diff --git a/platform/build-scripts/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/impl/PlatformModules.kt b/platform/build-scripts/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/impl/PlatformModules.kt
index 3ae5fd2cffb8..466b2a346426 100644
--- a/platform/build-scripts/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/impl/PlatformModules.kt
+++ b/platform/build-scripts/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/impl/PlatformModules.kt
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ private val PLATFORM_API_MODULES = java.util.List.of(
   "intellij.xml",
   "intellij.xml.psi",
   "intellij.xml.structureView",
+  "intellij.platform.kernel",
 )
 
 /**
diff --git a/platform/kernel/backend/resources/intellij.platform.kernel.backend.xml b/platform/kernel/backend/resources/intellij.platform.kernel.backend.xml
index 868f6e919e45..7242f359fe2d 100644
--- a/platform/kernel/backend/resources/intellij.platform.kernel.backend.xml
+++ b/platform/kernel/backend/resources/intellij.platform.kernel.backend.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <idea-plugin package="com.intellij.platform.kernel.backend">
   <dependencies>
-    <module name="intellij.platform.kernel"/>
+    <!--<module name="intellij.platform.kernel"/>-->
     <plugin id="com.intellij.platform.experimental.backend"/>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/platform/kernel/shared/resources/intellij.platform.kernel.xml b/platform/kernel/shared/resources/intellij.platform.kernel.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 0bb1f9b01c4b..000000000000
--- a/platform/kernel/shared/resources/intellij.platform.kernel.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-<idea-plugin package="com.intellij.platform.kernel">
-</idea-plugin>
diff --git a/platform/platform-resources/src/META-INF/essential-modules.xml b/platform/platform-resources/src/META-INF/essential-modules.xml
index 70675b252b11..45ef785e86b9 100644
--- a/platform/platform-resources/src/META-INF/essential-modules.xml
+++ b/platform/platform-resources/src/META-INF/essential-modules.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
     <module name="intellij.libraries.ktor.client"/>
     <module name="intellij.libraries.ktor.client.cio"/>
 
-    <module name="intellij.platform.kernel"/>
     <module name="intellij.platform.kernel.backend"/>
     <!-- todo navbar is not essential-->
     <module name="intellij.platform.navbar"/>