diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/dsl/KotlinMultiplatformExtension.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/dsl/KotlinMultiplatformExtension.kt
index f6015efe7df..450e958fe8c 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/dsl/KotlinMultiplatformExtension.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/dsl/KotlinMultiplatformExtension.kt
@@ -9,16 +9,16 @@ import org.gradle.api.Action
 import org.gradle.api.InvalidUserCodeException
 import org.gradle.api.NamedDomainObjectCollection
 import org.gradle.api.Project
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.DeprecatedTargetPresetApi
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.ExperimentalKotlinGradlePluginApi
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.InternalKotlinGradlePluginApi
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.PRESETS_API_IS_DEPRECATED_MESSAGE
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.DeprecatedTargetPresetApi
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.internal.syncCommonOptions
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.KotlinPluginLifecycle.Stage.AfterFinaliseDsl
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.PropertiesProvider.Companion.kotlinPropertiesProvider
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.diagnostics.KotlinToolingDiagnostics
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.diagnostics.reportDiagnostic
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.PropertiesProvider.Companion.kotlinPropertiesProvider
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.hierarchy.KotlinHierarchyDslImpl
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.android.internal.InternalKotlinTargetPreset
@@ -363,3 +363,5 @@ internal fun <T : KotlinTarget> KotlinTargetsContainerWithPresets.configureOrCre
         }
     }
 }
+
+internal val KotlinMultiplatformExtension.metadataTarget get() = metadata() as KotlinMetadataTarget
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/KotlinSoftwareComponent.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/KotlinSoftwareComponent.kt
index cfdb4cc56cc..43047cc9681 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/KotlinSoftwareComponent.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/KotlinSoftwareComponent.kt
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp
 
 import org.gradle.api.Project
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.*
-import org.gradle.api.attributes.*
+import org.gradle.api.attributes.Attribute
+import org.gradle.api.attributes.AttributeContainer
+import org.gradle.api.attributes.Usage
 import org.gradle.api.capabilities.Capability
 import org.gradle.api.component.ComponentWithCoordinates
 import org.gradle.api.component.ComponentWithVariants
@@ -18,18 +20,20 @@ import org.gradle.api.provider.SetProperty
 import org.gradle.api.publish.maven.MavenPublication
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskProvider
 import org.gradle.jvm.tasks.Jar
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.metadataTarget
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.multiplatformExtension
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.*
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.KotlinCompilation
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.KotlinCompilation.Companion.MAIN_COMPILATION_NAME
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.KotlinPluginLifecycle.Stage.AfterFinaliseCompilations
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.KotlinTarget
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.ProjectLocalConfigurations
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.PropertiesProvider.Companion.kotlinPropertiesProvider
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.markResolvable
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.await
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.DefaultKotlinUsageContext.PublishOnlyIf
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.metadata.*
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.metadata.COMMON_MAIN_ELEMENTS_CONFIGURATION_NAME
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.metadata.isCompatibilityMetadataVariantEnabled
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.metadata.isKotlinGranularMetadataEnabled
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.Future
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.future
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.markResolvable
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.setProperty
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.util.capitalizeDecapitalize.toLowerCaseAsciiOnly
 
@@ -41,7 +45,7 @@ abstract class KotlinSoftwareComponent(
 
     override fun getName(): String = name
 
-    private val metadataTarget get() = project.multiplatformExtension.metadata() as KotlinMetadataTarget
+    private val metadataTarget get() = project.multiplatformExtension.metadataTarget
 
     private val _variants = project.future {
         AfterFinaliseCompilations.await()
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/ProjectMetadataProviderImpl.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/ProjectMetadataProviderImpl.kt
index b3d38c513f8..7e9de44d0f7 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/ProjectMetadataProviderImpl.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/ProjectMetadataProviderImpl.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp
 import org.gradle.api.Project
 import org.gradle.api.file.FileCollection
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.KotlinMultiplatformExtension
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.metadataTarget
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.multiplatformExtensionOrNull
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.KotlinPluginLifecycle.Stage.AfterEvaluateBuildscript
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.KotlinSourceSet
@@ -62,7 +63,6 @@ internal suspend fun Project.collectSourceSetMetadataOutputs(): Map<SourceSetNam
 }
 
 private suspend fun KotlinMultiplatformExtension.sourceSetsMetadataOutputs(): Map<KotlinSourceSet, FileCollection?> {
-    val metadataTarget = metadata() as KotlinMetadataTarget
     return metadataTarget
         .awaitMetadataCompilationsCreated()
         // TODO: KT-62332/Stop-Creating-legacy-metadata-compilation-with-name-main
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/metadata/KotlinMetadataTargetConfigurator.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/metadata/KotlinMetadataTargetConfigurator.kt
index 5737a50610e..9b89318bcd5 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/metadata/KotlinMetadataTargetConfigurator.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/metadata/KotlinMetadataTargetConfigurator.kt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import org.gradle.api.tasks.bundling.Zip
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.commonizer.SharedCommonizerTarget
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.KotlinCommonOptions
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.kotlinExtension
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.metadataTarget
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.multiplatformExtension
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.*
@@ -482,7 +483,7 @@ internal suspend fun KotlinMetadataTarget.awaitMetadataCompilationsCreated(): Na
 }
 
 internal suspend fun Project.findMetadataCompilation(sourceSet: KotlinSourceSet): KotlinMetadataCompilation<*>? {
-    val metadataTarget = multiplatformExtension.metadata() as KotlinMetadataTarget
+    val metadataTarget = multiplatformExtension.metadataTarget
     metadataTarget.awaitMetadataCompilationsCreated()
     return metadataTarget.compilations.findByName(sourceSet.name) as KotlinMetadataCompilation<*>?
 }
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/internal/CInteropCommonizerConfigurations.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/internal/CInteropCommonizerConfigurations.kt
index 171a2a5a1af..c76d1da285f 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/internal/CInteropCommonizerConfigurations.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/internal/CInteropCommonizerConfigurations.kt
@@ -3,26 +3,23 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.native.internal
 import org.gradle.api.Project
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.Configuration
 import org.gradle.api.attributes.Category
-import org.gradle.api.attributes.LibraryElements
 import org.gradle.api.attributes.Usage
 import org.gradle.api.file.FileCollection
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.commonizer.CommonizerOutputFileLayout
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.commonizer.SharedCommonizerTarget
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.commonizer.identityString
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.metadataTarget
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.multiplatformExtension
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.multiplatformExtensionOrNull
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.KotlinPlatformType
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.KotlinSourceSet
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.categoryByName
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.launch
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.KotlinMetadataTarget
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.KotlinUsages
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.internal
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.resolvableMetadataConfiguration
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.sources.internal
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.metadata.awaitMetadataCompilationsCreated
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.metadata.findMetadataCompilation
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.native.internal.CInteropKlibLibraryElements.cinteropKlibLibraryElements
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.markConsumable
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.utils.markResolvable
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.tooling.core.UnsafeApi
@@ -71,7 +68,7 @@ internal fun Project.locateOrCreateCommonizedCInteropApiElementsConfiguration(co
         setupBasicCommonizedCInteropConfigurationAttributes(configuration, commonizerTarget)
 
         launch {
-            val metadataTarget = multiplatformExtension.metadata() as KotlinMetadataTarget
+            val metadataTarget = multiplatformExtension.metadataTarget
             metadataTarget.awaitMetadataCompilationsCreated()
                 .filter { compilation -> compilation.commonizerTarget.await() == commonizerTarget }
                 .forEach { compilation -> configuration.extendsFrom(compilation.internal.configurations.apiConfiguration) }
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/unitTests/KotlinMetadataTargetCompilationsTest.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/unitTests/KotlinMetadataTargetCompilationsTest.kt
index 7fa547b2d22..bf286f3c9a3 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/unitTests/KotlinMetadataTargetCompilationsTest.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/functionalTest/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/unitTests/KotlinMetadataTargetCompilationsTest.kt
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.unitTests
 
 import org.gradle.api.NamedDomainObjectContainer
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.metadataTarget
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.multiplatformExtension
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.KotlinCompilation
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.KotlinMetadataTarget
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.metadata.awaitMetadataCompilationsCreated
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.util.buildProjectWithMPP
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.util.runLifecycleAwareTest
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class KotlinMetadataTargetCompilationsTest {
         kotlin.applyDefaultHierarchyTemplate()
 
         project.runLifecycleAwareTest {
-            val target = kotlin.metadata() as KotlinMetadataTarget
+            val target = kotlin.metadataTarget
             val metadataCompilations = target.awaitMetadataCompilationsCreated()
             metadataCompilations.assertExists("commonMain")
             metadataCompilations.assertExists("nativeMain")
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class KotlinMetadataTargetCompilationsTest {
         kotlin.applyDefaultHierarchyTemplate()
 
         project.runLifecycleAwareTest {
-            val target = kotlin.metadata() as KotlinMetadataTarget
+            val target = kotlin.metadataTarget
             val compilations = target.awaitMetadataCompilationsCreated()
             compilations.assertExistsNot("commonMain")
         }