diff --git a/backend.native/build.gradle b/backend.native/build.gradle
index 36f1616dd53..40a9146d628 100644
--- a/backend.native/build.gradle
+++ b/backend.native/build.gradle
@@ -192,13 +192,11 @@ final List<File> stdLibSrc = [
 ]
 
 // These files are built before the 'dist' is complete,
-// so we provide custom values for
-// konan.home, --runtime, -Djava.library.path etc
+// so we provide custom values for konan.home, --runtime etc
 
 targetList.each { target ->
     def konanJvmArgs =  [*HostManager.regularJvmArgs,
-            "-Dkonan.home=${rootProject.projectDir}/dist",
-            "-Djava.library.path=${project.buildDir}/nativelibs/$hostName",
+            "-Dkonan.home=${rootProject.projectDir}/dist"
     ]
 
     def defaultArgs = ['-nopack', '-nostdlib', '-no-default-libs', '-no-endorsed-libs']
@@ -295,8 +293,7 @@ task debugCompiler(type: JavaExec) {
     classpath = project.fileTree("${distDir.canonicalPath}/konan/lib/") {
         include '*.jar'
     }
-    jvmArgs "-Dorg.jetbrains.kotlin.native.home=${distDir.canonicalPath}",
-            "-Djava.library.path=${distDir.canonicalPath}/konan/nativelib"
+    jvmArgs "-Dorg.jetbrains.kotlin.native.home=${distDir.canonicalPath}"
     enableAssertions = true
     args = findProperty("konan.debug.args").toString().tokenize() ?: []
 }
diff --git a/backend.native/debugger-tests/build.gradle b/backend.native/debugger-tests/build.gradle
index 750b28b4728..31bf8532f55 100644
--- a/backend.native/debugger-tests/build.gradle
+++ b/backend.native/debugger-tests/build.gradle
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ test {
 
     def dist = project.rootProject.file("dist").canonicalPath
     systemProperties = [
-            'org.jetbrains.kotlin.native.home': dist,
-            'java.library.path': "$dist/konan/nativelib"
+            'org.jetbrains.kotlin.native.home': dist
     ]
 }
 test.dependsOn ':dist'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build-tools/src/main/groovy/org/jetbrains/kotlin/KonanTest.groovy b/build-tools/src/main/groovy/org/jetbrains/kotlin/KonanTest.groovy
index 19b83731ee7..959610072ac 100644
--- a/build-tools/src/main/groovy/org/jetbrains/kotlin/KonanTest.groovy
+++ b/build-tools/src/main/groovy/org/jetbrains/kotlin/KonanTest.groovy
@@ -79,8 +79,7 @@ class RunExternalTestGroup extends JavaExec {
             classpath = project.fileTree("$dist.canonicalPath/konan/lib/") {
                 include '*.jar'
             }
-            jvmArgs "-Dkonan.home=${dist.canonicalPath}", "-Xmx4G",
-                    "-Djava.library.path=${dist.canonicalPath}/konan/nativelib"
+            jvmArgs "-Dkonan.home=${dist.canonicalPath}", "-Xmx4G"
             enableAssertions = true
             def sources = File.createTempFile(name,".lst")
             sources.deleteOnExit()
diff --git a/build-tools/src/main/groovy/org/jetbrains/kotlin/NativeInteropPlugin.groovy b/build-tools/src/main/groovy/org/jetbrains/kotlin/NativeInteropPlugin.groovy
index d7e73fa50ce..240448a3ea9 100644
--- a/build-tools/src/main/groovy/org/jetbrains/kotlin/NativeInteropPlugin.groovy
+++ b/build-tools/src/main/groovy/org/jetbrains/kotlin/NativeInteropPlugin.groovy
@@ -307,15 +307,5 @@ class NativeInteropPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
             interopStubGenerator project(path: ":Interop:StubGenerator")
             interopStubGenerator project(path: ":endorsedLibraries:kotlinx.cli", configuration: "jvmRuntimeElements")
         }
-
-        // FIXME: choose tasks more wisely
-        prj.tasks.withType(JavaExec) {
-            if (!name.endsWith("InteropStubs")) {
-                systemProperties "java.library.path": prj.files(
-                        nativeLibsDir,
-                        runtimeNativeLibsDir
-                ).asPath
-            }
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/cmd/run_konan b/cmd/run_konan
index 753468bde92..68577a3fb75 100755
--- a/cmd/run_konan
+++ b/cmd/run_konan
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ NATIVE_LIB="${KONAN_HOME}/konan/nativelib"
 java_opts=(-ea \
             -Xmx3G \
             -XX:TieredStopAtLevel=1 \
-            "-Djava.library.path=${NATIVE_LIB}" \
             "-Dkonan.home=${KONAN_HOME}" \
             -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 \
             ${JAVA_OPTS})
diff --git a/cmd/run_konan.bat b/cmd/run_konan.bat
index 6b9a02a22e0..31d5c6b801a 100644
--- a/cmd/run_konan.bat
+++ b/cmd/run_konan.bat
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ set "KONAN_CLASSPATH=%KONAN_JAR%;%TROVE_JAR%"
 set JAVA_OPTS=-ea ^
     -Xmx3G ^
     -XX:TieredStopAtLevel=1 ^
-    "-Djava.library.path=%NATIVE_LIB%" ^
     "-Dkonan.home=%_KONAN_HOME%" ^
     -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 ^
     %JAVA_OPTS%
diff --git a/endorsedLibraries/kotlinx.cli/build.gradle b/endorsedLibraries/kotlinx.cli/build.gradle
index 20d29f2049a..f9b975ff83d 100644
--- a/endorsedLibraries/kotlinx.cli/build.gradle
+++ b/endorsedLibraries/kotlinx.cli/build.gradle
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ def nativeSrc = new File("$projectDir/src/main/kotlin-native")
 targetList.each { target ->
     def konanJvmArgs =  [*HostManager.regularJvmArgs,
                          "-Dkonan.home=${rootProject.projectDir}/dist",
-                         "-Djava.library.path=${project.buildDir}/nativelibs/$hostName",
     ]
 
     def defaultArgs = ['-nopack', '-no-default-libs', '-no-endorsed-libs']
diff --git a/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/konan/KonanToolRunner.kt b/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/konan/KonanToolRunner.kt
index fbdfa56047a..c5561933e1e 100644
--- a/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/konan/KonanToolRunner.kt
+++ b/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/konan/KonanToolRunner.kt
@@ -71,8 +71,7 @@ internal abstract class KonanCliRunner(
     }
 
     override val additionalSystemProperties = mutableMapOf(
-            "konan.home" to konanHome,
-            "java.library.path" to "$konanHome/konan/nativelib"
+            "konan.home" to konanHome
     )
 
     override val environment = mutableMapOf("LIBCLANG_DISABLE_CRASH_RECOVERY" to "1")