diff --git a/compiler/fir/fir2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/backend/Fir2IrConverter.kt b/compiler/fir/fir2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/backend/Fir2IrConverter.kt
index 58134b80893..a07d8e84ec4 100644
--- a/compiler/fir/fir2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/backend/Fir2IrConverter.kt
+++ b/compiler/fir/fir2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/backend/Fir2IrConverter.kt
@@ -293,8 +293,7 @@ class Fir2IrConverter(
                 generateTypicalIrProviderList(irModuleFragment.descriptor, irBuiltIns, symbolTable, extensions = generatorExtensions)
             val externalDependenciesGenerator = ExternalDependenciesGenerator(
                 symbolTable,
-                irProviders,
-                languageVersionSettings
+                irProviders
             )
             // Necessary call to generate built-in IR classes
             externalDependenciesGenerator.generateUnboundSymbolsAsDependencies()
diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/compiler.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/compiler.kt
index 8d705660543..ccc1d64bf62 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/compiler.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/compiler.kt
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.analyzer.AbstractAnalyzerWithCompilerReport
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.phaser.PhaseConfig
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.phaser.invokeToplevel
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.CompilerConfiguration
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.languageVersionSettings
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.backend.js.lower.generateTests
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.backend.js.lower.moveBodilessDeclarationsToSeparatePlace
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.backend.js.transformers.irToJs.IrModuleToJsTransformer
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ fun compile(
 
     // Load declarations referenced during `context` initialization
     val irProviders = listOf(deserializer)
-    ExternalDependenciesGenerator(symbolTable, irProviders, configuration.languageVersionSettings).generateUnboundSymbolsAsDependencies()
+    ExternalDependenciesGenerator(symbolTable, irProviders).generateUnboundSymbolsAsDependencies()
 
     deserializer.postProcess()
     symbolTable.noUnboundLeft("Unbound symbols at the end of linker")
diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/JvmIrCodegenFactory.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/JvmIrCodegenFactory.kt
index 862507de227..bde434f4369 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/JvmIrCodegenFactory.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/JvmIrCodegenFactory.kt
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ class JvmIrCodegenFactory(private val phaseConfig: PhaseConfig) : CodegenFactory
             symbolTable, phaseConfig, extensions, backendExtension
         )
         /* JvmBackendContext creates new unbound symbols, have to resolve them. */
-        ExternalDependenciesGenerator(symbolTable, irProviders, state.languageVersionSettings).generateUnboundSymbolsAsDependencies()
+        ExternalDependenciesGenerator(symbolTable, irProviders).generateUnboundSymbolsAsDependencies()
 
         state.mapInlineClass = { descriptor ->
             context.typeMapper.mapType(context.referenceClass(descriptor).defaultType)
diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.wasm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/wasm/compiler.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.wasm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/wasm/compiler.kt
index 7425e543b85..b2f62da625c 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.wasm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/wasm/compiler.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.wasm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/wasm/compiler.kt
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.wasm.ir2wasm.WasmCompiledModuleFragment
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.wasm.ir2wasm.WasmModuleFragmentGenerator
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.wasm.ir2wasm.generateStringLiteralsSupport
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.CompilerConfiguration
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.languageVersionSettings
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.backend.js.MainModule
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.backend.js.loadIr
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.declarations.impl.IrFactoryImpl
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ fun compileWasm(
     // Load declarations referenced during `context` initialization
     allModules.forEach {
         val irProviders = generateTypicalIrProviderList(it.descriptor, irBuiltIns, symbolTable, deserializer)
-        ExternalDependenciesGenerator(symbolTable, irProviders, configuration.languageVersionSettings)
+        ExternalDependenciesGenerator(symbolTable, irProviders)
             .generateUnboundSymbolsAsDependencies()
     }
 
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ fun compileWasm(
 
     // Create stubs
     val irProviders = generateTypicalIrProviderList(moduleDescriptor, irBuiltIns, symbolTable, deserializer)
-    ExternalDependenciesGenerator(symbolTable, irProviders, configuration.languageVersionSettings).generateUnboundSymbolsAsDependencies()
+    ExternalDependenciesGenerator(symbolTable, irProviders).generateUnboundSymbolsAsDependencies()
     moduleFragment.patchDeclarationParents()
 
     wasmPhases.invokeToplevel(phaseConfig, context, moduleFragment)
diff --git a/compiler/ir/ir.psi2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi2ir/generators/ModuleGenerator.kt b/compiler/ir/ir.psi2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi2ir/generators/ModuleGenerator.kt
index cd44ab7cf33..945a934e548 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/ir.psi2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi2ir/generators/ModuleGenerator.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/ir.psi2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi2ir/generators/ModuleGenerator.kt
@@ -60,12 +60,12 @@ class ModuleGenerator(
             irModule.descriptor, context.irBuiltIns, context.symbolTable, deserializer,
             extensions
         )
-        ExternalDependenciesGenerator(context.symbolTable, fullIrProvidersList, context.languageVersionSettings)
+        ExternalDependenciesGenerator(context.symbolTable, fullIrProvidersList)
             .generateUnboundSymbolsAsDependencies()
     }
 
     fun generateUnboundSymbolsAsDependencies(irProviders: List<IrProvider>) {
-        ExternalDependenciesGenerator(context.symbolTable, irProviders, context.languageVersionSettings)
+        ExternalDependenciesGenerator(context.symbolTable, irProviders)
             .generateUnboundSymbolsAsDependencies()
     }
 
diff --git a/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/util/ExternalDependenciesGenerator.kt b/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/util/ExternalDependenciesGenerator.kt
index c5e686b1dd5..3511affde97 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/util/ExternalDependenciesGenerator.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/util/ExternalDependenciesGenerator.kt
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util
 
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.LanguageVersionSettings
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.ModuleDescriptor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.declarations.IrDeclaration
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.descriptors.IrBuiltIns
@@ -27,8 +26,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.addToStdlib.firstNotNullResult
 
 class ExternalDependenciesGenerator(
     val symbolTable: SymbolTable,
-    private val irProviders: List<IrProvider>,
-    private val languageVersionSettings: LanguageVersionSettings
+    private val irProviders: List<IrProvider>
 ) {
     fun generateUnboundSymbolsAsDependencies() {
         // There should be at most one DeclarationStubGenerator (none in closed world?)
diff --git a/compiler/ir/serialization.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/klib.kt b/compiler/ir/serialization.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/klib.kt
index 314c5b1a144..1b69f9be89a 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/serialization.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/klib.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/serialization.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/klib.kt
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ fun loadIr(
             val moduleFragment = deserializedModuleFragments.last()
 
             irLinker.init(null, emptyList())
-            ExternalDependenciesGenerator(symbolTable, listOf(irLinker), configuration.languageVersionSettings).generateUnboundSymbolsAsDependencies()
+            ExternalDependenciesGenerator(symbolTable, listOf(irLinker)).generateUnboundSymbolsAsDependencies()
             irLinker.postProcess()
 
             return IrModuleInfo(moduleFragment, deserializedModuleFragments, irBuiltIns, symbolTable, irLinker)
diff --git a/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/benchmarks/GenerateIrRuntime.kt b/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/benchmarks/GenerateIrRuntime.kt
index 9756a8f1c4a..d3683821783 100644
--- a/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/benchmarks/GenerateIrRuntime.kt
+++ b/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/benchmarks/GenerateIrRuntime.kt
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ class GenerateIrRuntime {
         val moduleFragment = jsLinker.deserializeFullModule(moduleDescriptor, moduleDescriptor.kotlinLibrary)
         jsLinker.init(null, emptyList())
         // Create stubs
-        ExternalDependenciesGenerator(symbolTable, listOf(jsLinker), languageVersionSettings)
+        ExternalDependenciesGenerator(symbolTable, listOf(jsLinker))
             .generateUnboundSymbolsAsDependencies()
 
         jsLinker.postProcess()
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ class GenerateIrRuntime {
         // Create stubs
         jsLinker.init(null, emptyList())
         // Create stubs
-        ExternalDependenciesGenerator(symbolTable, listOf(jsLinker), languageVersionSettings)
+        ExternalDependenciesGenerator(symbolTable, listOf(jsLinker))
             .generateUnboundSymbolsAsDependencies()
 
         jsLinker.postProcess()
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ class GenerateIrRuntime {
     private fun doBackEnd(module: IrModuleFragment, symbolTable: SymbolTable, irBuiltIns: IrBuiltIns, jsLinker: JsIrLinker): CompilerResult {
         val context = JsIrBackendContext(module.descriptor, irBuiltIns, symbolTable, module, emptySet(), configuration)
 
-        ExternalDependenciesGenerator(symbolTable, listOf(jsLinker), languageVersionSettings).generateUnboundSymbolsAsDependencies()
+        ExternalDependenciesGenerator(symbolTable, listOf(jsLinker)).generateUnboundSymbolsAsDependencies()
 
         jsPhases.invokeToplevel(phaseConfig, context, listOf(module))
 
diff --git a/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/repl/js/JsCoreScriptingCompiler.kt b/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/repl/js/JsCoreScriptingCompiler.kt
index 6407fca3ef7..2e606576383 100644
--- a/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/repl/js/JsCoreScriptingCompiler.kt
+++ b/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/repl/js/JsCoreScriptingCompiler.kt
@@ -84,8 +84,7 @@ class JsCoreScriptingCompiler(
                 irModuleFragment.descriptor,
                 psi2irContext.irBuiltIns,
                 psi2irContext.symbolTable
-            ),
-            environment.configuration.languageVersionSettings
+            )
         ).generateUnboundSymbolsAsDependencies()
 
         environment.configuration.put(JSConfigurationKeys.MODULE_KIND, ModuleKind.PLAIN)
diff --git a/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/repl/js/JsScriptDependencyCompiler.kt b/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/repl/js/JsScriptDependencyCompiler.kt
index 7e11703b8c1..8244f5d5a2f 100644
--- a/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/repl/js/JsScriptDependencyCompiler.kt
+++ b/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/repl/js/JsScriptDependencyCompiler.kt
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.scripting.repl.js
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.builtins.KotlinBuiltIns
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.CompilerConfiguration
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.LanguageVersionSettingsImpl
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.languageVersionSettings
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.ModuleDescriptor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.PackageFragmentProvider
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.impl.ModuleDescriptorImpl
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.backend.js.emptyLoggingContext
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.backend.js.generateJsCode
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.backend.js.lower.serialization.ir.JsIrLinker
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.backend.js.utils.NameTables
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.declarations.impl.IrModuleFragmentImpl
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.descriptors.IrBuiltIns
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.descriptors.IrFunctionFactory
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util.*
@@ -58,7 +56,7 @@ class JsScriptDependencyCompiler(
 
         jsLinker.init(null, emptyList())
 
-        ExternalDependenciesGenerator(symbolTable, irProviders, configuration.languageVersionSettings)
+        ExternalDependenciesGenerator(symbolTable, irProviders)
             .generateUnboundSymbolsAsDependencies()
         moduleFragment.patchDeclarationParents()
 
@@ -72,7 +70,7 @@ class JsScriptDependencyCompiler(
             true
         )
 
-        ExternalDependenciesGenerator(symbolTable, irProviders, configuration.languageVersionSettings)
+        ExternalDependenciesGenerator(symbolTable, irProviders)
             .generateUnboundSymbolsAsDependencies()
         moduleFragment.patchDeclarationParents()
         jsLinker.postProcess()