diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/external/ExternalKotlinTargetImpl.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/external/ExternalKotlinTargetImpl.kt
index d9e5ce5ddd5..87496987b8f 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/external/ExternalKotlinTargetImpl.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/external/ExternalKotlinTargetImpl.kt
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ internal class ExternalKotlinTargetImpl internal constructor(
     override val targetName: String,
     override val platformType: KotlinPlatformType,
     override val publishable: Boolean,
-    val defaultConfiguration: Configuration,
     val apiElementsConfiguration: Configuration,
     val runtimeElementsConfiguration: Configuration,
     val sourcesElementsConfiguration: Configuration,
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/external/createExternalKotlinTarget.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/external/createExternalKotlinTarget.kt
index e8f93785a65..0baa6459f42 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/external/createExternalKotlinTarget.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/external/createExternalKotlinTarget.kt
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.named
 fun <T : DecoratedExternalKotlinTarget> KotlinMultiplatformExtension.createExternalKotlinTarget(
     descriptor: ExternalKotlinTargetDescriptor<T>
 ): T {
-    val defaultConfiguration = project.configurations.maybeCreate(lowerCamelCaseName(descriptor.targetName, "default"))
     val apiElementsConfiguration = project.configurations.maybeCreate(lowerCamelCaseName(descriptor.targetName, "apiElements"))
     val runtimeElementsConfiguration = project.configurations.maybeCreate(lowerCamelCaseName(descriptor.targetName, "runtimeElements"))
     val sourcesElementsConfiguration = project.configurations.maybeCreate(lowerCamelCaseName(descriptor.targetName, "sourcesElements"))
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@ fun <T : DecoratedExternalKotlinTarget> KotlinMultiplatformExtension.createExter
         targetName = descriptor.targetName,
         platformType = descriptor.platformType,
         publishable = true,
-        defaultConfiguration = defaultConfiguration,
         apiElementsConfiguration = apiElementsConfiguration,
         runtimeElementsConfiguration = runtimeElementsConfiguration,
         sourcesElementsConfiguration = sourcesElementsConfiguration,
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/jvm/KotlinWithJavaTarget.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/jvm/KotlinWithJavaTarget.kt
index f6f7d2d737f..9f72dc3704f 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/jvm/KotlinWithJavaTarget.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/jvm/KotlinWithJavaTarget.kt
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ abstract class KotlinWithJavaTarget<KotlinOptionsType : KotlinCommonOptions, CO
     override var disambiguationClassifier: String? = null
         internal set
 
-    val defaultConfigurationName: String
-        get() = Dependency.DEFAULT_CONFIGURATION
-
     override val apiElementsConfigurationName: String
         get() = JavaPlugin.API_ELEMENTS_CONFIGURATION_NAME