diff --git a/custom-dependencies/protobuf-lite/build.gradle.kts b/custom-dependencies/protobuf-lite/build.gradle.kts
index 49293815dd7..74fd721d2f4 100644
--- a/custom-dependencies/protobuf-lite/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/custom-dependencies/protobuf-lite/build.gradle.kts
@@ -33,16 +33,11 @@ task("prepare") {
 
         fun loadAllFromJar(file: File): Map<String, Pair<JarEntry, ByteArray>> {
             val result = hashMapOf<String, Pair<JarEntry, ByteArray>>()
-            val jar = JarFile(file)
-            try {
+            JarFile(file).use { jar ->
                 for (jarEntry in jar.entries()) {
                     result[jarEntry.name] = Pair(jarEntry, jar.getInputStream(jarEntry).readBytes())
                 }
             }
-            finally {
-                // Yes, JarFile does not extend Closeable on JDK 6 so we can't use "use" here
-                jar.close()
-            }
             return result
         }