diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index ba642d20841..dff33ce37c7 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -92,10 +92,6 @@ extra["commonLocalDataDir"] = project.file(commonLocalDataDir)
 extra["ideaSandboxDir"] = project.file(ideaSandboxDir)
 extra["ideaPluginDir"] = project.file(ideaPluginDir)
 extra["isSonatypeRelease"] = false
-val kotlinNativeVersionObject = project.kotlinNativeVersionValue()
-subprojects {
-    extra["kotlinNativeVersion"] = kotlinNativeVersionObject
-}
 
 rootProject.apply {
     from(rootProject.file("gradle/versions.gradle.kts"))
diff --git a/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts b/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts
index 1b27132debf..bd02bf45f31 100644
--- a/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts
@@ -88,23 +88,6 @@ java {
     }
 }
 
-val generateCompilerVersion by tasks.registering(VersionGenerator::class) {
-    kotlinNativeVersionInResources=true
-    defaultVersionFileLocation()
-}
-tasks.withType<org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.KotlinCompile> {
-    dependsOn(generateCompilerVersion)
-}
-
-tasks.clean {
-    doFirst {
-        val versionSourceDirectory = project.konanVersionGeneratedSrc()
-        if (versionSourceDirectory.exists()) {
-            versionSourceDirectory.delete()
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 sourceSets["main"].withConvention(org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.KotlinSourceSet::class) {
     kotlin.srcDir("src/main/kotlin")
     if (!kotlinBuildProperties.isInJpsBuildIdeaSync) {
@@ -115,7 +98,6 @@ sourceSets["main"].withConvention(org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.KotlinSourc
         kotlin.srcDir("../compiler/util-klib/src")
         kotlin.srcDir("../native/utils/src")
     }
-    kotlin.srcDir(project.kotlinNativeVersionSrc())
     /**
      * TODO: mentioned bellow and Co it'd be better to move to :kotlin-native:performance:buildSrc,
      * because all this relates to benchmarking.
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/kotlin-native-binary-version/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/kotlin-native-version.kt b/buildSrc/src/kotlin-native-binary-version/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/kotlin-native-version.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index 5c501be70d8..00000000000
--- a/buildSrc/src/kotlin-native-binary-version/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/kotlin-native-version.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2010-2021 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
- * Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the license/LICENSE.txt file.
- */
-
-package org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan
-import java.io.*
-
-val VERSION_PATH = "/META-INF/kotlin-native.compiler.version"
-val CompilerVersion.Companion.CURRENT: CompilerVersion
-    get() {
-        return InputStreamReader(this::class.java.getResourceAsStream(VERSION_PATH)).use {
-            it.readLines().single().parseCompilerVersion()
-        }
-    }
-
-val currentCompilerVersion = CompilerVersion.CURRENT
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/util-io/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/CompilerVersion.kt b/compiler/util-io/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/CompilerVersion.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index 079eb46f658..00000000000
--- a/compiler/util-io/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/CompilerVersion.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,86 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2010-2019 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
- * Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the license/LICENSE.txt file.
- */
-
-package org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan
-
-import java.io.Serializable
-
-interface CompilerVersion : Serializable {
-    val meta: MetaVersion
-    val major: Int
-    val minor: Int
-    val maintenance: Int
-
-    @Deprecated("Milestone is deprecated in favour to MetaVersion's M1 and M2")
-    val milestone: Int
-
-    val build: Int
-
-    fun toString(showMeta: Boolean, showBuild: Boolean): String
-
-    companion object {
-        // major.minor.patch-meta-build where patch, meta and build are optional.
-        val versionPattern = "(\\d+)\\.(\\d+)(?:\\.(\\d+))?(?:-(\\p{Alpha}*\\p{Alnum}|[\\p{Alpha}-]*))?(?:-(\\d+))?".toRegex()
-
-        fun fromString(version: String): CompilerVersion {
-            val (major, minor, maintenance, metaString, build) =
-                versionPattern.matchEntire(version)?.destructured
-                    ?: throw IllegalArgumentException("Cannot parse Kotlin/Native version: $version")
-
-            return CompilerVersionImpl(
-                MetaVersion.findAppropriate(metaString),
-                major.toInt(),
-                minor.toInt(),
-                maintenance.toIntOrNull() ?: 0,
-                -1,
-                build.toIntOrNull() ?: -1
-            )
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-fun String.parseCompilerVersion() = CompilerVersion.fromString(this)
-
-data class CompilerVersionImpl(
-    override val meta: MetaVersion = MetaVersion.DEV,
-    override val major: Int,
-    override val minor: Int,
-    override val maintenance: Int,
-    @Deprecated("Milestone is deprecated in favour to MetaVersion's M1 and M2")
-    override val milestone: Int = -1,
-    override val build: Int = -1
-) : CompilerVersion {
-
-    override fun toString(showMeta: Boolean, showBuild: Boolean) = buildString {
-        append(major)
-        append('.')
-        append(minor)
-        append('.')
-        append(maintenance)
-        if (showMeta) {
-            append('-')
-            append(meta.metaString)
-        }
-        if (showBuild && build != -1) {
-            append('-')
-            append(build)
-        }
-    }
-
-    private val isRelease: Boolean
-        get() = meta == MetaVersion.RELEASE
-
-    private val versionString by lazy { toString(!isRelease, true) }
-
-    override fun toString() = versionString
-}
-
-fun CompilerVersion.isAtLeast(compilerVersion: CompilerVersion): Boolean {
-    if (this.major != compilerVersion.major) return this.major > compilerVersion.major
-    if (this.minor != compilerVersion.minor) return this.minor > compilerVersion.minor
-    if (this.maintenance != compilerVersion.maintenance) return this.maintenance > compilerVersion.maintenance
-    if (this.meta != compilerVersion.meta) return this.meta > compilerVersion.meta
-    return this.build >= compilerVersion.build
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/util-io/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/MetaVersion.kt b/compiler/util-io/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/MetaVersion.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index 48e28a9b907..00000000000
--- a/compiler/util-io/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/MetaVersion.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2010-2022 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
- * Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the license/LICENSE.txt file.
- */
-package org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan
-
-inline class MetaVersion(val metaString: String) {
-    operator fun compareTo(other: MetaVersion): Int {
-        if (metaOrder.contains(this)) {
-            if (metaOrder.contains(other)) {
-                return metaOrder.indexOf(this).compareTo(metaOrder.indexOf(other))
-            }
-        }
-        return metaString.compareTo(other.metaString)
-    }
-
-    companion object {
-        // Following meta versions are left for source-level compatibility
-        val DEV = MetaVersion("dev")
-        val DEV_GOOGLE = MetaVersion("dev-google-pr")
-        val EAP = MetaVersion("eap")
-        val BETA = MetaVersion("Beta")
-        val RC = MetaVersion("RC")
-        val PUB = MetaVersion("PUB")
-        val RELEASE = MetaVersion("release")
-
-        // Defines order of meta versions
-        private val metaOrder = listOf(DEV, DEV_GOOGLE, EAP, BETA, RC, PUB, RELEASE)
-
-        fun findAppropriate(metaString: String): MetaVersion = metaOrder
-            .find { it.metaString.equals(metaString, ignoreCase = true) }
-            ?: if (metaString.isBlank()) RELEASE else MetaVersion(metaString)  // should it be lowercased?
-    }
-}
diff --git a/compiler/util-io/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/native/NativeCompilerVersionTest.kt b/compiler/util-io/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/native/NativeCompilerVersionTest.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index 047256a1586..00000000000
--- a/compiler/util-io/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/native/NativeCompilerVersionTest.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,160 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2010-2021 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
- * Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the license/LICENSE.txt file.
- */
-
-package org.jetbrains.kotlin.native
-
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.*
-import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals
-import org.junit.Test
-import kotlin.test.*
-
-class NativeCompilerVersionTest {
-
-    @Test
-    fun versionParseTest() {
-        "1.5.30-dev-1".parseCompilerVersion().apply {
-            assertEquals(1, major)
-            assertEquals(5, minor)
-            assertEquals(30, maintenance)
-            assertEquals(MetaVersion.DEV, meta)
-            assertEquals(1, build)
-        }
-        "1.5.30-rc-12".parseCompilerVersion().apply {
-            assertEquals(1, major)
-            assertEquals(5, minor)
-            assertEquals(30, maintenance)
-            assertEquals(MetaVersion.RC, meta)
-            assertEquals(12, build)
-        }
-        // Final release
-        "1.5.30".parseCompilerVersion().apply {
-            assertEquals(1, major)
-            assertEquals(5, minor)
-            assertEquals(30, maintenance)
-            assertEquals(MetaVersion.RELEASE, meta)
-            assertEquals(-1, build)
-        }
-        // Final release build.number
-        "1.5.30-release-34".parseCompilerVersion().apply {
-            assertEquals(1, major)
-            assertEquals(5, minor)
-            assertEquals(30, maintenance)
-            assertEquals(MetaVersion.RELEASE, meta)
-            assertEquals(34, build)
-        }
-        // Release builds
-        "1.5.30-1234".parseCompilerVersion().apply {
-            assertEquals(1, major)
-            assertEquals(5, minor)
-            assertEquals(30, maintenance)
-            assertEquals(MetaVersion.RELEASE, meta)
-            assertEquals(1234, build)
-        }
-        "1.6.0-dev-1".parseCompilerVersion().apply {
-            assertEquals(1, major)
-            assertEquals(6, minor)
-            assertEquals(0, maintenance)
-            assertEquals(MetaVersion.DEV, meta)
-            assertEquals(1, build)
-        }
-        "1.6.10-RC".parseCompilerVersion().apply {
-            assertEquals(1, major)
-            assertEquals(6, minor)
-            assertEquals(10, maintenance)
-            assertEquals(MetaVersion.RC, meta)
-            assertEquals(-1, build)
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    fun incorrectVersionString() {
-        assertFailsWith<IllegalArgumentException> { CompilerVersion.fromString("1.5.30-M1-dev-123") }
-        assertFailsWith<IllegalArgumentException> { CompilerVersion.fromString("1.5.30-M1-release-123") }
-        assertFailsWith<IllegalArgumentException> { CompilerVersion.fromString("1.5.30.40-release-123") }
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    fun versionToString() {
-        assertEquals("1.5.30-dev-140", CompilerVersionImpl(MetaVersion.DEV, 1, 5, 30, -1, 140).toString())
-        assertEquals("1.5.30-RC-140", CompilerVersionImpl(MetaVersion.RC, 1, 5, 30, -1, 140).toString())
-        assertEquals("1.5.30-RC", CompilerVersionImpl(MetaVersion.RC, 1, 5, 30, -1, -1).toString())
-        assertEquals("1.6.10-14", CompilerVersionImpl(MetaVersion.RELEASE, 1, 6, 10, -1, 14).toString())
-        assertEquals("1.6.10-14", CompilerVersionImpl(MetaVersion.RELEASE, 1, 6, 10, -1, 14).toString())
-        assertEquals("1.6.0", CompilerVersionImpl(MetaVersion.RELEASE, 1, 6, 0, -1, -1).toString())
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    fun publicVersion() {
-        "1.5.30-dev-google-pr-123".parseCompilerVersion().apply {
-            assertEquals(1, major)
-            assertEquals(5, minor)
-            assertEquals(30, maintenance)
-            assertEquals(MetaVersion.DEV_GOOGLE, meta)
-            assertEquals(123, build)
-        }
-        assertEquals("1.5.30-dev-google-pr-140", CompilerVersionImpl(MetaVersion.DEV_GOOGLE, 1, 5, 30, -1, 140).toString())
-
-        "1.5.30-pub-123".parseCompilerVersion().apply {
-            assertEquals(1, major)
-            assertEquals(5, minor)
-            assertEquals(30, maintenance)
-            assertEquals(MetaVersion.PUB, meta)
-            assertEquals(123, build)
-        }
-        assertEquals("1.5.30-PUB-140", CompilerVersionImpl(MetaVersion.PUB, 1, 5, 30, -1, 140).toString())
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    fun betasAndRCs() {
-        "1.7.0-RC".parseCompilerVersion().apply {
-            assertEquals(1, major)
-            assertEquals(7, minor)
-            assertEquals(0, maintenance)
-            assertEquals(MetaVersion.RC, meta)
-            assertEquals(-1, build)
-        }
-        "1.7.0-RC2".parseCompilerVersion().apply {
-            assertEquals(1, major)
-            assertEquals(7, minor)
-            assertEquals(0, maintenance)
-            assertEquals(MetaVersion("RC2"), meta)
-            assertEquals(-1, build)
-        }
-        "1.7.0-RC2-123".parseCompilerVersion().apply {
-            assertEquals(1, major)
-            assertEquals(7, minor)
-            assertEquals(0, maintenance)
-            assertEquals(MetaVersion("RC2"), meta)
-            assertEquals(123, build)
-        }
-        "1.7.0-Beta".parseCompilerVersion().apply {
-            assertEquals(1, major)
-            assertEquals(7, minor)
-            assertEquals(0, maintenance)
-            assertEquals(MetaVersion.BETA, meta)
-            assertEquals(-1, build)
-        }
-        "1.7.0-Beta2".parseCompilerVersion().apply {
-            assertEquals(1, major)
-            assertEquals(7, minor)
-            assertEquals(0, maintenance)
-            assertEquals(MetaVersion("Beta2"), meta)
-            assertEquals(-1, build)
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    fun metaVersionOrder() {
-        assertTrue("1.7.0-RC2".parseCompilerVersion().isAtLeast("1.7.0-RC".parseCompilerVersion()))
-        assertTrue("1.7.0-RC".parseCompilerVersion().isAtLeast("1.7.0-BETA".parseCompilerVersion()))
-        assertTrue("1.7.0-RC".parseCompilerVersion().isAtLeast("1.7.0-BETA2".parseCompilerVersion()))
-        assertTrue("1.7.0-RC2".parseCompilerVersion().isAtLeast("1.7.0-BETA3".parseCompilerVersion()))
-        assertTrue("1.7.0-release".parseCompilerVersion().isAtLeast("1.7.0-RC".parseCompilerVersion()))
-        assertTrue("1.7.0-release".parseCompilerVersion().isAtLeast("1.7.0-RC3".parseCompilerVersion()))
-        assertTrue("1.7.0-release".parseCompilerVersion().isAtLeast("1.7.0-dev-1234".parseCompilerVersion()))
-        assertTrue("1.7.0-eap1".parseCompilerVersion().isAtLeast("1.7.0-eap".parseCompilerVersion()))
-        assertTrue("1.7.0-eap1".parseCompilerVersion().isAtLeast("1.7.0-eap-134".parseCompilerVersion()))
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/util-klib/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/library/SearchPathResolver.kt b/compiler/util-klib/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/library/SearchPathResolver.kt
index b0929a08aac..06fa6bc7adf 100644
--- a/compiler/util-klib/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/library/SearchPathResolver.kt
+++ b/compiler/util-klib/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/library/SearchPathResolver.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.library
 
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.CompilerVersion
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.file.File
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.library.impl.createKotlinLibraryComponents
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.library.impl.isPre_1_4_Library
@@ -223,12 +222,6 @@ abstract class KotlinLibrarySearchPathResolver<L : KotlinLibrary>(
     }
 }
 
-fun CompilerVersion.compatible(other: CompilerVersion) =
-    this.major == other.major
-            && this.minor == other.minor
-            && this.maintenance == other.maintenance
-
-
 // This is a library resolver aware of attributes shared between platforms,
 // such as abi version.
 // JS and Native resolvers are inherited from this one.
diff --git a/dependencies/kotlin-build-gradle-plugin/src/VersionGenerator.kt b/dependencies/kotlin-build-gradle-plugin/src/VersionGenerator.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index 5f50be0e8f4..00000000000
--- a/dependencies/kotlin-build-gradle-plugin/src/VersionGenerator.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,133 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2010-2020 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
- * Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the license/LICENSE.txt file.
- */
-
-import org.gradle.api.DefaultTask
-import org.gradle.api.tasks.*
-import java.io.*
-import java.util.regex.Pattern
-import java.util.Properties
-import org.gradle.api.Project
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.*
-
-
-fun Project.konanVersionGeneratedSrc() =
-    rootProject.findProject(":kotlin-native")?.file("../buildSrc/build/version-generated/src/generated")
-        ?: file("build/version-generated/src/generated")
-
-fun Project.kotlinNativeVersionSrc(): File {
-    val kotlinNativeProject = rootProject.findProject(":kotlin-native")
-    return if (kotlinNativeProject != null) {
-        if (kotlinNativeVersionInResources)
-            kotlinNativeProject.file("${findProperty("kotlin_root")!!}/buildSrc/src/kotlin-native-binary-version/kotlin")
-        else
-            kotlinNativeProject.file("../buildSrc/build/version-generated/src/generated")
-    } else {
-        if (kotlinNativeVersionInResources)
-            file("src/kotlin-native-binary-version/kotlin")
-        else
-            file("build/version-generated/src/generated")
-    }
-}
-
-fun Project.konanRootDir() = rootProject.findProject(":kotlin-native")?.projectDir ?: file("../kotlin-native")
-
-fun Project.kotlinNativeProperties() = Properties().apply {
-    val kotlinNativeProperyFile = File(this@kotlinNativeProperties.konanRootDir(), "gradle.properties")
-    if (!kotlinNativeProperyFile.exists())
-        return@apply
-    FileReader(kotlinNativeProperyFile).use {
-        load(it)
-    }
-}
-
-val Project.kotlinNativeVersionInResources: Boolean
-    get() = kotlinNativeProperties()["kotlinNativeVersionInResources"]?.toString()?.toBoolean() ?: false
-
-fun Project.kotlinNativeVersionResourceFile() = File(
-    "${project.findProperty("kotlin_root")!!}" +
-            "/buildSrc/build/version-generated/META-INF/kotlin-native.compiler.version"
-)
-
-fun Project.kotlinNativeVersionValue(): CompilerVersion? {
-    return if (this.kotlinNativeVersionInResources)
-        kotlinNativeVersionResourceFile().let { file ->
-            file.readLines().single().parseCompilerVersion()
-        }
-    else null
-}
-
-
-open class VersionGenerator : DefaultTask() {
-    private val kotlinNativeProperties = project.kotlinNativeProperties()
-
-    @Input
-    var kotlinNativeVersionInResources = project.kotlinNativeVersionInResources
-
-    @OutputDirectory
-    val versionSourceDirectory = project.file("build/version-generated")
-
-    @OutputFile
-    open var versionFile: File? = project.file("${versionSourceDirectory.path}/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/CompilerVersionGenerated.kt")
-
-    @Input
-    open val konanVersion = project.findProperty("konanVersion") as? String ?: kotlinNativeProperties["konanVersion"].toString()
-
-
-    // TeamCity passes all configuration parameters into a build script as project properties.
-    // Thus we can use them here instead of environment variables.
-    @Optional
-    @Input
-    open val buildNumber = project.findProperty("build.number")?.toString()
-
-    @get:Input
-    open val meta = (project.findProperty("konanMetaVersion") as? String
-        ?: kotlinNativeProperties["konanMetaVersion"])?.let { MetaVersion.findAppropriate(it.toString()) }
-        ?: MetaVersion.DEV
-
-    fun defaultVersionFileLocation() {
-        versionFile = if (kotlinNativeVersionInResources)
-            project.file("${versionSourceDirectory.path}/META-INF/kotlin-native.compiler.version")
-        else
-            project.file("${versionSourceDirectory.path}/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/CompilerVersionGenerated.kt")
-    }
-
-    @TaskAction
-    open fun generateVersion() {
-        val matchResult = CompilerVersion.versionPattern.matchEntire(konanVersion)
-        requireNotNull(matchResult) { "Cannot parse Kotlin/Native version: $konanVersion" }
-        val major = matchResult.groups.get(1)?.value?.toInt() ?: throw IllegalArgumentException("Unable to parse major in $konanVersion")
-        val minor = matchResult.groups.get(2)?.value?.toInt() ?: throw IllegalArgumentException("Unable to parse minor in $konanVersion")
-        val maintenance = matchResult.groups.get(3)?.value?.toInt() ?: 0
-        val milestone = -1 // isn't used any more
-
-        project.logger.info("BUILD_NUMBER: $buildNumber")
-        val buildNumberSplit = buildNumber?.split("-".toRegex())?.toTypedArray()
-        val build = buildNumberSplit?.get(buildNumberSplit.size - 1)?.toIntOrNull() ?: -1
-
-        val versionObject = CompilerVersionImpl(meta, major, minor, maintenance, milestone, build)
-        versionObject.serialize()
-    }
-
-    private fun CompilerVersion.serialize() {
-        versionFile!!.parentFile.mkdirs()
-        project.logger.info("version file: ${versionFile}")
-        if (!kotlinNativeVersionInResources) {
-            PrintWriter(versionFile).use { printWriter ->
-                printWriter.println(
-                    """|package org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan
-                       |internal val currentCompilerVersion: CompilerVersion =
-                       |CompilerVersionImpl($meta, $major, $minor,
-                       |                    $maintenance, $milestone, $build)
-                       |val CompilerVersion.Companion.CURRENT: CompilerVersion
-                       |get() = currentCompilerVersion""".trimMargin()
-                )
-            }
-        } else {
-            PrintStream(versionFile).use {
-                it.println(this)
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/kotlin-native/Interop/StubGenerator/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/native/interop/gen/jvm/InteropLibraryCreation.kt b/kotlin-native/Interop/StubGenerator/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/native/interop/gen/jvm/InteropLibraryCreation.kt
index 89edc1635ff..dcae5bee3c4 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/Interop/StubGenerator/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/native/interop/gen/jvm/InteropLibraryCreation.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/Interop/StubGenerator/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/native/interop/gen/jvm/InteropLibraryCreation.kt
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ import kotlinx.metadata.klib.KlibModuleMetadata
 import kotlinx.metadata.klib.className
 import kotlinx.metadata.klib.fqName
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.serialization.KlibIrVersion
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.CURRENT
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.CompilerVersion
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.KotlinCompilerVersion
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.file.File
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.library.impl.KonanLibraryLayoutForWriter
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.library.impl.KonanLibraryWriterImpl
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ fun createInteropLibrary(
     val version = KotlinLibraryVersioning(
             libraryVersion = libraryVersion,
             abiVersion = KotlinAbiVersion.CURRENT,
-            compilerVersion = CompilerVersion.CURRENT.toString(),
+            compilerVersion = KotlinCompilerVersion.VERSION,
             metadataVersion = KlibMetadataVersion.INSTANCE.toString(),
             irVersion = KlibIrVersion.INSTANCE.toString()
     )
diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/build.gradle b/kotlin-native/backend.native/build.gradle
index d499b410580..ff622d926fa 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/backend.native/build.gradle
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/build.gradle
@@ -21,11 +21,8 @@ sourceSets {
     compiler {
         kotlin {
             srcDir 'compiler/ir/backend.native/src/'
-            srcDir(VersionGeneratorKt.kotlinNativeVersionSrc(project))
         }
         resources.srcDir 'compiler/ir/backend.native/resources/'
-        /* PATH to META-INF */
-        resources.srcDir VersionGeneratorKt.kotlinNativeVersionResourceFile(project).parentFile.parent
     }
     cli_bc {
         kotlin.srcDir 'cli.bc/src'
@@ -235,7 +232,7 @@ publishing {
         maven(MavenPublication) {
             groupId = 'org.jetbrains.kotlin'
             artifactId = 'backend.native'
-            version = konanVersionFull
+            version = kotlinVersion
 
             from components.java
         }
diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/cli.bc/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/bc/K2Native.kt b/kotlin-native/backend.native/cli.bc/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/bc/K2Native.kt
index 59ccc662032..5ba62ff1f47 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/backend.native/cli.bc/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/bc/K2Native.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/cli.bc/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/bc/K2Native.kt
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.bc
 
 import com.intellij.openapi.Disposable
-import com.intellij.openapi.util.io.FileUtil
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.analyzer.CompilationErrorException
@@ -22,9 +21,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.jvm.compiler.KotlinCoreEnvironment
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.jvm.plugins.PluginCliParser
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.CommonConfigurationKeys
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.CompilerConfiguration
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.KotlinCompilerVersion
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.Services
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.CURRENT
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.CompilerVersion
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.library.metadata.KlibMetadataVersion
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.metadata.deserialization.BinaryVersion
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtFile
@@ -49,7 +47,7 @@ class K2Native : CLICompiler<K2NativeCompilerArguments>() {
                            @Nullable paths: KotlinPaths?): ExitCode {
 
         if (arguments.version) {
-            println("Kotlin/Native: ${CompilerVersion.CURRENT}")
+            println("Kotlin/Native: ${KotlinCompilerVersion.getVersion() ?: "SNAPSHOT"}")
             return ExitCode.OK
         }
 
@@ -76,7 +74,7 @@ class K2Native : CLICompiler<K2NativeCompilerArguments>() {
                 |Compilation failed: ${e.message}
 
                 | * Source files: ${environment.getSourceFiles().joinToString(transform = KtFile::getName)}
-                | * Compiler version info: Konan: ${CompilerVersion.CURRENT} / Kotlin: ${KotlinVersion.CURRENT}
+                | * Compiler version: ${KotlinCompilerVersion.getVersion()}
                 | * Output kind: ${configuration.get(KonanConfigKeys.PRODUCE)}
 
                 """.trimMargin())
diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanConfig.kt b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanConfig.kt
index 6535d061df9..f868437051a 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanConfig.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/KonanConfig.kt
@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.config.kotlinSourceRoots
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.messages.CompilerMessageSeverity
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.CommonConfigurationKeys
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.CompilerConfiguration
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.CURRENT
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.CompilerVersion
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.MetaVersion
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.KotlinCompilerVersion
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.file.File
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.library.KonanLibrary
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.properties.loadProperties
@@ -171,8 +169,8 @@ class KonanConfig(val project: Project, val configuration: CompilerConfiguration
         get() = configuration.get(KonanConfigKeys.VERIFY_IR) == true
 
     val needCompilerVerification: Boolean
-        get() = configuration.get(KonanConfigKeys.VERIFY_COMPILER) ?:
-            (optimizationsEnabled || CompilerVersion.CURRENT.meta != MetaVersion.RELEASE)
+        get() = configuration.get(KonanConfigKeys.VERIFY_COMPILER)
+                ?: (optimizationsEnabled || !KotlinCompilerVersion.VERSION.isRelease())
 
     val appStateTracking: AppStateTracking by lazy {
         configuration.get(BinaryOptions.appStateTracking) ?: AppStateTracking.DISABLED
@@ -508,3 +506,12 @@ class KonanConfig(val project: Project, val configuration: CompilerConfiguration
 
 fun CompilerConfiguration.report(priority: CompilerMessageSeverity, message: String)
     = this.getNotNull(CLIConfigurationKeys.MESSAGE_COLLECTOR_KEY).report(priority, message)
+
+private fun String.isRelease(): Boolean {
+    // major.minor.patch-meta-build where patch, meta and build are optional.
+    val versionPattern = "(\\d+)\\.(\\d+)(?:\\.(\\d+))?(?:-(\\p{Alpha}*\\p{Alnum}|[\\p{Alpha}-]*))?(?:-(\\d+))?".toRegex()
+    val (_, _, _, metaString, build) = versionPattern.matchEntire(this)?.destructured
+            ?: throw IllegalStateException("Cannot parse Kotlin/Native version: $this")
+
+    return metaString.isEmpty() && build.isEmpty()
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/driver/phases/WriteKlib.kt b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/driver/phases/WriteKlib.kt
index 780bed5642e..b3a99109bfe 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/driver/phases/WriteKlib.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/driver/phases/WriteKlib.kt
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.KonanConfigKeys
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.OutputFiles
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.driver.PhaseContext
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.driver.PhaseEngine
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.CURRENT
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.CompilerVersion
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.KotlinCompilerVersion
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.library.impl.buildLibrary
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.library.KotlinAbiVersion
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.library.KotlinLibraryVersioning
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ internal val WriteKlibPhase = createSimpleNamedCompilerPhase<PhaseContext, Seria
     val libraryName = config.moduleId
     val shortLibraryName = config.shortModuleName
     val abiVersion = KotlinAbiVersion.CURRENT
-    val compilerVersion = CompilerVersion.CURRENT.toString()
+    val compilerVersion = KotlinCompilerVersion.getVersion().toString()
     val libraryVersion = configuration.get(KonanConfigKeys.LIBRARY_VERSION)
     val metadataVersion = KlibMetadataVersion.INSTANCE.toString()
     val irVersion = KlibIrVersion.INSTANCE.toString()
diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/DebugUtils.kt b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/DebugUtils.kt
index 026b35c332c..2c0d9eb754d 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/DebugUtils.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/DebugUtils.kt
@@ -19,12 +19,10 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util.SYNTHETIC_OFFSET
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util.isTypeParameter
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util.isUnsigned
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util.render
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.CURRENT
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.CompilerVersion
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.file.File
 
 internal object DWARF {
-    val producer = "konanc ${CompilerVersion.CURRENT} / kotlin-compiler: ${KotlinVersion.CURRENT}"
+    val producer = "kotlin-compiler: ${KotlinVersion.CURRENT}"
     const val debugInfoVersion = 3 /* TODO: configurable? */
 
     /**
diff --git a/kotlin-native/build-tools/build.gradle.kts b/kotlin-native/build-tools/build.gradle.kts
index 7a5a1001b20..a9feefbd40b 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/build-tools/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/kotlin-native/build-tools/build.gradle.kts
@@ -29,14 +29,13 @@ val rootProperties = Properties().apply {
 }
 
 val kotlinVersion = project.bootstrapKotlinVersion
-val konanVersion: String by rootProperties
 val slackApiVersion: String by rootProperties
 val ktorVersion: String by rootProperties
 val shadowVersion: String by rootProperties
 val metadataVersion: String by rootProperties
 
 group = "org.jetbrains.kotlin"
-version = konanVersion
+version = kotlinVersion
 
 repositories {
     maven("https://cache-redirector.jetbrains.com/maven-central")
diff --git a/kotlin-native/build.gradle b/kotlin-native/build.gradle
index 76447a6cc2b..4b36103be04 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/build.gradle
+++ b/kotlin-native/build.gradle
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.util.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.CopySamples
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.CopyCommonSources
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.PlatformInfo
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.KotlinBuildPusher
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cpp.CompilationDatabasePlugin
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cpp.CppUsage
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cpp.GitClangFormatPlugin
@@ -84,9 +83,6 @@ ext {
     kotlinScriptRuntimeModule= project(":kotlin-script-runtime")
     kotlinUtilKliMetadatabModule= project(":kotlin-util-klib-metadata")
 
-    konanVersionFull = ext.kotlinNativeVersion
-    gradlePluginVersion = konanVersionFull
-
     // A separate map for each build for automatic cleaning the daemon after the build have finished.
     toolClassLoadersMap = new ConcurrentHashMap<Object, URLClassLoader>()
 }
@@ -314,7 +310,7 @@ task distCompiler(type: Copy) {
     from(project.file('konan')) {
         into('konan')
         include('**/*.properties')
-        filter(ReplaceTokens, tokens: [compilerVersion: konanVersionFull.toString()])
+        filter(ReplaceTokens, tokens: [compilerVersion: kotlinVersion])
         // Set LLVM variant that will be used by default in the distribution.
         // `user` - smaller, includes only necessary components.
         // `dev` - bigger, includes (almost) every possible component. Use this one,
@@ -559,7 +555,7 @@ task bundle {
 task bundleRegular(type: (isWindows()) ? Zip : Tar) {
     def simpleOsName = HostManager.platformName()
     archiveBaseName.set("kotlin-native-$simpleOsName")
-    archiveVersion.set(konanVersionFull.toString())
+    archiveVersion.set(kotlinVersion)
     from(UtilsKt.getKotlinNativeDist(project)) {
         include '**'
         exclude 'dependencies'
@@ -576,7 +572,7 @@ task bundlePrebuilt(type: (isWindows()) ? Zip : Tar) {
     dependsOn("crossDistPlatformLibs")
     def simpleOsName = HostManager.platformName()
     archiveBaseName.set("kotlin-native-prebuilt-$simpleOsName")
-    archiveVersion.set(konanVersionFull.toString())
+    archiveVersion.set(kotlinVersion)
     from(UtilsKt.getKotlinNativeDist(project)) {
         include '**'
         exclude 'dependencies'
@@ -631,7 +627,7 @@ task 'tc-dist'(type: (isWindows()) ? Zip : Tar) {
     dependsOn('distSources')
     def simpleOsName = HostManager.platformName()
     archiveBaseName.set("kotlin-native-dist-$simpleOsName")
-    archiveVersion.set(konanVersionFull.toString())
+    archiveVersion.set(kotlinVersion)
     from(UtilsKt.getKotlinNativeDist(project)) {
         include '**'
         exclude 'dependencies'
@@ -659,7 +655,7 @@ task samplesTar(type: Tar) {
 }
 
 configure([samplesZip, samplesTar]) {
-    baseName "kotlin-native-samples-$konanVersionFull"
+    baseName "kotlin-native-samples-$kotlinVersion"
     destinationDir = projectDir
     into(baseName)
 
@@ -694,54 +690,6 @@ project.tasks.register("copySamples", CopySamples) {
     destinationDir file('build/samples-under-test')
 }
 
-task uploadBundle {
-    dependsOn ':kotlin-native:bundle'
-    if (isMac()) {
-        dependsOn ':kotlin-native:bundleRestricted'
-    }
-    doLast {
-        def kind = (konanVersionFull.meta == MetaVersion.DEV) ? "dev" : "releases"
-        def ftpSettings = [
-                server: project.findProperty("cdnUrl") ?: System.getenv("CDN_URL"),
-                userid: project.findProperty("cdnUser") ?: System.getenv("CDN_USER"),
-                password: project.findProperty("cdnPass") ?: System.getenv("CDN_PASS"),
-                remoteDir: "/builds/$kind/$konanVersion/${HostManager.platformName()}"
-        ]
-        ant {
-            taskdef(name: 'ftp',
-                    classname: 'org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.net.FTP',
-                    classpath: configurations.ftpAntTask.asPath)
-            ftp([action: "mkdir"] + ftpSettings)
-            ftp(ftpSettings) {
-                fileset(file: bundle.archivePath)
-            }
-            if (isMac()) {
-                ftp(ftpSettings) {
-                    fileset(file: bundleRestricted.archivePath)
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-task teamcityCompilerVersion {
-    doLast {
-        println("##teamcity[setParameter name='kotlin.native.version.base' value='$konanVersion']")
-        println("##teamcity[setParameter name='kotlin.native.version.full' value='$konanVersionFull']")
-        println("##teamcity[setParameter name='kotlin.native.version.meta' value='${konanVersionFull.meta.toString().toLowerCase()}']")
-        println("##teamcity[buildNumber '${konanVersionFull.toString(true, true)}']")
-    }
-}
-
-task pusher(type: KotlinBuildPusher){
-    kotlinVersion = project.kotlinVersion
-    konanVersion = project.ext.kotlinNativeVersion
-    buildServer = "buildserver.labs.intellij.net"
-    compilerConfigurationId = System.getenv("TEAMCITY_COMPILER_ID") ?: "Kotlin_KotlinDev_Compiler"
-    overrideConfigurationId = System.getenv("TEAMCITY_OVERRIDE_NATIVE_ID") ?: "Kotlin_KotlinDev_DeployMavenArtifacts_OverrideNative"
-    token = project.findProperty("teamcityBearToken") ?: System.getenv("TEAMCITY_BEAR_TOKEN")
-}
-
 compilationDatabase {
     allTargets {}
 }
@@ -812,7 +760,7 @@ Map<KonanTarget, File> createConfigurations(List<File> bundles) {
         throw new IllegalArgumentException("Bundle archives are missing for $missingBundles")
     }
     result.each { target, file ->
-        if (!file.name.contains(konanVersionFull.toString())) {
+        if (!file.name.contains(kotlinVersion)) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Incorrect version specified for the publish: ${file.name}")
         }
     }
@@ -844,7 +792,7 @@ publishing {
         register("Bundle", MavenPublication) { mvn ->
             mvn.groupId = project.group.toString()
             mvn.artifactId = project.name
-            mvn.version = konanVersionFull
+            mvn.version = kotlinVersion
 
             if (publishBundlesFromLocation) {
                 def bundleArchives = bundlesLocationFiles
@@ -873,7 +821,7 @@ publishing {
         register("BundlePrebuilt", MavenPublication) { mvn ->
             mvn.groupId = project.group.toString()
             mvn.artifactId = project.name + "-prebuilt"
-            mvn.version = konanVersionFull
+            mvn.version = kotlinVersion
 
             if (publishBundlesFromLocation) {
                 def prebuiltBundleArchives = bundlesLocationFiles
diff --git a/kotlin-native/gradle.properties b/kotlin-native/gradle.properties
index a414065796a..e397ee8e04b 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/gradle.properties
+++ b/kotlin-native/gradle.properties
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 # A version of the Kotlin compiler that is used to build Kotlin/Native.
 remoteRoot=konan_tests
-konanVersion=1.6.0
 
 # A version of Xcode required to build the Kotlin/Native compiler.
 xcodeMajorVersion=14
@@ -33,5 +32,3 @@ slackApiVersion=1.2.0
 ktorVersion=1.2.1
 shadowVersion=7.1.2
 metadataVersion=0.0.1-dev-10
-
-kotlinNativeVersionInResources=true
diff --git a/kotlin-native/performance/build.gradle b/kotlin-native/performance/build.gradle
index d307435e256..22e6b259859 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/performance/build.gradle
+++ b/kotlin-native/performance/build.gradle
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ ext.kotlin_root = project.file("../..").absolutePath
 project.logger.info("kotlin_root: $kotlin_root")
 globalProperties.load(new java.io.FileReader(project.file("$kotlin_root/gradle.properties")))
 ext.kotlinNativeVersionInResources = true
-//TODO: fix VersionGeneratorKt.kotlinNativeVersionValue(project)
-def versionString = VersionGeneratorKt.kotlinNativeVersionResourceFile(project).readLines().first()
-def kotlinNativeVersionObject = CompilerVersionKt.parseCompilerVersion(versionString)
 
 def platformManager = new PlatformManager(DistributionKt.buildDistribution(UtilsKt.getKotlinNativeDist(project).path), false)
 def kotlinDist = null
@@ -67,10 +64,8 @@ subprojects { proj ->
     proj.ext["bootstrapKotlinVersion"] = BootstrapKt.getBootstrapKotlinVersion(proj)
     proj.ext["kotlin.native.home"] = proj.projectDir.relativePath(UtilsKt.getKotlinNativeDist(project))
     proj.ext["konan.home"] = proj.ext["kotlin.native.home"]
-    proj.ext["konanVersion"] = kotlinNativeVersionObject.toString()
     proj.ext["kotlin.native.enabled"] = true
     proj.logger.info("${proj.name}<<<[kotlin.native.home] = ${proj.ext["kotlin.native.home"]}")
-    proj.logger.info("${proj.name}<<<[konanVersion] = ${proj.ext["konanVersion"]}>>>")
     if (project.hasProperty("kotlin_dist")) {
         proj.ext["kotlin_dist"] = kotlinDist.path
         proj.logger.info("${proj.name}<<<[kotlin_dist] = ${proj.ext["kotlin_dist"]}>>>")
@@ -80,6 +75,7 @@ subprojects { proj ->
     proj.ext["kotlinVersion"] = findProperty("deployVersion")?.toString()?.identity { deploySnapshotStr ->
                 if (deploySnapshotStr != "default.snapshot") deploySnapshotStr else defaultSnapshotVersion
             } ?: proj.ext["buildNumber"]
+    proj.logger.info("${proj.name}<<<[kotlinVersion] = ${proj.ext["kotlinVersion"]}>>>")
 
     proj.repositories {
         mavenCentral()
diff --git a/kotlin-native/performance/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Misc.kt b/kotlin-native/performance/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Misc.kt
index 0028927cbab..138eae5e975 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/performance/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Misc.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/performance/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/Misc.kt
@@ -7,5 +7,4 @@ import org.gradle.api.Project
 fun Project.kotlinInit(cacheRedirectorEnabled: Boolean) {
     extensions.extraProperties["defaultSnapshotVersion"] = kotlinBuildProperties.defaultSnapshotVersion
     extensions.extraProperties["kotlinVersion"] = findProperty("kotlinVersion")
-    extensions.extraProperties["konanVersion"] = findProperty("konanVersion")
 }
diff --git a/kotlin-native/performance/framework/build.gradle b/kotlin-native/performance/framework/build.gradle
index 3cac0b07461..f0b85e6063b 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/performance/framework/build.gradle
+++ b/kotlin-native/performance/framework/build.gradle
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ task konanJsonReport {
                                                                                     "linkBenchmarksAnalyzerDebugFrameworkMacos${archSuffix}".toString(),
                                                                                     "cinteropLibcurlMacos${archSuffix}".toString()])
             def properties = getCommonProperties() + ['type'           : 'native',
-                                                      'compilerVersion': "${konanVersion}".toString(),
+                                                      'compilerVersion': "${kotlinVersion}".toString(),
                                                       'flags'          : compilerFlags(buildType).sort(),
                                                       'benchmarks'     : '[]',
                                                       'compileTime'    : [nativeCompileTime],
diff --git a/kotlin-native/shared/src/library/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/library/SearchPathResolver.kt b/kotlin-native/shared/src/library/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/library/SearchPathResolver.kt
index 1f73799fe5b..d1f1828e594 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/shared/src/library/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/library/SearchPathResolver.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/shared/src/library/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/library/SearchPathResolver.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.library
 
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.CompilerVersion
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.file.File
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.library.impl.KonanLibraryImpl
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.library.impl.createKonanLibraryComponents
diff --git a/kotlin-native/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/build.gradle b/kotlin-native/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/build.gradle
index f598417226b..2efd0161192 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/build.gradle
+++ b/kotlin-native/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/build.gradle
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ buildscript {
 
     dependencies {
         classpath 'gradle.plugin.com.github.johnrengelman:shadow:7.1.2'
-        classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-native-shared:$konanVersion"
+        classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-native-shared:$kotlinVersion"
     }
 }
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ dependencies {
     bundleDependencies "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlinVersion"
     bundleDependencies "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin-api:$kotlinVersion"
     bundleDependencies "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-native-utils:$kotlinVersion"
-    bundleDependencies "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-native-shared:$konanVersion"
+    bundleDependencies "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-native-shared:$kotlinVersion"
     bundleDependencies "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-util-io:$kotlinVersion"
     bundleDependencies "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-util-klib:$kotlinVersion"
 
diff --git a/kotlin-native/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/konan/KonanLibrariesSpec.kt b/kotlin-native/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/konan/KonanLibrariesSpec.kt
index 3d9475ac536..0439da894ef 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/konan/KonanLibrariesSpec.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/konan/KonanLibrariesSpec.kt
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import org.gradle.api.tasks.Internal
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.tasks.KonanArtifactWithLibrariesTask
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.tasks.KonanBuildingTask
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.*
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.CompilerVersion
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.library.defaultResolver
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.library.impl.KonanLibraryImpl
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.target.Distribution
diff --git a/kotlin-native/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/konan/KonanPlugin.kt b/kotlin-native/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/konan/KonanPlugin.kt
index e08b996955f..b06df07ae56 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/konan/KonanPlugin.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/konan/KonanPlugin.kt
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ import org.gradle.tooling.provider.model.ToolingModelBuilderRegistry
 import org.gradle.util.GradleVersion
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.konan.KonanPlugin.Companion.COMPILE_ALL_TASK_NAME
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.tasks.*
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.CURRENT
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.CompilerVersion
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.target.HostManager
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.target.KonanTarget
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.target.buildDistribution
@@ -95,10 +93,11 @@ internal val Project.konanHome: String
         return project.kotlinNativeDist.absolutePath
     }
 
-internal val Project.konanVersion: CompilerVersion
+// Used only for distribution downloading that is not used in the project and should be removed
+internal val Project.konanVersion: String
     get() = project.findProperty(KonanPlugin.ProjectProperty.KONAN_VERSION)
-        ?.toString()?.let { CompilerVersion.fromString(it) }
-        ?: project.findProperty("kotlinNativeVersion") as? CompilerVersion ?: CompilerVersion.CURRENT
+        ?.toString()
+        ?: project.version.toString()
 
 internal val Project.konanBuildRoot          get() = buildDir.resolve("konan")
 internal val Project.konanBinBaseDir         get() = konanBuildRoot.resolve("bin")
@@ -239,7 +238,7 @@ internal fun dumpProperties(task: Task) {
             println("target             : $target")
             println("languageVersion    : $languageVersion")
             println("apiVersion         : $apiVersion")
-            println("konanVersion       : ${CompilerVersion.CURRENT}")
+            println("konanVersion       : ${KotlinVersion.CURRENT}")
             println("konanHome          : $konanHome")
             println()
         }
@@ -260,7 +259,7 @@ internal fun dumpProperties(task: Task) {
             println("linkerOpts         : $linkerOpts")
             println("headers            : ${headers.dump()}")
             println("linkFiles          : ${linkFiles.dump()}")
-            println("konanVersion       : ${CompilerVersion.CURRENT}")
+            println("konanVersion       : ${KotlinVersion.CURRENT}")
             println("konanHome          : $konanHome")
             println()
         }
diff --git a/kotlin-native/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/konan/tasks/KonanBuildingTask.kt b/kotlin-native/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/konan/tasks/KonanBuildingTask.kt
index 438e4c0b96b..d7f39db1ae3 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/konan/tasks/KonanBuildingTask.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/konan/tasks/KonanBuildingTask.kt
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@ abstract class KonanBuildingTask: KonanArtifactWithLibrariesTask(), KonanBuildin
     val konanHome
         @Input get() = project.konanHome
 
-    val konanVersion
-        @Input get() = project.konanVersion.toString(true, true)
-
     @TaskAction
     abstract fun run()
 
diff --git a/kotlin-native/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/konan/tasks/KonanCompilerDownloadTask.kt b/kotlin-native/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/konan/tasks/KonanCompilerDownloadTask.kt
index 7af9108e4af..2a3b30a5bff 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/konan/tasks/KonanCompilerDownloadTask.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/konan/tasks/KonanCompilerDownloadTask.kt
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ open class KonanCompilerDownloadTask : DefaultTask() {
     /**
      * If true the task will also download dependencies for targets specified by the konan.targets project extension.
      */
-    @Internal var downloadDependencies: Boolean = false
+    @Internal
+    var downloadDependencies: Boolean = false
 
     @TaskAction
     fun downloadAndExtract() {
@@ -48,10 +49,7 @@ open class KonanCompilerDownloadTask : DefaultTask() {
                 val downloadUrlDirectory = buildString {
                     append("$BASE_DOWNLOAD_URL/")
                     val version = project.konanVersion
-                    when (version.meta) {
-                        MetaVersion.DEV -> append("dev/")
-                        else -> append("releases/")
-                    }
+                    if (version.contains("-dev-")) append("dev/") else append("releases/")
                     append("$version/")
                     append(project.simpleOsName)
                 }
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/native/NativeDownloadAndPlatformLibsIT.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/native/NativeDownloadAndPlatformLibsIT.kt
index 0f836b30611..5355cd197b6 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/native/NativeDownloadAndPlatformLibsIT.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/native/NativeDownloadAndPlatformLibsIT.kt
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.transformProjectWithPluginsDsl
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.util.modify
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.NativeCompilerDownloader
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.Xcode
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.CompilerVersion
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.CompilerVersionImpl
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.MetaVersion
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.isAtLeast
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.target.HostManager
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.target.KonanTarget
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.target.presetName
@@ -46,7 +42,6 @@ class NativeDownloadAndPlatformLibsIT : BaseGradleIT() {
     override val defaultGradleVersion: GradleVersionRequired
         get() = GradleVersionRequired.FOR_MPP_SUPPORT
 
-    private val oldCompilerVersion = "1.3.61"
     private val currentCompilerVersion = NativeCompilerDownloader.DEFAULT_KONAN_VERSION
 
     private fun platformLibrariesProject(vararg targets: String): Project =
@@ -62,26 +57,16 @@ class NativeDownloadAndPlatformLibsIT : BaseGradleIT() {
             }
         }
 
-    private fun simpleOsName(compilerVersion: CompilerVersion): String =
-        if (compilerVersion.isAtLeast(CompilerVersionImpl(major = 1, minor = 5, maintenance = 30, build = 1466))) {
-            HostManager.platformName()
-        } else {
-            HostManager.simpleOsName()
-        }
+    private val platformName: String = HostManager.platformName()
 
     @BeforeTest
     fun deleteInstalledCompilers() {
-        val oldOsName = simpleOsName(CompilerVersion.fromString(oldCompilerVersion))
-        val currentOsName = simpleOsName(currentCompilerVersion)
-
-        val oldCompilerDir = DependencyDirectories.localKonanDir
-            .resolve("kotlin-native-$oldOsName-$oldCompilerVersion")
         val currentCompilerDir = DependencyDirectories.localKonanDir
-            .resolve("kotlin-native-$currentOsName-$currentCompilerVersion")
+            .resolve("kotlin-native-$platformName-$currentCompilerVersion")
         val prebuiltDistDir = DependencyDirectories.localKonanDir
-            .resolve("kotlin-native-prebuilt-$currentOsName-$currentCompilerVersion")
+            .resolve("kotlin-native-prebuilt-$platformName-$currentCompilerVersion")
 
-        for (compilerDirectory in listOf(oldCompilerDir, currentCompilerDir, prebuiltDistDir)) {
+        for (compilerDirectory in listOf(currentCompilerDir, prebuiltDistDir)) {
             compilerDirectory.deleteRecursively()
         }
     }
@@ -89,19 +74,6 @@ class NativeDownloadAndPlatformLibsIT : BaseGradleIT() {
     private fun Project.buildWithLightDist(vararg tasks: String, check: CompiledProject.() -> Unit) =
         build(*tasks, "-Pkotlin.native.distribution.type=light", check = check)
 
-    @Test
-    fun testNoGenerationForOldCompiler() = with(platformLibrariesProject("linuxX64")) {
-        // Check that we don't run the library generator for old compiler distributions where libraries are prebuilt.
-        // Don't run the build to reduce execution time.
-        build("tasks", "-Pkotlin.native.version=$oldCompilerVersion") {
-            assertSuccessful()
-            assertContains("Unpack Kotlin/Native compiler to ")
-            val osName = simpleOsName(CompilerVersion.fromString(oldCompilerVersion))
-            assertContainsRegex("Kotlin/Native distribution: .*kotlin-native-$osName".toRegex())
-            assertNotContains("Generate platform libraries for ")
-        }
-    }
-
     @Test
     fun testNoGenerationByDefault() = with(platformLibrariesProject("linuxX64")) {
 
@@ -109,8 +81,7 @@ class NativeDownloadAndPlatformLibsIT : BaseGradleIT() {
         // Check that a prebuilt distribution is used by default.
         build("assemble") {
             assertSuccessful()
-            val osName = simpleOsName(currentCompilerVersion)
-            assertContainsRegex("Kotlin/Native distribution: .*kotlin-native-prebuilt-$osName".toRegex())
+            assertContainsRegex("Kotlin/Native distribution: .*kotlin-native-prebuilt-$platformName".toRegex())
             assertNotContains("Generate platform libraries for ")
         }
     }
@@ -132,8 +103,7 @@ class NativeDownloadAndPlatformLibsIT : BaseGradleIT() {
             // Check that platform libraries are correctly generated for both root project and a subproject.
             buildWithLightDist("assemble") {
                 assertSuccessful()
-                val osName = simpleOsName(currentCompilerVersion)
-                assertContainsRegex("Kotlin/Native distribution: .*kotlin-native-$osName".toRegex())
+                assertContainsRegex("Kotlin/Native distribution: .*kotlin-native-$platformName".toRegex())
                 assertContains("Generate platform libraries for linux_x64")
                 assertContains("Generate platform libraries for linux_arm64")
             }
@@ -196,57 +166,18 @@ class NativeDownloadAndPlatformLibsIT : BaseGradleIT() {
     fun testCanUsePrebuiltDistribution() = with(platformLibrariesProject("linuxX64")) {
         build("assemble", "-Pkotlin.native.distribution.type=prebuilt") {
             assertSuccessful()
-            val osName = simpleOsName(currentCompilerVersion)
-            assertContainsRegex("Kotlin/Native distribution: .*kotlin-native-prebuilt-$osName".toRegex())
+            assertContainsRegex("Kotlin/Native distribution: .*kotlin-native-prebuilt-$platformName".toRegex())
             assertNotContains("Generate platform libraries for ")
         }
     }
 
     @Test
     fun testDeprecatedRestrictedDistributionProperty() = with(platformLibrariesProject("linuxX64")) {
-        build("tasks", "-Pkotlin.native.restrictedDistribution=true", "-Pkotlin.native.version=$oldCompilerVersion") {
-            assertSuccessful()
-            assertContains("Warning: Project property 'kotlin.native.restrictedDistribution' is deprecated. Please use 'kotlin.native.distribution.type=light' instead")
-
-            val osName = simpleOsName(CompilerVersion.fromString(oldCompilerVersion))
-            val regex = "Kotlin/Native distribution: .*kotlin-native-restricted-$osName".toRegex()
-            // Restricted distribution is available for Mac hosts only.
-            if (HostManager.hostIsMac) {
-                assertContainsRegex(regex)
-            } else {
-                assertNotContains(regex)
-            }
-        }
-
         // We allow using this deprecated property for 1.4 too. Just download the distribution without platform libs in this case.
         build("tasks", "-Pkotlin.native.restrictedDistribution=true") {
             assertSuccessful()
-            val osName = simpleOsName(currentCompilerVersion)
             assertContains("Warning: Project property 'kotlin.native.restrictedDistribution' is deprecated. Please use 'kotlin.native.distribution.type=light' instead")
-            assertContainsRegex("Kotlin/Native distribution: .*kotlin-native-$osName".toRegex())
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    fun testSettingDistributionTypeForOldCompiler() = with(platformLibrariesProject("linuxX64")) {
-        build("tasks", "-Pkotlin.native.distribution.type=prebuilt", "-Pkotlin.native.version=$oldCompilerVersion") {
-            assertSuccessful()
-            val osName = simpleOsName(CompilerVersion.fromString(oldCompilerVersion))
-            val regex = "Kotlin/Native distribution: .*kotlin-native-$osName".toRegex()
-            assertContainsRegex(regex)
-        }
-
-        build("tasks", "-Pkotlin.native.distribution.type=light", "-Pkotlin.native.version=$oldCompilerVersion") {
-            assertSuccessful()
-
-            val osName = simpleOsName(CompilerVersion.fromString(oldCompilerVersion))
-            val regex = "Kotlin/Native distribution: .*kotlin-native-restricted-$osName".toRegex()
-            // Restricted distribution is available for Mac hosts only.
-            if (HostManager.hostIsMac) {
-                assertContainsRegex(regex)
-            } else {
-                assertNotContains(regex)
-            }
+            assertContainsRegex("Kotlin/Native distribution: .*kotlin-native-$platformName".toRegex())
         }
     }
 
@@ -275,11 +206,15 @@ class NativeDownloadAndPlatformLibsIT : BaseGradleIT() {
         }
     }
 
-    private fun mavenUrl(): String = when (currentCompilerVersion.meta) {
-        MetaVersion.DEV -> KOTLIN_SPACE_DEV
-        MetaVersion.RELEASE, MetaVersion.RC, MetaVersion("RC2"), MetaVersion.BETA ->
-            if (currentCompilerVersion.build != -1) KOTLIN_SPACE_DEV else MAVEN_CENTRAL
-        else -> throw IllegalStateException("Not a published version $currentCompilerVersion")
+    private fun mavenUrl(): String {
+        val versionPattern = "(\\d+)\\.(\\d+)(?:\\.(\\d+))?(?:-(\\p{Alpha}*\\p{Alnum}|[\\p{Alpha}-]*))?(?:-(\\d+))?".toRegex()
+        val (_, _, _, metaString, build) = versionPattern.matchEntire(currentCompilerVersion)?.destructured
+            ?: error("Unable to parse version $currentCompilerVersion")
+        return when {
+            metaString == "dev" || build.isNotEmpty() -> KOTLIN_SPACE_DEV
+            metaString in listOf("RC", "RC2", "Beta") || metaString.isEmpty() -> MAVEN_CENTRAL
+            else -> throw IllegalStateException("Not a published version $currentCompilerVersion")
+        }
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/compilerRunner/nativeToolRunners.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/compilerRunner/nativeToolRunners.kt
index c502d067684..6b2a1005e64 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/compilerRunner/nativeToolRunners.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/compilerRunner/nativeToolRunners.kt
@@ -12,11 +12,9 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.NativeCacheKind
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.NativeCacheOrchestration
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.PropertiesProvider
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.apple.useXcodeMessageStyle
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.isAtLeast
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.nativeUseEmbeddableCompilerJar
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.native.KonanPropertiesBuildService
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.NativeCompilerDownloader
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.CompilerVersion
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.properties.resolvablePropertyString
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.target.HostManager
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.target.KonanTarget
@@ -35,8 +33,8 @@ internal val Project.konanHome: String
 internal val Project.disableKonanDaemon: Boolean
     get() = PropertiesProvider(this).nativeDisableCompilerDaemon == true
 
-internal val Project.konanVersion: CompilerVersion
-    get() = PropertiesProvider(this).nativeVersion?.let { CompilerVersion.fromString(it) }
+internal val Project.konanVersion: String
+    get() = PropertiesProvider(this).nativeVersion
         ?: NativeCompilerDownloader.DEFAULT_KONAN_VERSION
 
 internal fun Project.getKonanCacheKind(target: KonanTarget): NativeCacheKind {
@@ -67,7 +65,7 @@ internal abstract class KotlinNativeToolRunner(
 ) : KotlinToolRunner(executionContext) {
 
     class Settings(
-        val konanVersion: CompilerVersion,
+        val konanVersion: String,
         val konanHome: String,
         val konanPropertiesFile: File,
         val useXcodeMessageStyle: Boolean,
@@ -102,16 +100,8 @@ internal abstract class KotlinNativeToolRunner(
     }
 
     final override val execSystemProperties by lazy {
-        // Still set konan.home for versions prior to 1.4-M3.
-        val konanHomeRequired = !settings.konanVersion.isAtLeast(1, 4, 0) ||
-                settings.konanVersion.toString(showMeta = false, showBuild = false) in listOf("1.4-M1", "1.4-M2")
-
         val messageRenderer = if (settings.useXcodeMessageStyle) MessageRenderer.XCODE_STYLE else MessageRenderer.GRADLE_STYLE
-
-        listOfNotNull(
-            if (konanHomeRequired) "konan.home" to settings.konanHome else null,
-            MessageRenderer.PROPERTY_KEY to messageRenderer.name
-        ).toMap()
+        mapOf(MessageRenderer.PROPERTY_KEY to messageRenderer.name)
     }
 
     final override val classpath get() = settings.classpath.files
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/KotlinNativeTargetPreset.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/KotlinNativeTargetPreset.kt
index 86d1a6f3e33..870b552e8e6 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/KotlinNativeTargetPreset.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/KotlinNativeTargetPreset.kt
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.native.DisabledNativeTargetsReporter
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.native.internal.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.SingleActionPerProject
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.setupNativeCompiler
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.CompilerVersion
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.target.HostManager
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.target.KonanTarget
 
@@ -119,9 +118,3 @@ internal val KonanTarget.isCurrentHost: Boolean
 
 internal val KonanTarget.enabledOnCurrentHost
     get() = HostManager().isEnabled(this)
-
-// KonanVersion doesn't provide an API to compare versions,
-// so we have to transform it to KotlinVersion first.
-// Note: this check doesn't take into account the meta version (release, eap, dev).
-internal fun CompilerVersion.isAtLeast(major: Int, minor: Int, patch: Int): Boolean =
-    KotlinVersion(this.major, this.minor, this.maintenance).isAtLeast(major, minor, patch)
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/NativeCompilerDownloader.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/NativeCompilerDownloader.kt
index 801e35aa6a1..9329a460a8a 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/NativeCompilerDownloader.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/NativeCompilerDownloader.kt
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.PropertiesProvider.Companion.kotlinPro
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.native.internal.NativeDistributionType
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.native.internal.NativeDistributionTypeProvider
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.native.internal.PlatformLibrariesGenerator
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.CompilerVersion
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.CompilerVersionImpl
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.MetaVersion
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.isAtLeast
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.target.HostManager
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.target.KonanTarget
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.util.DependencyDirectories
@@ -31,12 +27,12 @@ import java.nio.file.Files
 
 class NativeCompilerDownloader(
     val project: Project,
-    private val compilerVersion: CompilerVersion = project.konanVersion
+    private val compilerVersion: String = project.konanVersion
 ) {
 
     companion object {
-        val DEFAULT_KONAN_VERSION: CompilerVersion by lazy {
-            CompilerVersion.fromString(loadPropertyFromResources("project.properties", "kotlin.native.version"))
+        val DEFAULT_KONAN_VERSION: String by lazy {
+            loadPropertyFromResources("project.properties", "kotlin.native.version")
         }
 
         internal const val BASE_DOWNLOAD_URL = "https://download.jetbrains.com/kotlin/native/builds"
@@ -55,13 +51,7 @@ class NativeCompilerDownloader(
         get() = NativeDistributionTypeProvider(project).getDistributionType(compilerVersion)
 
     private val simpleOsName: String
-        get() {
-            return if (compilerVersion.isAtLeast(CompilerVersionImpl(major = 1, minor = 5, maintenance = 30, build = 1466))) {
-                HostManager.platformName()
-            } else {
-                HostManager.simpleOsName()
-            }
-        }
+        get() = HostManager.platformName()
 
     private val dependencyName: String
         get() {
@@ -115,7 +105,7 @@ class NativeCompilerDownloader(
     private val repoUrl by lazy {
         buildString {
             append("${kotlinProperties.nativeBaseDownloadUrl}/")
-            append(if (compilerVersion.meta == MetaVersion.DEV) "dev/" else "releases/")
+            append(if (compilerVersion.contains("-dev-")) "dev/" else "releases/")
             append("$compilerVersion/")
             append(simpleOsName)
         }
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/internal/NativeDistributionType.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/internal/NativeDistributionType.kt
index 0bb97da0fba..80116c8001d 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/internal/NativeDistributionType.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/internal/NativeDistributionType.kt
@@ -7,11 +7,8 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.native.internal
 
 import org.gradle.api.Project
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.PropertiesProvider
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.isAtLeast
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.native.internal.NativeDistributionType.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.SingleWarningPerBuild
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.CompilerVersion
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.target.HostManager
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.util.capitalizeDecapitalize.toLowerCaseAsciiOnly
 
 internal enum class NativeDistributionType(val suffix: String?, val mustGeneratePlatformLibs: Boolean) {
@@ -59,19 +56,11 @@ internal class NativeDistributionTypeProvider(private val project: Project) {
         }
     }
 
-    fun getDistributionType(version: CompilerVersion): NativeDistributionType {
+    fun getDistributionType(version: String): NativeDistributionType {
         if (propertiesProvider.nativeDeprecatedRestricted != null) {
             warning("Project property 'kotlin.native.restrictedDistribution' is deprecated. Please use 'kotlin.native.distribution.type=light' instead")
         }
 
-        return if (version.isAtLeast(1, 4, 0)) {
-            chooseDistributionType(prebuiltType = PREBUILT, lightType = LIGHT, defaultType = PREBUILT)
-        } else {
-            // In 1.3, the distribution type can be chosen for Mac hosts only.
-            if (!HostManager.hostIsMac) {
-                return PREBUILT_1_3
-            }
-            chooseDistributionType(prebuiltType = PREBUILT_1_3, lightType = LIGHT_1_3, defaultType = PREBUILT_1_3)
-        }
+        return chooseDistributionType(prebuiltType = PREBUILT, lightType = LIGHT, defaultType = PREBUILT)
     }
 }
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/tasks/KotlinNativeTasks.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/tasks/KotlinNativeTasks.kt
index ab6220d99f3..0d7ef185f0b 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/tasks/KotlinNativeTasks.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/tasks/KotlinNativeTasks.kt
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.native.internal.isAllowCommonizer
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.native.tasks.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.listFilesOrEmpty
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.CompilerVersion
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.library.KLIB_INTEROP_IR_PROVIDER_IDENTIFIER
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.properties.saveToFile
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.target.CompilerOutputKind
@@ -522,17 +521,11 @@ internal class ExternalDependenciesBuilder(
         get() = KonanPropertiesBuildService.registerIfAbsent(project).get()
 
     fun buildCompilerArgs(): List<String> {
-        val compilerVersion = Distribution.getCompilerVersion(konanPropertiesService.compilerVersion, project.konanHome)
-        val konanVersion = compilerVersion?.let(CompilerVersion.Companion::fromString)
-            ?: project.konanVersion
-
-        if (konanVersion.isAtLeast(1, 6, 0)) {
-            val dependenciesFile = writeDependenciesFile(buildDependencies(), deleteOnExit = true)
-            if (dependenciesFile != null)
-                return listOf("-Xexternal-dependencies=${dependenciesFile.path}")
-        }
-
-        return emptyList()
+        val dependenciesFile = writeDependenciesFile(buildDependencies(), deleteOnExit = true)
+        return if (dependenciesFile != null)
+            listOf("-Xexternal-dependencies=${dependenciesFile.path}")
+        else
+            emptyList()
     }
 
     private fun buildDependencies(): Collection<KResolvedDependency> {
@@ -989,7 +982,7 @@ open class CInteropProcess @Inject internal constructor(params: Params) : Defaul
     val konanTarget: KonanTarget = params.konanTarget
 
     @get:Input
-    val konanVersion: CompilerVersion = project.konanVersion
+    val konanVersion: String = project.konanVersion
 
     @Suppress("unused")
     @get:Input
@@ -1092,10 +1085,7 @@ open class CInteropProcess @Inject internal constructor(params: Params) : Defaul
 
             addArgs("-compiler-option", allHeadersDirs.map { "-I${it.absolutePath}" })
             addArgs("-headerFilterAdditionalSearchPrefix", headerFilterDirs.map { it.absolutePath })
-
-            if (konanVersion.isAtLeast(1, 4, 0)) {
-                addArg("-Xmodule-name", moduleName)
-            }
+            addArg("-Xmodule-name", moduleName)
 
             // TODO: uncomment after advancing bootstrap.
             //addArg("-libraryVersion", libraryVersion)
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/tasks/KotlinNativeTest.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/tasks/KotlinNativeTest.kt
index 0d503649200..0e6be726741 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/tasks/KotlinNativeTest.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/tasks/KotlinNativeTest.kt
@@ -20,11 +20,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.compilerRunner.konanVersion
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.internal.testing.TCServiceMessagesClientSettings
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.internal.testing.TCServiceMessagesTestExecutionSpec
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.internal.testing.TCServiceMessagesTestExecutor.Companion.TC_PROJECT_PROPERTY
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.isAtLeast
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.native.internal.parseKotlinNativeStackTraceAsJvm
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.KotlinTest
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.isConfigurationCacheAvailable
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.property
 import java.io.File
 import java.util.concurrent.Callable
 import javax.inject.Inject
@@ -152,9 +149,7 @@ abstract class KotlinNativeTest: KotlinTest() {
 
         // The KotlinTest expects that the exit code is zero even if some tests failed.
         // In this case it can check exit code and distinguish test failures from crashes.
-        // But K/N allows forcing a zero exit code only since 1.3 (which was included in Kotlin 1.3.40).
-        // Thus we check the exit code only for newer versions.
-        val checkExitCode = konanVersion.isAtLeast(1, 3, 0)
+        val checkExitCode = true
 
         val cliArgs = testCommand.cliArgs("TEAMCITY", checkExitCode, includePatterns, excludePatterns, args)