diff --git a/compiler/tests-against-klib/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/ir/AbstractIrCompileKotlinAgainstKlibTest.kt b/compiler/tests-against-klib/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/ir/AbstractIrCompileKotlinAgainstKlibTest.kt
index 73298229bcd..cafff7cd662 100644
--- a/compiler/tests-against-klib/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/ir/AbstractIrCompileKotlinAgainstKlibTest.kt
+++ b/compiler/tests-against-klib/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/ir/AbstractIrCompileKotlinAgainstKlibTest.kt
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.js.K2JSCompiler
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.jvm.compiler.EnvironmentConfigFiles
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.jvm.compiler.KotlinCoreEnvironment.Companion.createForTests
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.AbstractBlackBoxCodegenTest
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.CodegenTestCase
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.CompilerConfiguration
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.JVMConfigurationKeys
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.test.KotlinTestUtils
@@ -33,10 +32,7 @@ abstract class AbstractCompileKotlinAgainstKlibTest : AbstractBlackBoxCodegenTes
         val classpath: MutableList<File> = ArrayList()
         classpath.add(KotlinTestUtils.getAnnotationsJar())
         val configuration = createConfiguration(
-            configurationKind, getTestJdkKind(files),
-            classpath,
-            listOf(outputDir),
-            files
+            configurationKind, getTestJdkKind(files), backend, classpath, listOf(outputDir), files
         )
         myEnvironment = createForTests(
             testRootDisposable, configuration, EnvironmentConfigFiles.JVM_CONFIG_FILES
diff --git a/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/KotlinMultiFileTestWithJava.kt b/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/KotlinMultiFileTestWithJava.kt
index 1717bd38528..4bfeddacda2 100644
--- a/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/KotlinMultiFileTestWithJava.kt
+++ b/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/KotlinMultiFileTestWithJava.kt
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ abstract class KotlinMultiFileTestWithJava<M : KotlinBaseTest.TestModule, F : Ko
         val configuration = createConfiguration(
             extractConfigurationKind(files),
             getTestJdkKind(files),
+            backend,
             getClasspath(file),
             if (isJavaSourceRootNeeded()) listOf(javaFilesDir) else emptyList(),
             files
diff --git a/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/AbstractCompileKotlinAgainstKotlinTest.java b/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/AbstractCompileKotlinAgainstKotlinTest.java
index 7ebb1606a02..5df846b9504 100644
--- a/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/AbstractCompileKotlinAgainstKotlinTest.java
+++ b/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/AbstractCompileKotlinAgainstKotlinTest.java
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen;
 
-import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
 import com.intellij.openapi.Disposable;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.Disposer;
 import kotlin.Pair;
@@ -104,7 +103,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractCompileKotlinAgainstKotlinTest extends CodegenTest
     private ClassFileFactory compileA(@NotNull TestFile testFile, List<TestFile> files) {
         Disposable compileDisposable = createDisposable("compileA");
         CompilerConfiguration configuration = createConfiguration(
-                ConfigurationKind.ALL, getTestJdkKind(files), Collections.singletonList(KotlinTestUtils.getAnnotationsJar()),
+                ConfigurationKind.ALL, getTestJdkKind(files), getBackend(),
+                Collections.singletonList(KotlinTestUtils.getAnnotationsJar()),
                 Collections.emptyList(), Collections.singletonList(testFile)
         );
 
@@ -126,8 +126,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractCompileKotlinAgainstKotlinTest extends CodegenTest
     private ClassFileFactory compileB(@NotNull TestFile testFile, List<TestFile> files) {
         String commonHeader = StringsKt.substringBefore(files.get(0).content, "FILE:", "");
         CompilerConfiguration configuration = createConfiguration(
-                ConfigurationKind.ALL, getTestJdkKind(files), Lists.newArrayList(KotlinTestUtils.getAnnotationsJar(), aDir),
-                Collections.emptyList(), Lists.newArrayList(testFile, new TestFile("header", commonHeader))
+                ConfigurationKind.ALL, getTestJdkKind(files), getBackend(),
+                Arrays.asList(KotlinTestUtils.getAnnotationsJar(), aDir),
+                Collections.emptyList(), Arrays.asList(testFile, new TestFile("header", commonHeader))
         );
 
         configuration.put(CommonConfigurationKeys.MODULE_NAME, "b");
diff --git a/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/AbstractLightAnalysisModeTest.kt b/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/AbstractLightAnalysisModeTest.kt
index 79ad5f8baa3..b8b847fe465 100644
--- a/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/AbstractLightAnalysisModeTest.kt
+++ b/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/AbstractLightAnalysisModeTest.kt
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ abstract class AbstractLightAnalysisModeTest : CodegenTestCase() {
         assert(!relativePath.startsWith(".."))
 
         val configuration = createConfiguration(
-            configurationKind, getTestJdkKind(files), listOf(getAnnotationsJar()), listOfNotNull(writeJavaFiles(files)), files
+            configurationKind, getTestJdkKind(files), backend, listOf(getAnnotationsJar()), listOfNotNull(writeJavaFiles(files)), files
         )
         val environment = KotlinCoreEnvironment.createForTests(testRootDisposable, configuration, EnvironmentConfigFiles.JVM_CONFIG_FILES)
         AnalysisHandlerExtension.registerExtension(environment.project, PartialAnalysisHandlerExtension())
diff --git a/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/CodegenTestCase.java b/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/CodegenTestCase.java
index b3fea0aaf38..77ba16e36e0 100644
--- a/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/CodegenTestCase.java
+++ b/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/CodegenTestCase.java
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ public abstract class CodegenTestCase extends KotlinBaseTest<KotlinBaseTest.Test
         CompilerConfiguration configuration = createConfiguration(
                 configurationKind,
                 testJdkKind,
+                getBackend(),
                 Collections.singletonList(getAnnotationsJar()),
                 ArraysKt.filterNotNull(javaSourceRoots),
                 testFilesWithConfigurationDirectives
@@ -494,7 +495,7 @@ public abstract class CodegenTestCase extends KotlinBaseTest<KotlinBaseTest.Test
         }
 
         CompilerConfiguration configuration = createConfiguration(
-                configurationKind, getTestJdkKind(files),
+                configurationKind, getTestJdkKind(files), getBackend(),
                 classpath,
                 ArraysKt.filterNotNull(new File[] {javaSourceDir}),
                 files
diff --git a/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/AbstractIrGeneratorTestCase.kt b/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/AbstractIrGeneratorTestCase.kt
index edb960dd126..cc7d7857c25 100644
--- a/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/AbstractIrGeneratorTestCase.kt
+++ b/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/AbstractIrGeneratorTestCase.kt
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.lazy.JvmResolveUtil
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.test.ConfigurationKind
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.test.InTextDirectivesUtils
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.test.KotlinTestUtils.getAnnotationsJar
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.test.TargetBackend
 import java.io.File
 import java.util.*
 
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ abstract class AbstractIrGeneratorTestCase : CodegenTestCase() {
         }
 
         val configuration = createConfiguration(
-            configurationKind, jdkKind,
+            configurationKind, jdkKind, backend,
             listOf<File>(getAnnotationsJar()),
             listOfNotNull(writeJavaFiles(files)),
             files
diff --git a/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/KotlinBaseTest.kt b/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/KotlinBaseTest.kt
index 04060a7646d..c93a3ca1a6e 100644
--- a/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/KotlinBaseTest.kt
+++ b/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/KotlinBaseTest.kt
@@ -82,9 +82,10 @@ abstract class KotlinBaseTest<F : KotlinBaseTest.TestFile> : KtUsefulTestCase()
 
     protected open fun configureTestSpecific(configuration: CompilerConfiguration, testFiles: List<TestFile>) {}
 
-    protected open fun createConfiguration(
+    protected fun createConfiguration(
         kind: ConfigurationKind,
         jdkKind: TestJdkKind,
+        backend: TargetBackend,
         classpath: List<File?>,
         javaSource: List<File?>,
         testFilesWithConfigurationDirectives: List<TestFile>
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/CustomScriptCodegenTest.kt b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/CustomScriptCodegenTest.kt
index 8da67c3abc3..83b654f3cb1 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/CustomScriptCodegenTest.kt
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/CustomScriptCodegenTest.kt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.jvm.compiler.KotlinCoreEnvironment
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.script.loadScriptingPlugin
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.scripting.compiler.plugin.configureScriptDefinitions
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.test.ConfigurationKind
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.test.TargetBackend
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.test.TestJdkKind
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.PathUtil
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.PathUtil.KOTLIN_SCRIPTING_COMMON_JAR
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ class CustomScriptCodegenTest : CodegenTestCase() {
         val configuration = createConfiguration(
             ConfigurationKind.ALL,
             TestJdkKind.MOCK_JDK,
+            TargetBackend.JVM,
             additionalDependencies,
             emptyList(),
             emptyList()