diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/nodejs/NodeJsRootPlugin.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/nodejs/NodeJsRootPlugin.kt
index e56aaf98123..a682d4ddc20 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/nodejs/NodeJsRootPlugin.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/nodejs/NodeJsRootPlugin.kt
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ open class NodeJsRootPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
             }
         }
 
-        val rootClean = project.rootProject.tasks.named(BasePlugin.CLEAN_TASK_NAME)
-
         val setupFileHasherTask = registerTask<KotlinNpmCachesSetup>(KotlinNpmCachesSetup.NAME) {
             it.description = "Setup file hasher for caches"
         }
@@ -50,8 +48,6 @@ open class NodeJsRootPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
             it.dependsOn(setupFileHasherTask)
             it.group = TASKS_GROUP_NAME
             it.description = "Find, download and link NPM dependencies and projects"
-
-            it.mustRunAfter(rootClean)
         }
 
         registerTask<Task>(PACKAGE_JSON_UMBRELLA_TASK_NAME)
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/tasks/KotlinPackageJsonTask.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/tasks/KotlinPackageJsonTask.kt
index bd160c6a4d3..0701b5ada98 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/tasks/KotlinPackageJsonTask.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/tasks/KotlinPackageJsonTask.kt
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.npm.tasks
 
 import org.gradle.api.DefaultTask
-import org.gradle.api.plugins.BasePlugin
 import org.gradle.api.provider.Property
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.KotlinJsCompilation
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.npm.npmProject
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.npm.resolver.MayBeUpToDatePackageJsonTasksRegistry
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.npm.resolver.KotlinCompilationNpmResolver
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.npm.resolver.PACKAGE_JSON_UMBRELLA_TASK_NAME
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.dependsOn
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.registerTask
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.getValue
 import java.io.File
@@ -107,7 +105,6 @@ abstract class KotlinPackageJsonTask : DefaultTask() {
             val npmProject = compilation.npmProject
             val nodeJs = NodeJsRootPlugin.apply(project.rootProject)
 
-            val rootClean = project.rootProject.tasks.named(BasePlugin.CLEAN_TASK_NAME)
             val npmCachesSetupTask = nodeJs.npmCachesSetupTaskProvider
             val packageJsonTaskName = npmProject.packageJsonTaskName
             val packageJsonUmbrella = nodeJs.packageJsonUmbrellaTaskProvider
@@ -123,7 +120,6 @@ abstract class KotlinPackageJsonTask : DefaultTask() {
 
                 task.dependsOn(target.project.provider { task.findDependentTasks() })
                 task.dependsOn(npmCachesSetupTask)
-                task.mustRunAfter(rootClean)
             }
             packageJsonUmbrella.configure { task ->
                 task.inputs.file(packageJsonTask.map { it.packageJson })
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/yarn/YarnPlugin.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/yarn/YarnPlugin.kt
index 4501ec47a3a..8752f1363f3 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/yarn/YarnPlugin.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/yarn/YarnPlugin.kt
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.yarn
 
 import org.gradle.api.Plugin
 import org.gradle.api.Project
-import org.gradle.api.plugins.BasePlugin
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskProvider
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.MultiplePluginDeclarationDetector
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.nodejs.NodeJsRootPlugin
@@ -41,14 +40,10 @@ open class YarnPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
             }
         }
 
-        val rootClean = project.rootProject.tasks.named(BasePlugin.CLEAN_TASK_NAME)
-
         val rootPackageJson = tasks.register(RootPackageJsonTask.NAME, RootPackageJsonTask::class.java) { task ->
             task.dependsOn(nodeJs.npmCachesSetupTaskProvider)
             task.group = NodeJsRootPlugin.TASKS_GROUP_NAME
             task.description = "Create root package.json"
-
-            task.mustRunAfter(rootClean)
         }
 
         configureRequiresNpmDependencies(project, rootPackageJson)