diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/CacheBinariesResolver.kt b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/CacheBinariesResolver.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7d149b6893d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/CacheBinariesResolver.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2023 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.backend.konan
+
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.target.LinkerOutputKind
+
+/**
+ * Check if we should link static caches into an object file before running full linkage.
+ */
+internal fun shouldPerformPreLink(config: KonanConfig, caches: ResolvedCacheBinaries, linkerOutputKind: LinkerOutputKind): Boolean {
+    // Pre-link is only useful when producing static library. Otherwise its just a waste of time.
+    val isStaticLibrary = linkerOutputKind == LinkerOutputKind.STATIC_LIBRARY &&
+            config.isFinalBinary
+    val enabled = config.cacheSupport.preLinkCaches
+    val nonEmptyCaches = caches.static.isNotEmpty()
+    return isStaticLibrary && enabled && nonEmptyCaches
+}
+
+/**
+ * List of cache binaries that are required for the final artifact.
+ * [static] is a list of static libraries (e.g. "libcache.a")
+ * [dynamic] is a list of dynamic libraries (e.g. "libcache.dylib")
+ */
+internal class ResolvedCacheBinaries(val static: List<String>, val dynamic: List<String>)
+
+/**
+ * Find binary files for compiler caches that are actually required for the linkage.
+ */
+internal fun resolveCacheBinaries(
+        cachedLibraries: CachedLibraries,
+        dependenciesTrackingResult: DependenciesTrackingResult,
+): ResolvedCacheBinaries {
+    val staticCaches = mutableListOf<String>()
+    val dynamicCaches = mutableListOf<String>()
+
+    dependenciesTrackingResult.allCachedBitcodeDependencies.forEach { dependency ->
+        val library = dependency.library
+        val cache = cachedLibraries.getLibraryCache(library)
+                // Maybe turn it into a warning and continue linkage without caches?
+                ?: error("Library $library is expected to be cached")
+
+        val list = when (cache.kind) {
+            CachedLibraries.Kind.DYNAMIC -> dynamicCaches
+            CachedLibraries.Kind.STATIC -> staticCaches
+        }
+
+        list += if (dependency.kind is DependenciesTracker.DependencyKind.CertainFiles && cache is CachedLibraries.Cache.PerFile)
+            dependency.kind.files.map { cache.getFileBinaryPath(it) }
+        else cache.binariesPaths
+    }
+    return ResolvedCacheBinaries(static = staticCaches, dynamic = dynamicCaches)
+}
diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/Linker.kt b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/Linker.kt
index 69c717401a8..01258a6b906 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/Linker.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/Linker.kt
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan
 
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.driver.PhaseContext
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.serialization.ClassFieldsSerializer
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.serialization.EagerInitializedPropertySerializer
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.serialization.InlineFunctionBodyReferenceSerializer
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.KonanExternalToolFailure
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.TempFiles
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.exec.Command
@@ -166,33 +163,24 @@ internal class Linker(
         return executable
     }
 
-    private fun shouldPerformPreLink(caches: CachesToLink, linkerOutputKind: LinkerOutputKind): Boolean {
-        // Pre-link is only useful when producing static library. Otherwise its just a waste of time.
-        val isStaticLibrary = linkerOutputKind == LinkerOutputKind.STATIC_LIBRARY &&
-                config.isFinalBinary
-        val enabled = config.cacheSupport.preLinkCaches
-        val nonEmptyCaches = caches.static.isNotEmpty()
-        return isStaticLibrary && enabled && nonEmptyCaches
-    }
-
     private fun determineLinkerInput(
             objectFiles: List<ObjectFile>,
             linkerOutputKind: LinkerOutputKind,
             dependenciesTrackingResult: DependenciesTrackingResult,
     ): LinkerInput {
-        val caches = determineCachesToLink(context, dependenciesTrackingResult)
+        val caches = resolveCacheBinaries(context.config.cachedLibraries, dependenciesTrackingResult)
         // Since we have several linker stages that involve caching,
         // we should detect cache usage early to report errors correctly.
         val cachingInvolved = caches.static.isNotEmpty() || caches.dynamic.isNotEmpty()
         return when {
             config.produce == CompilerOutputKind.STATIC_CACHE -> {
                 // Do not link static cache dependencies.
-                LinkerInput(objectFiles, CachesToLink(emptyList(), caches.dynamic), emptyList(), cachingInvolved)
+                LinkerInput(objectFiles, ResolvedCacheBinaries(emptyList(), caches.dynamic), emptyList(), cachingInvolved)
             }
-            shouldPerformPreLink(caches, linkerOutputKind) -> {
+            shouldPerformPreLink(config, caches, linkerOutputKind) -> {
                 val preLinkResult = tempFiles.create("withStaticCaches", ".o").absolutePath
                 val preLinkCommands = linker.preLinkCommands(objectFiles + caches.static, preLinkResult)
-                LinkerInput(listOf(preLinkResult), CachesToLink(emptyList(), caches.dynamic), preLinkCommands, cachingInvolved)
+                LinkerInput(listOf(preLinkResult), ResolvedCacheBinaries(emptyList(), caches.dynamic), preLinkCommands, cachingInvolved)
             }
             else -> LinkerInput(objectFiles, caches, emptyList(), cachingInvolved)
         }
@@ -201,33 +189,7 @@ internal class Linker(
 
 private class LinkerInput(
         val objectFiles: List<ObjectFile>,
-        val caches: CachesToLink,
+        val caches: ResolvedCacheBinaries,
         val preLinkCommands: List<Command>,
         val cachingInvolved: Boolean
-)
-
-private class CachesToLink(val static: List<String>, val dynamic: List<String>)
-
-private fun determineCachesToLink(
-        context: PhaseContext,
-        dependenciesTrackingResult: DependenciesTrackingResult,
-): CachesToLink {
-    val staticCaches = mutableListOf<String>()
-    val dynamicCaches = mutableListOf<String>()
-
-    dependenciesTrackingResult.allCachedBitcodeDependencies.forEach { dependency ->
-        val library = dependency.library
-        val cache = context.config.cachedLibraries.getLibraryCache(library)
-                ?: error("Library $library is expected to be cached")
-
-        val list = when (cache.kind) {
-            CachedLibraries.Kind.DYNAMIC -> dynamicCaches
-            CachedLibraries.Kind.STATIC -> staticCaches
-        }
-
-        list += if (dependency.kind is DependenciesTracker.DependencyKind.CertainFiles && cache is CachedLibraries.Cache.PerFile)
-            dependency.kind.files.map { cache.getFileBinaryPath(it) }
-        else cache.binariesPaths
-    }
-    return CachesToLink(static = staticCaches, dynamic = dynamicCaches)
-}
+)
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