diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 50ac4136f7..d34c1aa458 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ val platformProjects by extra {
     setOf(
         projects.src.bom,
         projects.src.bomThirdparty,
-    ).mapTo(mutableSetOf()) { it.dependencyProject }
+    ).mapTo(mutableSetOf()) { it.path }
 }
 
 val notPublishedProjects by extra {
@@ -62,35 +62,11 @@ val notPublishedProjects by extra {
         projects.src.testkit,
         projects.src.testkitWiremock,
         projects.src.testServices,
-    ).mapTo(mutableSetOf()) { it.dependencyProject }
+    ).mapTo(mutableSetOf()) { it.path }
 }
 
 val publishedProjects by extra {
-    allprojects - notPublishedProjects
-}
-
-notPublishedProjects.forEach { project ->
-    if (project != rootProject) {
-        project.plugins.withId("maven-publish") {
-            throw IllegalStateException(
-                "Project ${project.path} is listed in notPublishedProjects, however it has maven-publish plugin applied. " +
-                    "Please remove maven-publish plugin (e.g. replace build-logic.jvm-published-library with build-logic.jvm-library) or " +
-                    "move the project to the list of published ones"
-            )
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-publishedProjects.forEach {project ->
-    project.afterEvaluate {
-        if (!pluginManager.hasPlugin("maven-publish")) {
-            throw IllegalStateException(
-                "Project ${project.path} is listed in publishedProjects, however it misses maven-publish plugin. " +
-                    "Please add maven-publish plugin (e.g. replace build-logic.jvm-library with build-logic.jvm-published-library) or " +
-                    "move the project to the list of notPublishedProjects"
-            )
-        }
-    }
+    allprojects.mapTo(mutableSetOf()) { it.path } - notPublishedProjects
 }
 
 val displayVersion by extra {
@@ -116,7 +92,7 @@ tasks.validateBeforeBuildingReleaseArtifacts {
 }
 
 releaseArtifacts {
-    fromProject(projects.src.dist.dependencyProject.path)
+    fromProject(projects.src.dist.path)
     previewSite {
         into("rat")
         from(tasks.rat) {
diff --git a/src/bom/build.gradle.kts b/src/bom/build.gradle.kts
index 454bfaf887..6925157838 100644
--- a/src/bom/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/src/bom/build.gradle.kts
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ description = "A platform that aligns versions of all JMeter components"
 
 dependencies {
     constraints {
-        val publishedProjects: Set<Project> by rootProject.extra
-        val platformProjects: Set<Project> by rootProject.extra
+        val publishedProjects: Set<String> by rootProject.extra
+        val platformProjects: Set<String> by rootProject.extra
         (publishedProjects - platformProjects).forEach {
-            api(it)
+            api(project(it))
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/dist/build.gradle.kts b/src/dist/build.gradle.kts
index 8ac383a052..40cf7b67b9 100644
--- a/src/dist/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/src/dist/build.gradle.kts
@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@ val populateLibs by tasks.registering {
     doLast {
         val deps = configurations.runtimeClasspath.get().resolvedConfiguration.resolvedArtifacts
         // This ensures project exists, if project is renamed, names should be corrected here as wells
-        val launcherProject = projects.src.launcher.dependencyProject.path
-        val bshclientProject = projects.src.bshclient.dependencyProject.path
-        val jorphanProject = projects.src.jorphan.dependencyProject.path
+        val launcherProject = projects.src.launcher.path
+        val bshclientProject = projects.src.bshclient.path
+        val jorphanProject = projects.src.jorphan.path
         listOf(libs, libsExt, binLibs).forEach {
             it.filePermissions {
                 unix("rw-r--r--")