diff --git a/build/src/CommunityRunTestsBuildTarget.kt b/build/src/CommunityRunTestsBuildTarget.kt
index 16bcf76810f5..0336bfb41331 100644
--- a/build/src/CommunityRunTestsBuildTarget.kt
+++ b/build/src/CommunityRunTestsBuildTarget.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright 2000-2023 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
-import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.IdeaProjectLoaderUtil
+import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.BuildPaths.Companion.COMMUNITY_ROOT
 import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.TestingTasks
 import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.impl.createCompilationContext
 
@@ -17,11 +17,10 @@ import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.impl.createCompilationContext
 object CommunityRunTestsBuildTarget {
   @JvmStatic
   fun main(args: Array<String>) {
-    val communityHome = IdeaProjectLoaderUtil.guessCommunityHome(javaClass)
     runBlocking(Dispatchers.Default) {
       val context = createCompilationContext(
-        projectHome = communityHome.communityRoot,
-        defaultOutputRoot = communityHome.communityRoot.resolve("out/tests")
+        projectHome = COMMUNITY_ROOT.communityRoot,
+        defaultOutputRoot = COMMUNITY_ROOT.communityRoot.resolve("out/tests")
       )
       TestingTasks.create(context).runTests(defaultMainModule = "intellij.idea.community.main")
     }
diff --git a/build/src/FullUpdaterBuildTarget.kt b/build/src/FullUpdaterBuildTarget.kt
index 49023f1b5ff6..61de0a2b5792 100644
--- a/build/src/FullUpdaterBuildTarget.kt
+++ b/build/src/FullUpdaterBuildTarget.kt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
-import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.IdeaProjectLoaderUtil
+import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.BuildPaths.Companion.COMMUNITY_ROOT
 import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.createBuildTasks
 import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.createCommunityBuildContext
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ object FullUpdaterBuildTarget {
   @JvmStatic
   fun main(args: Array<String>) {
     runBlocking(Dispatchers.Default) {
-      val context = createCommunityBuildContext(IdeaProjectLoaderUtil.guessCommunityHome(javaClass))
+      val context = createCommunityBuildContext()
       val tasks = createBuildTasks(context)
       tasks.compileModules(listOf(UPDATER_MODULE_NAME))
       tasks.buildFullUpdaterJar()
diff --git a/build/src/KotlinPluginBuildTarget.kt b/build/src/KotlinPluginBuildTarget.kt
index 9df8e61c0d8b..3635034ae306 100644
--- a/build/src/KotlinPluginBuildTarget.kt
+++ b/build/src/KotlinPluginBuildTarget.kt
@@ -2,17 +2,16 @@
 
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
+import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.BuildPaths.Companion.COMMUNITY_ROOT
 import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.IdeaCommunityProperties
-import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.IdeaProjectLoaderUtil
 import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.kotlin.KotlinPluginBuilder
 
 internal object KotlinPluginBuildTarget {
   @JvmStatic
   fun main(args: Array<String>) {
-    val communityHome = IdeaProjectLoaderUtil.guessCommunityHome(javaClass)
     runBlocking(Dispatchers.Default) {
-      KotlinPluginBuilder.build(home = communityHome.communityRoot,
-                                properties = IdeaCommunityProperties(communityHome.communityRoot))
+      KotlinPluginBuilder.build(home = COMMUNITY_ROOT.communityRoot,
+                                properties = IdeaCommunityProperties(COMMUNITY_ROOT.communityRoot))
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/build/src/OpenSourceCommunityInstallersBuildTarget.kt b/build/src/OpenSourceCommunityInstallersBuildTarget.kt
index 59baf958baf4..2acd30b0fb43 100644
--- a/build/src/OpenSourceCommunityInstallersBuildTarget.kt
+++ b/build/src/OpenSourceCommunityInstallersBuildTarget.kt
@@ -20,10 +20,8 @@ object OpenSourceCommunityInstallersBuildTarget {
       buildStepsToSkip += BuildOptions.MAC_SIGN_STEP
     }
 
-    val communityHome = IdeaProjectLoaderUtil.guessCommunityHome(javaClass)
-
     runBlocking(Dispatchers.Default) {
-      val context = createCommunityBuildContext(communityHome, options)
+      val context = createCommunityBuildContext(options)
       createBuildTasks(context).compileProjectAndTests(listOf("intellij.platform.jps.build.tests"))
       buildDistributions(context)
       spanBuilder("build standalone JPS").useWithScope {
diff --git a/build/src/OpenSourceCommunityUpdateFromSourcesBuildTarget.kt b/build/src/OpenSourceCommunityUpdateFromSourcesBuildTarget.kt
index 396c793ca9f7..c69c8b595294 100644
--- a/build/src/OpenSourceCommunityUpdateFromSourcesBuildTarget.kt
+++ b/build/src/OpenSourceCommunityUpdateFromSourcesBuildTarget.kt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import com.intellij.util.SystemProperties
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
 import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.BuildOptions
-import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.IdeaProjectLoaderUtil
+import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.BuildPaths.Companion.COMMUNITY_ROOT
 import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.createBuildTasks
 import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.createCommunityBuildContext
 import java.nio.file.Path
@@ -25,13 +25,12 @@ object OpenSourceCommunityUpdateFromSourcesBuildTarget {
       options.buildStepsToSkip.add(BuildOptions.NON_BUNDLED_PLUGINS_STEP)
     }
 
-    val communityHome = IdeaProjectLoaderUtil.guessCommunityHome(javaClass)
     val distOutputRelativePath = System.getProperty("distOutputRelativePath")!!
 
     // when IDEA CE is updated from IDEA, a UE sources project should be loaded from IDEA UE directory
-    val projectHome = System.getProperty("devIdeaHome")?.let { Path.of(it) } ?: communityHome.communityRoot
+    val projectHome = System.getProperty("devIdeaHome")?.let { Path.of(it) } ?: COMMUNITY_ROOT.communityRoot
     runBlocking(Dispatchers.Default) {
-      createBuildTasks(context = createCommunityBuildContext(communityHome = communityHome, options = options, projectHome = projectHome))
+      createBuildTasks(context = createCommunityBuildContext(options = options, projectHome = projectHome))
         .buildUnpackedDistribution(targetDirectory = options.outRootDir!!.resolve(distOutputRelativePath), includeBinAndRuntime = false)
     }
   }
diff --git a/build/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/IdeaCommunityProperties.kt b/build/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/IdeaCommunityProperties.kt
index ba81da32e7f1..759e7a72569f 100644
--- a/build/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/IdeaCommunityProperties.kt
+++ b/build/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/IdeaCommunityProperties.kt
@@ -3,21 +3,19 @@ package org.jetbrains.intellij.build
 
 import kotlinx.collections.immutable.persistentListOf
 import kotlinx.collections.immutable.plus
-import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.dependencies.BuildDependenciesCommunityRoot
+import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.BuildPaths.Companion.COMMUNITY_ROOT
 import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.impl.BuildContextImpl
 import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.io.copyDir
 import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.io.copyFileToDir
 import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.kotlin.KotlinBinaries
-
 import java.nio.file.Path
 
 internal suspend fun createCommunityBuildContext(
-  communityHome: BuildDependenciesCommunityRoot,
   options: BuildOptions = BuildOptions(),
-  projectHome: Path = communityHome.communityRoot,
+  projectHome: Path = COMMUNITY_ROOT.communityRoot,
 ): BuildContext {
   return BuildContextImpl.createContext(projectHome = projectHome,
-                                        productProperties = IdeaCommunityProperties(communityHome.communityRoot),
+                                        productProperties = IdeaCommunityProperties(COMMUNITY_ROOT.communityRoot),
                                         setupTracer = true,
                                         options = options)
 }
diff --git a/build/tests/testSrc/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/IdeaCommunityBuildTest.kt b/build/tests/testSrc/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/IdeaCommunityBuildTest.kt
index daa19fefd449..2c12e48ada62 100644
--- a/build/tests/testSrc/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/IdeaCommunityBuildTest.kt
+++ b/build/tests/testSrc/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/IdeaCommunityBuildTest.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import com.intellij.platform.buildScripts.testFramework.runTestBuild
 import com.intellij.platform.buildScripts.testFramework.spanName
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
+import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.BuildPaths.Companion.COMMUNITY_ROOT
 import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.impl.BuildContextImpl
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.TestInfo
@@ -15,12 +16,10 @@ class IdeaCommunityBuildTest {
   @Test
   fun build(testInfo: TestInfo) {
     val homePath = PathManager.getHomeDirFor(javaClass)!!
-    val communityHomePath = IdeaProjectLoaderUtil.guessCommunityHome(javaClass)
-    val productProperties = IdeaCommunityProperties(communityHomePath.communityRoot)
+    val productProperties = IdeaCommunityProperties(COMMUNITY_ROOT.communityRoot)
     runTestBuild(
       homePath = homePath,
       traceSpanName = testInfo.spanName,
-      communityHomePath = communityHomePath,
       productProperties = productProperties,
     ) {
       it.classOutDir = System.getProperty(BuildOptions.PROJECT_CLASSES_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_PROPERTY) ?: "$homePath/out/classes"
@@ -30,9 +29,8 @@ class IdeaCommunityBuildTest {
   @Test
   fun jpsStandalone(testInfo: TestInfo) {
     val homePath = PathManager.getHomeDirFor(javaClass)!!
-    val communityHome = IdeaProjectLoaderUtil.guessCommunityHome(javaClass)
     runBlocking(Dispatchers.Default) {
-      val productProperties = IdeaCommunityProperties(communityHome.communityRoot)
+      val productProperties = IdeaCommunityProperties(COMMUNITY_ROOT.communityRoot)
       val options = createBuildOptionsForTest(productProperties = productProperties, skipDependencySetup = true)
       val context = BuildContextImpl.createContext(
         projectHome = homePath,
diff --git a/platform/build-scripts/testFramework/src/com/intellij/platform/buildScripts/testFramework/IdeStructureTestBase.kt b/platform/build-scripts/testFramework/src/com/intellij/platform/buildScripts/testFramework/IdeStructureTestBase.kt
index 1632a441851a..1afe980c9001 100644
--- a/platform/build-scripts/testFramework/src/com/intellij/platform/buildScripts/testFramework/IdeStructureTestBase.kt
+++ b/platform/build-scripts/testFramework/src/com/intellij/platform/buildScripts/testFramework/IdeStructureTestBase.kt
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
 import org.assertj.core.api.SoftAssertions
 import org.assertj.core.api.junit.jupiter.SoftAssertionsExtension
 import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.BuildContext
-import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.IdeaProjectLoaderUtil
 import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.ProductProperties
 import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.ProprietaryBuildTools
 import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.impl.ModuleStructureValidator
@@ -36,8 +35,7 @@ abstract class IdeStructureTestBase {
     return runBlocking(Dispatchers.Default) {
       createBuildContext(homePath = projectHome,
                          productProperties = productProperties,
-                         buildTools = createBuildTools(),
-                         communityHomePath = IdeaProjectLoaderUtil.guessCommunityHome(javaClass))
+                         buildTools = createBuildTools())
 
     }
   }
diff --git a/platform/build-scripts/testFramework/src/com/intellij/platform/buildScripts/testFramework/buildScriptTestUtils.kt b/platform/build-scripts/testFramework/src/com/intellij/platform/buildScripts/testFramework/buildScriptTestUtils.kt
index 1bb54ce1d844..bc9c54c73c19 100644
--- a/platform/build-scripts/testFramework/src/com/intellij/platform/buildScripts/testFramework/buildScriptTestUtils.kt
+++ b/platform/build-scripts/testFramework/src/com/intellij/platform/buildScripts/testFramework/buildScriptTestUtils.kt
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
 import org.assertj.core.api.SoftAssertions
 import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.*
 import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.TraceManager.spanBuilder
-import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.dependencies.BuildDependenciesCommunityRoot
 import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.impl.BuildContextImpl
 import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.impl.buildDistributions
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.TestInfo
@@ -71,7 +70,6 @@ suspend inline fun createBuildContext(
   homePath: Path,
   productProperties: ProductProperties,
   buildTools: ProprietaryBuildTools = ProprietaryBuildTools.DUMMY,
-  communityHomePath: BuildDependenciesCommunityRoot,
   buildOptionsCustomizer: (BuildOptions) -> Unit = {},
 ): BuildContext {
   val options = createBuildOptionsForTest(productProperties)
@@ -106,7 +104,6 @@ fun runTestBuild(
   homePath: Path,
   productProperties: ProductProperties,
   buildTools: ProprietaryBuildTools = ProprietaryBuildTools.DUMMY,
-  communityHomePath: BuildDependenciesCommunityRoot = BuildDependenciesCommunityRoot(homePath.resolve("community")),
   traceSpanName: String,
   isReproducibilityTestAllowed: Boolean = true,
   build: suspend (context: BuildContext) -> Unit = { buildDistributions(it) },
diff --git a/platform/build-scripts/tests/testSrc/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/PluginDistributionJARsBuilderTest.kt b/platform/build-scripts/tests/testSrc/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/PluginDistributionJARsBuilderTest.kt
index 8c0057841add..2789c9aab700 100644
--- a/platform/build-scripts/tests/testSrc/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/PluginDistributionJARsBuilderTest.kt
+++ b/platform/build-scripts/tests/testSrc/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/PluginDistributionJARsBuilderTest.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package org.jetbrains.intellij.build
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
 import org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat
+import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.BuildPaths.Companion.COMMUNITY_ROOT
 import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.impl.BuildContextImpl
 import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.impl.createIdeClassPath
 import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.impl.createPlatformLayout
@@ -12,10 +13,9 @@ import org.junit.Test
 class PluginDistributionJARsBuilderTest {
   @Test
   fun verifyStableClasspathOrder() {
-    val communityHome = IdeaProjectLoaderUtil.guessCommunityHome(javaClass)
-    val productProperties = IdeaCommunityProperties(communityHome.communityRoot)
+    val productProperties = IdeaCommunityProperties(COMMUNITY_ROOT.communityRoot)
     runBlocking(Dispatchers.Default) {
-      val context = BuildContextImpl.createContext(communityHome.communityRoot, productProperties)
+      val context = BuildContextImpl.createContext(COMMUNITY_ROOT.communityRoot, productProperties)
       val ideClasspath1 = createIdeClassPath(createPlatformLayout(pluginsToPublish = emptySet(), context = context), context)
       val ideClasspath2 = createIdeClassPath(createPlatformLayout(pluginsToPublish = emptySet(), context = context), context)
       assertThat(ideClasspath1).isEqualTo(ideClasspath2)
diff --git a/platform/build-scripts/tests/testSrc/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/impl/BundledRuntimeTest.kt b/platform/build-scripts/tests/testSrc/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/impl/BundledRuntimeTest.kt
index c6fddc8c7889..4885b22ab9d5 100644
--- a/platform/build-scripts/tests/testSrc/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/impl/BundledRuntimeTest.kt
+++ b/platform/build-scripts/tests/testSrc/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/impl/BundledRuntimeTest.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.util.io.NioFiles
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
 import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.*
+import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.BuildPaths.Companion.COMMUNITY_ROOT
 import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.dependencies.JdkDownloader
 import org.junit.Test
 import java.nio.file.Files
@@ -66,9 +67,8 @@ class BundledRuntimeTest {
   private inline fun withCompilationContext(block: (CompilationContext) -> Unit) {
     val tempDir = Files.createTempDirectory("compilation-context-")
     try {
-      val communityHome = IdeaProjectLoaderUtil.guessCommunityHome(javaClass)
       val context = createCompilationContextBlocking(
-        projectHome = communityHome.communityRoot,
+        projectHome = COMMUNITY_ROOT.communityRoot,
         defaultOutputRoot = tempDir,
       )
       block(context)
diff --git a/python/build/src/PyCharmCommunityInstallersBuildTarget.kt b/python/build/src/PyCharmCommunityInstallersBuildTarget.kt
index d6a6c8999246..62a76e825e49 100644
--- a/python/build/src/PyCharmCommunityInstallersBuildTarget.kt
+++ b/python/build/src/PyCharmCommunityInstallersBuildTarget.kt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
 import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.BuildOptions
-import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.IdeaProjectLoaderUtil
+import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.BuildPaths.Companion.COMMUNITY_ROOT
 import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.createBuildTasks
 import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.impl.BuildContextImpl
 import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.pycharm.PyCharmBuildUtils
@@ -29,10 +29,9 @@ object PyCharmCommunityInstallersBuildTarget {
           PyCharmBuildUtils.SKELETONS_COPY_STEP,
         ))
       }
-      val communityHome = IdeaProjectLoaderUtil.guessCommunityHome(PyCharmCommunityInstallersBuildTarget::class.java)
       val context = BuildContextImpl.createContext(
-        projectHome = communityHome.communityRoot,
-        productProperties = PyCharmCommunityProperties(communityHome.communityRoot),
+        projectHome = COMMUNITY_ROOT.communityRoot,
+        productProperties = PyCharmCommunityProperties(COMMUNITY_ROOT.communityRoot),
         options = options,
       )
       createBuildTasks(context).buildDistributions()
diff --git a/python/build/src/PythonCommunityPluginBuildTarget.kt b/python/build/src/PythonCommunityPluginBuildTarget.kt
index 34a8c5142467..db3f698ed5d8 100644
--- a/python/build/src/PythonCommunityPluginBuildTarget.kt
+++ b/python/build/src/PythonCommunityPluginBuildTarget.kt
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
-import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.IdeaProjectLoaderUtil
+import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.BuildPaths.Companion.COMMUNITY_ROOT
 import org.jetbrains.intellij.build.pycharm.PythonCommunityPluginBuilder
 
 // Copyright 2000-2022 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
 object PythonCommunityPluginBuildTarget {
   @JvmStatic
   fun main(args: Array<String>) = runBlocking(Dispatchers.Default) {
-    PythonCommunityPluginBuilder(IdeaProjectLoaderUtil.guessCommunityHome(javaClass).communityRoot).build()
+    PythonCommunityPluginBuilder(COMMUNITY_ROOT.communityRoot).build()
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/build/testSrc/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/pycharm/PyCharmCommunityBuildTest.kt b/python/build/testSrc/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/pycharm/PyCharmCommunityBuildTest.kt
index 699038776e5a..59ff5b56f093 100644
--- a/python/build/testSrc/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/pycharm/PyCharmCommunityBuildTest.kt
+++ b/python/build/testSrc/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/pycharm/PyCharmCommunityBuildTest.kt
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ class PyCharmCommunityBuildTest {
     val communityHomePath = BuildDependenciesCommunityRoot(homePath.resolve("community"))
     runTestBuild(
       homePath = communityHomePath.communityRoot,
-      communityHomePath = communityHomePath,
       traceSpanName = testInfo.spanName,
       productProperties = PyCharmCommunityProperties(communityHomePath.communityRoot),
     ) {