diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/FirNativeSerializer.kt b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/FirNativeSerializer.kt
index 2c5b174b6a4..4d6c86f6099 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/FirNativeSerializer.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/FirNativeSerializer.kt
@@ -121,14 +121,12 @@ internal fun PhaseContext.serializeNativeModule(
 
     val sourceBaseDirs = configuration[CommonConfigurationKeys.KLIB_RELATIVE_PATH_BASES] ?: emptyList()
     val absolutePathNormalization = configuration[CommonConfigurationKeys.KLIB_NORMALIZE_ABSOLUTE_PATH] ?: false
-    val expectActualLinker = config.configuration.get(CommonConfigurationKeys.EXPECT_ACTUAL_LINKER) ?: false
 
     val serializedIr = moduleFragment?.let {
         KonanIrModuleSerializer(
                 messageLogger,
                 moduleFragment.irBuiltins,
                 expectDescriptorToSymbol,
-                skipExpects = !expectActualLinker,
                 CompatibilityMode.CURRENT,
                 normalizeAbsolutePaths = absolutePathNormalization,
                 sourceBaseDirs = sourceBaseDirs,
diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/driver/phases/Serializer.kt b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/driver/phases/Serializer.kt
index b36c84b332f..094cdf5f107 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/driver/phases/Serializer.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/driver/phases/Serializer.kt
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ internal val SerializerPhase = createSimpleNamedCompilerPhase<PhaseContext, Seri
         val ir = it.irModule
         KonanIrModuleSerializer(
                 messageLogger, ir.irBuiltins, it.expectDescriptorToSymbol,
-                skipExpects = !expectActualLinker,
                 compatibilityMode = CompatibilityMode.CURRENT,
                 normalizeAbsolutePaths = normalizeAbsolutePaths,
                 sourceBaseDirs = relativePathBase,
diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/serialization/KonanIrFileSerializer.kt b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/serialization/KonanIrFileSerializer.kt
index bbc575dbac1..0286a9aa739 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/serialization/KonanIrFileSerializer.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/serialization/KonanIrFileSerializer.kt
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@ class KonanIrFileSerializer(
     messageLogger: IrMessageLogger,
     declarationTable: DeclarationTable,
     expectDescriptorToSymbol: MutableMap<DeclarationDescriptor, IrSymbol>,
-    skipExpects: Boolean,
     languageVersionSettings: LanguageVersionSettings,
     bodiesOnlyForInlines: Boolean = false,
     compatibilityMode: CompatibilityMode,
     normalizeAbsolutePaths: Boolean,
     sourceBaseDirs: Collection<String>
 ): IrFileSerializer(messageLogger, declarationTable, expectDescriptorToSymbol, compatibilityMode, languageVersionSettings,
-        bodiesOnlyForInlines, skipExpects, normalizeAbsolutePaths = normalizeAbsolutePaths, sourceBaseDirs = sourceBaseDirs) {
+        bodiesOnlyForInlines, normalizeAbsolutePaths = normalizeAbsolutePaths, sourceBaseDirs = sourceBaseDirs) {
 
     override fun backendSpecificExplicitRoot(node: IrAnnotationContainer): Boolean {
         val fqn = when (node) {
diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/serialization/KonanIrModuleSerializer.kt b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/serialization/KonanIrModuleSerializer.kt
index d3c09af1103..5a0500def16 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/serialization/KonanIrModuleSerializer.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/serialization/KonanIrModuleSerializer.kt
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ class KonanIrModuleSerializer(
     messageLogger: IrMessageLogger,
     irBuiltIns: IrBuiltIns,
     private val expectDescriptorToSymbol: MutableMap<DeclarationDescriptor, IrSymbol>,
-    val skipExpects: Boolean,
     compatibilityMode: CompatibilityMode,
     normalizeAbsolutePaths: Boolean,
     sourceBaseDirs: Collection<String>,
@@ -34,7 +33,6 @@ class KonanIrModuleSerializer(
 
     override fun createSerializerForFile(file: IrFile): KonanIrFileSerializer =
             KonanIrFileSerializer(messageLogger, KonanDeclarationTable(globalDeclarationTable), expectDescriptorToSymbol,
-                    skipExpects = skipExpects,
                     compatibilityMode = compatibilityMode,
                     normalizeAbsolutePaths = normalizeAbsolutePaths,
                     sourceBaseDirs = sourceBaseDirs,