diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/tests/build.gradle b/kotlin-native/backend.native/tests/build.gradle
index 6dd07b704b3..fcf349789ee 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/backend.native/tests/build.gradle
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/tests/build.gradle
@@ -4999,7 +4999,6 @@ Task frameworkTest(String name, Closure<FrameworkTest> configurator) {
                             UtilsKt.dependsOnKonanBuildingTask(task, library, target)
                         }
 
-                        extraOpts fr.bitcode ? "-Xembed-bitcode" : "-Xembed-bitcode-marker"
                         if (fr.isStatic) extraOpts "-Xstatic-framework"
                         extraOpts fr.opts
                         extraOpts project.globalTestArgs
@@ -5096,7 +5095,6 @@ Task objcExportTest(
             sources = ['objcexport']
             libraries = [libraryName, noEnumEntriesLibraryName]
             artifact = 'Kt'
-            bitcode = !isStaticFramework
             isStatic = isStaticFramework
             if (needLazyHeaderCheck) {
                 opts += "-Xemit-lazy-objc-header=$lazyHeader"
@@ -5187,9 +5185,7 @@ if (isAppleTarget(project)) {
     frameworkTest("testStdlibFramework") {
         framework('Stdlib') {
             sources = ['framework/stdlib']
-            bitcode = true
         }
-        if (cacheTesting == null) fullBitcode = true
         swiftSources = ['framework/stdlib/']
     }
 
@@ -5198,11 +5194,9 @@ if (isAppleTarget(project)) {
     } else frameworkTest("testMultipleFrameworks") {
         framework('First') {
             sources = ['framework/multiple/framework1', 'framework/multiple/shared']
-            bitcode = true
         }
         framework('Second') {
             sources = ['framework/multiple/framework2', 'framework/multiple/shared']
-            bitcode = true
         }
         swiftSources = ['framework/multiple']
     }
@@ -5217,14 +5211,12 @@ if (isAppleTarget(project)) {
         framework('FirstStatic') {
             artifact = 'First'
             sources = ['framework/multiple/framework1', 'framework/multiple/shared']
-            bitcode = true
             isStatic = true
             opts = ['-Xstatic-framework', "-Xpre-link-caches=enable"]
         }
         framework('SecondStatic') {
             artifact = 'Second'
             sources = ['framework/multiple/framework2', 'framework/multiple/shared']
-            bitcode = true
             isStatic = true
             opts = ['-Xstatic-framework', "-Xpre-link-caches=enable"]
         }
diff --git a/kotlin-native/build-tools/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/FrameworkTest.kt b/kotlin-native/build-tools/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/FrameworkTest.kt
index b3f2c7bc318..6eb7cef2785 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/build-tools/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/FrameworkTest.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/build-tools/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/FrameworkTest.kt
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@ open class FrameworkTest : DefaultTask(), KonanTestExecutable {
     @Input
     lateinit var frameworks: MutableList<Framework>
 
-    @Input
-    var fullBitcode: Boolean = false
-
     @Input
     var codesign: Boolean = true
 
@@ -53,7 +50,6 @@ open class FrameworkTest : DefaultTask(), KonanTestExecutable {
      *
      * @param name is the framework name,
      * @param sources framework sources,
-     * @param bitcode bitcode embedding in the framework,
      * @param isStatic determines that framework is static
      * @param artifact the name of the resulting artifact,
      * @param library list of library dependency names,
@@ -62,7 +58,6 @@ open class FrameworkTest : DefaultTask(), KonanTestExecutable {
     class Framework(
             val name: String,
             var sources: List<String> = emptyList(),
-            var bitcode: Boolean = false,
             var isStatic: Boolean = false,
             var artifact: String = name,
             var libraries: List<String> = emptyList(),
@@ -176,7 +171,7 @@ open class FrameworkTest : DefaultTask(), KonanTestExecutable {
         } else {
             emptyList()
         }
-        compileSwift(project, project.testTarget, sources, options + simulatorHack + swiftExtraOpts, Paths.get(executable), fullBitcode)
+        compileSwift(project, project.testTarget, sources, options + simulatorHack + swiftExtraOpts, Paths.get(executable))
     }
 
     @TaskAction
diff --git a/kotlin-native/build-tools/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/Utils.kt b/kotlin-native/build-tools/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/Utils.kt
index f98a10de0eb..4e600873166 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/build-tools/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/Utils.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/build-tools/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/Utils.kt
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ fun Task.dependsOnKonanBuildingTask(artifact: String, target: KonanTarget) {
 @JvmOverloads
 fun compileSwift(
     project: Project, target: KonanTarget, sources: List<String>, options: List<String>,
-    output: Path, fullBitcode: Boolean = false
+    output: Path
 ) {
     val platform = project.platformManager.platform(target)
     assert(platform.configurables is AppleConfigurables)
@@ -300,8 +300,7 @@ fun compileSwift(
     val swiftTarget = configs.targetTriple.withOSVersion(configs.osVersionMin).toString()
 
     val args = listOf("-sdk", configs.absoluteTargetSysRoot, "-target", swiftTarget) +
-            options + "-o" + output.toString() + sources +
-            if (fullBitcode) listOf("-embed-bitcode", "-Xlinker", "-bitcode_verify") else listOf("-embed-bitcode-marker")
+            options + "-o" + output.toString() + sources
 
     val (stdOut, stdErr, exitCode) = runProcess(
             executor = localExecutor(project), executable = compiler, args = args,