diff --git a/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/configuration/KotlinDslGradleKotlinFrameworkSupportProvider.kt b/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/configuration/KotlinDslGradleKotlinFrameworkSupportProvider.kt
index af77f5b6d28..977cc796709 100644
--- a/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/configuration/KotlinDslGradleKotlinFrameworkSupportProvider.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/configuration/KotlinDslGradleKotlinFrameworkSupportProvider.kt
@@ -110,8 +110,6 @@ abstract class KotlinDslGradleKotlinFrameworkSupportProvider(
         KotlinFUSLogger.log(FUSEventGroups.NPWizards, this.javaClass.simpleName)
     }
 
-    private fun RepositoryDescription.toKotlinRepositorySnippet() = "maven { setUrl(\"$url\") }"
-
     protected abstract fun getOldSyntaxPluginDefinition(): String
     protected abstract fun getPluginDefinition(): String
 
diff --git a/idea/idea-gradle/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/codeInsight/gradle/MultiplePluginVersionGradleImportingTestCase.kt b/idea/idea-gradle/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/codeInsight/gradle/MultiplePluginVersionGradleImportingTestCase.kt
index f6d711c7c95..1ac0e2ba664 100644
--- a/idea/idea-gradle/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/codeInsight/gradle/MultiplePluginVersionGradleImportingTestCase.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-gradle/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/codeInsight/gradle/MultiplePluginVersionGradleImportingTestCase.kt
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ abstract class MultiplePluginVersionGradleImportingTestCase : GradleImportingTes
             "konan/utils/build/libs"
         )
         val customRepositories = arrayOf("https://dl.bintray.com/kotlin/kotlin-dev", "http://dl.bintray.com/kotlin/kotlin-eap")
-        val customMavenRepositories = customRepositories.map { if (useKts) "maven { setUrl(\"$it\") }" else "maven { url '$it' } " }.joinToString("\n")
+        val customMavenRepositories = customRepositories.map { if (useKts) "maven(\"$it\")" else "maven { url '$it' } " }.joinToString("\n")
         val baseFolder = File(".").absolutePath.replace("\\", "/")
         val quote = if (useKts) '"' else '\''
         val flatDirRepositories = if (useMaster)
diff --git a/idea/idea-jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/configuration/ConfigureKotlinInProjectUtils.kt b/idea/idea-jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/configuration/ConfigureKotlinInProjectUtils.kt
index 6b76364261d..54040607304 100644
--- a/idea/idea-jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/configuration/ConfigureKotlinInProjectUtils.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/configuration/ConfigureKotlinInProjectUtils.kt
@@ -97,7 +97,13 @@ fun DependencyScope.toGradleCompileScope(isAndroidModule: Boolean) = when (this)
 
 fun RepositoryDescription.toGroovyRepositorySnippet() = "maven { url '$url' }"
 
-fun RepositoryDescription.toKotlinRepositorySnippet() = "maven { setUrl(\"$url\") }"
+/**
+ * This syntax has been released in kotlin-dsl-0.11.1 release and in Gradle 4.2-RC1 release.
+ *
+ * We already require Gradle distribution of higher version (see `checkGradleCompatibility` function),
+ * so it is safe to use this syntax everywhere.
+ */
+fun RepositoryDescription.toKotlinRepositorySnippet() = "maven(\"$url\")"
 
 fun getRepositoryForVersion(version: String): RepositoryDescription? = when {
     isSnapshot(version) -> SNAPSHOT_REPOSITORY
diff --git a/idea/testData/configuration/gsk/eap11Version/build_after.gradle.kts b/idea/testData/configuration/gsk/eap11Version/build_after.gradle.kts
index 81f75371138..d95125b5e9b 100644
--- a/idea/testData/configuration/gsk/eap11Version/build_after.gradle.kts
+++ b/idea/testData/configuration/gsk/eap11Version/build_after.gradle.kts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ application {
 
 repositories {
     jcenter()
-    maven { setUrl("https://dl.bintray.com/kotlin/kotlin-eap") }
+    maven("https://dl.bintray.com/kotlin/kotlin-eap")
 }
 
 dependencies {
diff --git a/idea/testData/configuration/gsk/eapVersion/build_after.gradle.kts b/idea/testData/configuration/gsk/eapVersion/build_after.gradle.kts
index 77222888439..abadf6019b6 100644
--- a/idea/testData/configuration/gsk/eapVersion/build_after.gradle.kts
+++ b/idea/testData/configuration/gsk/eapVersion/build_after.gradle.kts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ application {
 
 repositories {
     jcenter()
-    maven { setUrl("https://dl.bintray.com/kotlin/kotlin-eap") }
+    maven("https://dl.bintray.com/kotlin/kotlin-eap")
 }
 
 dependencies {
diff --git a/idea/testData/gradle/configurator/configureGradleKtsKotlinDevVersion/build.gradle.kts.4.9.after b/idea/testData/gradle/configurator/configureGradleKtsKotlinDevVersion/build.gradle.kts.4.9.after
index f1d4a05265f..16917c7cbf8 100644
--- a/idea/testData/gradle/configurator/configureGradleKtsKotlinDevVersion/build.gradle.kts.4.9.after
+++ b/idea/testData/gradle/configurator/configureGradleKtsKotlinDevVersion/build.gradle.kts.4.9.after
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation(kotlin("stdlib-jdk8"))
 }
 repositories {
-    maven { setUrl("https://teamcity.jetbrains.com/guestAuth/app/rest/builds/buildType:(id:Kotlin_KotlinPublic_Compiler),number:1.2.60-dev-286,branch:(default:any)/artifacts/content/maven") }
+    maven("https://teamcity.jetbrains.com/guestAuth/app/rest/builds/buildType:(id:Kotlin_KotlinPublic_Compiler),number:1.2.60-dev-286,branch:(default:any)/artifacts/content/maven")
     mavenCentral()
 }
 val compileKotlin: KotlinCompile by tasks
diff --git a/idea/testData/gradle/configurator/configureJsEAPWithBuildGradleKts/build.gradle.kts.after b/idea/testData/gradle/configurator/configureJsEAPWithBuildGradleKts/build.gradle.kts.after
index 5e83d211553..f52be89aca4 100644
--- a/idea/testData/gradle/configurator/configureJsEAPWithBuildGradleKts/build.gradle.kts.after
+++ b/idea/testData/gradle/configurator/configureJsEAPWithBuildGradleKts/build.gradle.kts.after
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ version = "1.0-SNAPSHOT"
 
 repositories {
     mavenCentral()
-    maven { setUrl("https://dl.bintray.com/kotlin/kotlin-eap") }
+    maven("https://dl.bintray.com/kotlin/kotlin-eap")
 }
 dependencies {
     implementation(kotlin("stdlib-js"))
diff --git a/idea/testData/gradle/configurator/configureJvmEAPWithBuildGradleKts/build.gradle.kts.after b/idea/testData/gradle/configurator/configureJvmEAPWithBuildGradleKts/build.gradle.kts.after
index 7a19e66bdc8..1d2ec9c5885 100644
--- a/idea/testData/gradle/configurator/configureJvmEAPWithBuildGradleKts/build.gradle.kts.after
+++ b/idea/testData/gradle/configurator/configureJvmEAPWithBuildGradleKts/build.gradle.kts.after
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ version = "1.0-SNAPSHOT"
 
 repositories {
     mavenCentral()
-    maven { setUrl("https://dl.bintray.com/kotlin/kotlin-eap") }
+    maven("https://dl.bintray.com/kotlin/kotlin-eap")
 }
 
 dependencies {
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/NewMultiplatformIT.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/NewMultiplatformIT.kt
index a8741cfa418..2c6da988cbd 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/NewMultiplatformIT.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/NewMultiplatformIT.kt
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class NewMultiplatformIT : BaseGradleIT() {
 
         with(appProject) {
             setupWorkingDir()
-            gradleBuildScript().appendText("\nrepositories { maven { setUrl(\"$libLocalRepoUri\") } }")
+            gradleBuildScript().appendText("\nrepositories { maven(\"$libLocalRepoUri\") }")
 
             fun CompiledProject.checkProgramCompilationCommandLine(check: (String) -> Unit) {
                 output.lineSequence().filter {