diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/dependencies.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/dependencies.kt
index 57d0597e800..d8c79d18035 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/dependencies.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/dependencies.kt
@@ -47,10 +47,6 @@ fun Project.ideaPluginDeps(vararg artifactBaseNames: String, plugin: String, sub
 
 fun Project.kotlinDep(artifactBaseName: String, version: String? = null): String = "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-$artifactBaseName:${version ?: bootstrapKotlinVersion}"
 
-fun DependencyHandler.projectDep(name: String): Dependency = project(name, configuration = "default")
-fun DependencyHandler.projectDepIntransitive(name: String): Dependency =
-        project(name, configuration = "default").apply { isTransitive = false }
-
 fun DependencyHandler.projectDist(name: String): Dependency = project(name, configuration = "distJar").apply { isTransitive = false }
 fun DependencyHandler.projectTests(name: String): Dependency = project(name, configuration = "tests-jar").apply { isTransitive = false }
 fun DependencyHandler.projectRuntimeJar(name: String): Dependency = project(name, configuration = "runtimeJar")
diff --git a/compiler/daemon/daemon-common/build.gradle.kts b/compiler/daemon/daemon-common/build.gradle.kts
index 7b7892a135f..6b102ef2040 100644
--- a/compiler/daemon/daemon-common/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/compiler/daemon/daemon-common/build.gradle.kts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ dependencies {
     compile(project(":compiler:util"))
     compile(project(":compiler:cli-common"))
     compile(ideaSdkCoreDeps(*(rootProject.extra["ideaCoreSdkJars"] as Array<String>)))
+    compile(project(":kotlin-stdlib"))
 }
 
 sourceSets {
diff --git a/core/build.gradle.kts b/core/build.gradle.kts
index 3927f29b7f8..a7c527dc933 100644
--- a/core/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/core/build.gradle.kts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ apply { plugin("kotlin") }
 jvmTarget = "1.6"
 
 dependencies {
-    compile(project(":core:builtins"))
+    compile(projectDist(":kotlin-stdlib"))
     compile(project("util.runtime"))
     compile(protobufLite())
     compile(commonDep("javax.inject"))
diff --git a/core/builtins/build.gradle.kts b/core/builtins/build.gradle.kts
index e2ea4075680..725ed83b185 100644
--- a/core/builtins/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/core/builtins/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,14 +1,8 @@
 
-import org.gradle.api.tasks.compile.JavaCompile
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.KotlinCompile
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.serialization.builtins.BuiltInsSerializer
 import org.gradle.jvm.tasks.Jar
 import java.io.File
 
-apply { plugin("kotlin") }
-
-jvmTarget = "1.6"
-
 val builtinsSrc = File(rootDir, "core", "builtins", "src")
 val builtinsNative = File(rootDir, "core", "builtins", "native")
 // TODO: rewrite dependent projects on using build results instead of the fixed location
@@ -16,20 +10,6 @@ val builtinsSerialized = File(rootProject.extra["distDir"].toString(), "builtins
 
 val builtins by configurations.creating
 
-dependencies {
-    compile(protobufLite())
-    compile(files(builtinsSerialized))
-}
-
-sourceSets {
-    "main" {
-        projectDefault()
-        java.srcDir("../runtime.jvm/src")
-        resources.srcDir(builtinsSerialized).apply { include("**") }
-    }
-    "test" {}
-}
-
 val serialize = task("serialize") {
     val outDir = builtinsSerialized
     val inDirs = arrayOf(builtinsSrc, builtinsNative)
@@ -44,22 +24,6 @@ val serialize = task("serialize") {
     }
 }
 
-tasks.withType<JavaCompile> {
-    dependsOn(protobufLiteTask)
-    dependsOn(serialize)
-}
-
-tasks.withType<KotlinCompile> {
-    dependsOn(protobufLiteTask)
-    dependsOn(serialize)
-}
-
-val jar: Jar by tasks
-jar.apply {
-    dependsOn(serialize)
-    from(builtinsSerialized) { include("kotlin/**") }
-}
-
 val builtinsJar by task<Jar> {
     dependsOn(serialize)
     from(builtinsSerialized) { include("kotlin/**") }
diff --git a/core/reflection.jvm/build.gradle.kts b/core/reflection.jvm/build.gradle.kts
deleted file mode 100644
index ebda78a2640..00000000000
--- a/core/reflection.jvm/build.gradle.kts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-
-import org.gradle.api.tasks.compile.JavaCompile
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.KotlinCompile
-
-buildscript {
-    repositories {
-        mavenLocal()
-        jcenter()
-    }
-
-    dependencies {
-        classpath("com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins:shadow:1.2.3")
-        classpath(ideaSdkDeps("asm-all"))
-    }
-}
-
-apply {
-    plugin("kotlin")
-    plugin("com.github.johnrengelman.shadow")
-}
-
-jvmTarget = "1.6"
-
-dependencies {
-    compile(project(":core:builtins"))
-    compile(project(":core"))
-    compile(protobufLite())
-}
-
-sourceSets {
-    "main" { projectDefault() }
-    "test" {}
-}
-
-tasks.withType<JavaCompile> {
-    dependsOn(protobufLiteTask)
-}
-
-tasks.withType<KotlinCompile> {
-    dependsOn(protobufLiteTask)
-}
diff --git a/core/util.runtime/build.gradle.kts b/core/util.runtime/build.gradle.kts
index a46670ea353..8de6df9c05c 100644
--- a/core/util.runtime/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/core/util.runtime/build.gradle.kts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ apply {
 jvmTarget = "1.6"
 
 dependencies {
-    compile(project(":core:builtins"))
     compile(projectDist(":kotlin-stdlib"))
 }
 
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/build.gradle b/libraries/stdlib/build.gradle
index 40c027c513d..568132e2597 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/build.gradle
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/build.gradle
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ dependencies {
 
 configurations {
     mainJar
+    builtins
 }
 
 task originalStdlibJar(type: Jar) {
@@ -69,12 +70,20 @@ task distJar(type: Jar) {
     baseName = 'dist-kotlin-stdlib'
     version = null
     manifestAttributes(manifest, project, 'Main')
+    dependsOn ":core:builtins:serialize"
     from("${rootDir}/dist/builtins")
     from sourceSets.annotations.output
     from sourceSets.builtins.output
     from sourceSets.main.output
 }
 
+task builtinsJar(type: Jar) {
+    baseName = "builtins"
+    dependsOn ":core:builtins:serialize"
+    from("${rootDir}/dist/builtins")
+    from sourceSets.builtins.output
+}
+
 sourcesJar {
     from "${rootDir}/core/builtins/native"
     from sourceSets.builtins.kotlin
@@ -84,6 +93,7 @@ artifacts {
     archives sourcesJar
     archives javadocJar
     mainJar jar
+    builtins builtinsJar
 }
 
 dist {
diff --git a/prepare/kotlin-plugin/build.gradle.kts b/prepare/kotlin-plugin/build.gradle.kts
index 60cb2634115..b7b721c7007 100644
--- a/prepare/kotlin-plugin/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/prepare/kotlin-plugin/build.gradle.kts
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ buildscript {
 }
 
 val projectsToShadow = listOf(
-        ":core:builtins",
         ":plugins:annotation-based-compiler-plugins-ide-support",
         ":compiler:backend",
         ":compiler:backend-common",
@@ -56,6 +55,7 @@ val sideJars by configurations.creating
 dependencies {
     packedJars(commonDep("com.github.spullara.cli-parser", "cli-parser"))
     packedJars(preloadedDeps("protobuf-${rootProject.extra["versions.protobuf-java"]}"))
+    packedJars(project(":kotlin-stdlib", configuration = "builtins"))
     sideJars(projectDist(":kotlin-script-runtime"))
     sideJars(commonDep("io.javaslang", "javaslang"))
     sideJars(commonDep("javax.inject"))
diff --git a/prepare/mock-runtime-for-test/build.gradle.kts b/prepare/mock-runtime-for-test/build.gradle.kts
index 58310129454..e7795366816 100644
--- a/prepare/mock-runtime-for-test/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/prepare/mock-runtime-for-test/build.gradle.kts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ tasks.withType<JavaCompile> {
 }
 
 val jar = runtimeJar {
+    dependsOn(":core:builtins:serialize")
     from(fileTree("${rootProject.extra["distDir"]}/builtins")) { include("kotlin/**") }
 }
 
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index c8402a42fdf..eaa439d5ef8 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ include ":kotlin-build-common",
         ":kotlin-jps-plugin",
         ":core",
         ":core:builtins",
-        ":core:reflection.jvm",
         ":core:util.runtime",
         ":custom-dependencies:protobuf-lite",
         ":idea:idea-jps-common",