diff --git a/libraries/examples/scripting/jvm-maven-deps/host/build.gradle.kts b/libraries/examples/scripting/jvm-maven-deps/host/build.gradle.kts
index c986131710b..c081aa711bd 100644
--- a/libraries/examples/scripting/jvm-maven-deps/host/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/libraries/examples/scripting/jvm-maven-deps/host/build.gradle.kts
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ dependencies {
     compile(projectDist(":kotlin-stdlib"))
     compile(projectDist(":kotlin-reflect"))
     compileOnly(project(":compiler:util"))
-    runtime(projectRuntimeJar(":kotlin-compiler"))
+
+    testRuntimeOnly(projectRuntimeJar(":kotlin-compiler"))
     testCompile(commonDep("junit"))
 }
 
diff --git a/libraries/examples/scripting/jvm-simple-script/host/build.gradle.kts b/libraries/examples/scripting/jvm-simple-script/host/build.gradle.kts
index 021de688e86..892f5e723a7 100644
--- a/libraries/examples/scripting/jvm-simple-script/host/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/libraries/examples/scripting/jvm-simple-script/host/build.gradle.kts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ dependencies {
     compile(project(":examples:scripting-jvm-simple-script"))
     compile(project(":kotlin-scripting-jvm-host"))
     compile(project(":kotlin-script-util"))
-    runtime(projectRuntimeJar(":kotlin-compiler"))
+    testRuntimeOnly(projectRuntimeJar(":kotlin-compiler"))
     testCompile(commonDep("junit"))
 }
 
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-script-util/build.gradle.kts b/libraries/tools/kotlin-script-util/build.gradle.kts
index 33a291766ca..72cb47c909d 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-script-util/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-script-util/build.gradle.kts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ dependencies {
     testCompile(project(":kotlin-test:kotlin-test-junit"))
     testRuntime(project(":kotlin-reflect"))
     testCompile(commonDep("junit:junit"))
-    testRuntime(projectRuntimeJar(":kotlin-compiler"))
+    testRuntimeOnly(projectRuntimeJar(":kotlin-compiler"))
     testRuntime("com.jcabi:jcabi-aether:0.10.1")
     testRuntime("org.sonatype.aether:aether-api:1.13.1")
     testRuntime("org.apache.maven:maven-core:3.0.3")
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-script-util/build.gradle.kts.173 b/libraries/tools/kotlin-script-util/build.gradle.kts.173
index 664346a6efe..9eced250070 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-script-util/build.gradle.kts.173
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-script-util/build.gradle.kts.173
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ dependencies {
     testCompile(project(":kotlin-test:kotlin-test-junit"))
     testRuntime(project(":kotlin-reflect"))
     testCompile(commonDep("junit:junit"))
-    testRuntime(projectRuntimeJar(":kotlin-compiler"))
+    testRuntimeOnly(projectRuntimeJar(":kotlin-compiler"))
     testRuntime("com.jcabi:jcabi-aether:0.10.1")
     testRuntime("org.sonatype.aether:aether-api:1.13.1")
     testRuntime("org.apache.maven:maven-core:3.0.3")
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-script-util/build.gradle.kts.as32 b/libraries/tools/kotlin-script-util/build.gradle.kts.as32
index 33a291766ca..72cb47c909d 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-script-util/build.gradle.kts.as32
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-script-util/build.gradle.kts.as32
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ dependencies {
     testCompile(project(":kotlin-test:kotlin-test-junit"))
     testRuntime(project(":kotlin-reflect"))
     testCompile(commonDep("junit:junit"))
-    testRuntime(projectRuntimeJar(":kotlin-compiler"))
+    testRuntimeOnly(projectRuntimeJar(":kotlin-compiler"))
     testRuntime("com.jcabi:jcabi-aether:0.10.1")
     testRuntime("org.sonatype.aether:aether-api:1.13.1")
     testRuntime("org.apache.maven:maven-core:3.0.3")
diff --git a/plugins/allopen/allopen-cli/build.gradle.kts b/plugins/allopen/allopen-cli/build.gradle.kts
index 64ce37bea37..fe89d623368 100644
--- a/plugins/allopen/allopen-cli/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/plugins/allopen/allopen-cli/build.gradle.kts
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ dependencies {
     compileOnly(project(":compiler:frontend"))
     compileOnly(intellijCoreDep()) { includeJars("intellij-core") }
 
-    runtime(projectRuntimeJar(":kotlin-compiler"))
     runtime(projectDist(":kotlin-stdlib"))
 
+    testRuntimeOnly(projectRuntimeJar(":kotlin-compiler"))
+
     testCompile(project(":compiler:backend"))
     testCompile(project(":compiler:cli"))
     testCompile(projectTests(":compiler:tests-common"))
diff --git a/plugins/noarg/noarg-cli/build.gradle.kts b/plugins/noarg/noarg-cli/build.gradle.kts
index 3fde8d07a6f..e34392f7a00 100644
--- a/plugins/noarg/noarg-cli/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/plugins/noarg/noarg-cli/build.gradle.kts
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ dependencies {
     compileOnly(project(":compiler:plugin-api"))
     compileOnly(intellijCoreDep()) { includeJars("intellij-core") }
     compileOnly(intellijDep()) { includeJars("asm-all") }
-    runtime(projectRuntimeJar(":kotlin-compiler"))
     runtime(projectDist(":kotlin-stdlib"))
 
+    testRuntimeOnly(projectRuntimeJar(":kotlin-compiler"))
     testCompile(project(":compiler:backend"))
     testCompile(project(":compiler:cli"))
     testCompile(projectTests(":compiler:tests-common"))
diff --git a/ultimate/build.gradle.kts b/ultimate/build.gradle.kts
index ab98b39b033..4820f8e7d65 100644
--- a/ultimate/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/ultimate/build.gradle.kts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     testRuntime(projectDist(":kotlin-reflect"))
     testRuntime(project(":kotlin-script-runtime"))
-    testRuntime(projectRuntimeJar(":kotlin-compiler"))
+    testRuntimeOnly(projectRuntimeJar(":kotlin-compiler"))
     testRuntime(project(":plugins:android-extensions-ide")) { isTransitive = false }
     testRuntime(project(":plugins:android-extensions-compiler")) { isTransitive = false }
     testRuntime(project(":plugins:annotation-based-compiler-plugins-ide-support")) { isTransitive = false }
diff --git a/ultimate/build.gradle.kts.173 b/ultimate/build.gradle.kts.173
index 4c256b62fba..a1cfb6c611d 100644
--- a/ultimate/build.gradle.kts.173
+++ b/ultimate/build.gradle.kts.173
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     testRuntime(projectDist(":kotlin-reflect"))
     testRuntime(project(":kotlin-script-runtime"))
-    testRuntime(projectRuntimeJar(":kotlin-compiler"))
+    testRuntimeOnly(projectRuntimeJar(":kotlin-compiler"))
     testRuntime(project(":plugins:android-extensions-ide")) { isTransitive = false }
     testRuntime(project(":plugins:android-extensions-compiler")) { isTransitive = false }
     testRuntime(project(":plugins:annotation-based-compiler-plugins-ide-support")) { isTransitive = false }
diff --git a/ultimate/build.gradle.kts.as31 b/ultimate/build.gradle.kts.as31
index d9e45261654..00011afbe74 100644
--- a/ultimate/build.gradle.kts.as31
+++ b/ultimate/build.gradle.kts.as31
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     testRuntime(projectDist(":kotlin-reflect"))
     testRuntime(project(":kotlin-script-runtime"))
-    testRuntime(projectRuntimeJar(":kotlin-compiler"))
+    testRuntimeOnly(projectRuntimeJar(":kotlin-compiler"))
     testRuntime(project(":plugins:android-extensions-ide")) { isTransitive = false }
     testRuntime(project(":plugins:android-extensions-compiler")) { isTransitive = false }
     testRuntime(project(":plugins:annotation-based-compiler-plugins-ide-support")) { isTransitive = false }
diff --git a/ultimate/build.gradle.kts.as32 b/ultimate/build.gradle.kts.as32
index 06eecb27623..589edd7f5f3 100644
--- a/ultimate/build.gradle.kts.as32
+++ b/ultimate/build.gradle.kts.as32
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     testRuntime(projectDist(":kotlin-reflect"))
     testRuntime(project(":kotlin-script-runtime"))
-    testRuntime(projectRuntimeJar(":kotlin-compiler"))
+    testRuntimeOnly(projectRuntimeJar(":kotlin-compiler"))
     testRuntime(project(":plugins:android-extensions-ide")) { isTransitive = false }
     testRuntime(project(":plugins:android-extensions-compiler")) { isTransitive = false }
     testRuntime(project(":plugins:annotation-based-compiler-plugins-ide-support")) { isTransitive = false }