diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/HasKotlinDependencies.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/HasKotlinDependencies.kt
index 9248d885ca1..5692368ae2e 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/HasKotlinDependencies.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/HasKotlinDependencies.kt
@@ -22,20 +22,29 @@ interface KotlinDependencyHandler {
     fun implementation(dependencyNotation: Any): Dependency?
     fun implementation(dependencyNotation: String, configure: ExternalModuleDependency.() -> Unit): ExternalModuleDependency
     fun <T : Dependency> implementation(dependency: T, configure: T.() -> Unit): T
-    fun implementation(dependencyNotation: String, configure: Closure<*>) = implementation(dependencyNotation) { ConfigureUtil.configure(configure, this) }
-    fun <T : Dependency> implementation(dependency: T, configure: Closure<*>) = implementation(dependency) { ConfigureUtil.configure(configure, this) }
+    fun implementation(dependencyNotation: String, configure: Closure<*>) =
+        implementation(dependencyNotation) { ConfigureUtil.configure(configure, this) }
+
+    fun <T : Dependency> implementation(dependency: T, configure: Closure<*>) =
+        implementation(dependency) { ConfigureUtil.configure(configure, this) }
 
     fun compileOnly(dependencyNotation: Any): Dependency?
     fun compileOnly(dependencyNotation: String, configure: ExternalModuleDependency.() -> Unit): ExternalModuleDependency
     fun <T : Dependency> compileOnly(dependency: T, configure: T.() -> Unit): T
-    fun compileOnly(dependencyNotation: String, configure: Closure<*>) = compileOnly(dependencyNotation) { ConfigureUtil.configure(configure, this) }
-    fun <T : Dependency> compileOnly(dependency: T, configure: Closure<*>) = compileOnly(dependency) { ConfigureUtil.configure(configure, this) }
+    fun compileOnly(dependencyNotation: String, configure: Closure<*>) =
+        compileOnly(dependencyNotation) { ConfigureUtil.configure(configure, this) }
+
+    fun <T : Dependency> compileOnly(dependency: T, configure: Closure<*>) =
+        compileOnly(dependency) { ConfigureUtil.configure(configure, this) }
 
     fun runtimeOnly(dependencyNotation: Any): Dependency?
     fun runtimeOnly(dependencyNotation: String, configure: ExternalModuleDependency.() -> Unit): ExternalModuleDependency
     fun <T : Dependency> runtimeOnly(dependency: T, configure: T.() -> Unit): T
-    fun runtimeOnly(dependencyNotation: String, configure: Closure<*>) = runtimeOnly(dependencyNotation) { ConfigureUtil.configure(configure, this) }
-    fun <T : Dependency> runtimeOnly(dependency: T, configure: Closure<*>) = runtimeOnly(dependency) { ConfigureUtil.configure(configure, this) }
+    fun runtimeOnly(dependencyNotation: String, configure: Closure<*>) =
+        runtimeOnly(dependencyNotation) { ConfigureUtil.configure(configure, this) }
+
+    fun <T : Dependency> runtimeOnly(dependency: T, configure: Closure<*>) =
+        runtimeOnly(dependency) { ConfigureUtil.configure(configure, this) }
 
     fun kotlin(simpleModuleName: String): ExternalModuleDependency = kotlin(simpleModuleName, null)
     fun kotlin(simpleModuleName: String, version: String?): ExternalModuleDependency
@@ -49,6 +58,8 @@ interface KotlinDependencyHandler {
 
     fun npm(name: String, directory: File): Dependency
 
+    fun npm(directory: File): Dependency
+
     @Deprecated(
         message = "Use npm(name, version) instead. Name like in package.json"
     )
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/DefaultKotlinDependencyHandler.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/DefaultKotlinDependencyHandler.kt
index 1f651a6a2b2..a00f8f35c8f 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/DefaultKotlinDependencyHandler.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/DefaultKotlinDependencyHandler.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import org.gradle.api.artifacts.ProjectDependency
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.HasKotlinDependencies
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.KotlinDependencyHandler
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.npm.NpmDependency
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.npm.fileVersion
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.npm.moduleName
 import java.io.File
 
 class DefaultKotlinDependencyHandler(
@@ -88,9 +90,14 @@ class DefaultKotlinDependencyHandler(
         )
 
     override fun npm(name: String, directory: File): NpmDependency =
-        NpmDependency(
-            project = project,
+        npm(
             name = name,
+            version = fileVersion(directory)
+        )
+
+    override fun npm(directory: File): NpmDependency =
+        npm(
+            name = moduleName(directory),
             directory = directory
         )
 
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/NpmDependency.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/NpmDependency.kt
index c43b60d1761..44fccd9ea0b 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/NpmDependency.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/NpmDependency.kt
@@ -30,25 +30,6 @@ data class NpmDependency(
     ResolvableDependency,
     FileCollectionDependency {
 
-    constructor(
-        project: Project,
-        name: String,
-        directory: File
-    ) : this(
-        project,
-        name,
-        "$FILE_VERSION_PREFIX${directory.canonicalPath}"
-    )
-
-    constructor(
-        project: Project,
-        directory: File
-    ) : this(
-        project,
-        moduleName(directory),
-        directory
-    )
-
     enum class Scope {
         NORMAL,
         DEV,
@@ -146,7 +127,10 @@ data class NpmDependency(
     override fun getReason(): String? = reason
 }
 
-private fun moduleName(directory: File): String {
+internal fun fileVersion(directory: File): String =
+    "$FILE_VERSION_PREFIX${directory.canonicalPath}"
+
+internal fun moduleName(directory: File): String {
     val packageJson = directory.resolve(PACKAGE_JSON)
 
     check(!packageJson.isFile) {
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/NpmDependencyExtension.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/NpmDependencyExtension.kt
index 64fa920e547..20416fb2eb0 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/NpmDependencyExtension.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/js/npm/NpmDependencyExtension.kt
@@ -29,10 +29,9 @@ fun Project.addNpmDependencyExtension() {
             )
 
         override operator fun invoke(name: String, directory: File): NpmDependency =
-            NpmDependency(
-                project = this@addNpmDependencyExtension,
+            invoke(
                 name = name,
-                directory = directory
+                version = fileVersion(directory)
             )
 
         override fun call(vararg args: Any?): NpmDependency {