[] urls, @NotNull FindClassClassLoader realParent) {
-            super(urls, null);
-
-            this.realParent = realParent;
-        }
-
-
-        @NotNull
-        @Override
-        public Class<?> findClass(@NotNull String name) throws ClassNotFoundException {
-            Class<?> loaded = findLoadedClass(name);
-            if (loaded != null) {
-                return loaded;
-            }
-
-            try {
-                return super.findClass(name);
-            }
-            catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
-                // if that fails, we ask our real parent classloader to load the class (we give up)
-                return realParent.loadClass(name);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
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