diff --git a/build/scripts/moduleLoader.gant b/build/scripts/moduleLoader.gant
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index d3c6597e296c..000000000000
--- a/build/scripts/moduleLoader.gant
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2000-2016 JetBrains s.r.o.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-
-import com.intellij.openapi.util.JDOMUtil
-import com.intellij.openapi.util.SystemInfo
-import com.intellij.openapi.util.io.FileUtil
-import com.intellij.util.containers.hash.HashMap
-import org.jetbrains.jps.model.JpsElementFactory
-import org.jetbrains.jps.model.java.JpsJavaModuleType
-import org.jetbrains.jps.model.java.JpsJavaSdkType
-import org.jetbrains.jps.model.serialization.JDomSerializationUtil
-import org.jetbrains.jps.model.serialization.JpsMacroExpander
-import org.jetbrains.jps.model.serialization.PathMacroUtil
-import org.jetbrains.jps.model.serialization.module.JpsModuleRootModelSerializer
-/**
- * @author nik
- */
-//todo[nik] use 'addModule' from JpsGantTool instead after next update of standalone JPS jars
-binding.setVariable("loadModule", {File moduleFile ->
-  def moduleName = FileUtil.getNameWithoutExtension(moduleFile)
-  def module = JpsElementFactory.instance.createModule(moduleName, JpsJavaModuleType.INSTANCE, JpsElementFactory.instance.createDummyElement())
-  def expander = createModuleMacroExpander(new HashMap<String, String>(), moduleFile)
-  def rootElement = JDOMUtil.load(moduleFile)
-  expander.substitute(rootElement, SystemInfo.isFileSystemCaseSensitive)
-  JpsModuleRootModelSerializer.loadRootModel(module, JDomSerializationUtil.findComponent(rootElement, "NewModuleRootManager"),
-                                             JpsJavaSdkType.INSTANCE)
-  project.addModule(module)
-  projectBuilder.info("Module $moduleName loaded")
-  return module
-})
-
-private JpsMacroExpander createModuleMacroExpander(final Map<String, String> pathVariables, File moduleFile) {
-  final JpsMacroExpander expander = new JpsMacroExpander(pathVariables)
-  def moduleDirPath = PathMacroUtil.getModuleDir(moduleFile.getAbsolutePath())
-  if (moduleDirPath != null) {
-    expander.addFileHierarchyReplacements(PathMacroUtil.MODULE_DIR_MACRO_NAME, new File(FileUtil.toSystemDependentName(moduleDirPath)))
-  }
-  return expander
-}