diff --git a/templates/desktop-template/build.gradle.kts b/templates/desktop-template/build.gradle.kts
index 2dad821f4c..19cdd98384 100644
--- a/templates/desktop-template/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/templates/desktop-template/build.gradle.kts
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
+    // Note, if you develop a library, you should use compose.desktop.common.
+    // compose.desktop.currentOs should be used in launcher-sourceSet
+    // (in a separate module for demo project and in testMain).
+    // With compose.desktop.common you will also lose @Preview functionality
     implementation(compose.desktop.currentOs)
 }
 
diff --git a/templates/multiplatform-template/common/build.gradle.kts b/templates/multiplatform-template/common/build.gradle.kts
index d7742f72a7..11d04fb6fc 100644
--- a/templates/multiplatform-template/common/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/templates/multiplatform-template/common/build.gradle.kts
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@ kotlin {
         }
         named("desktopMain") {
             dependencies {
-                api(compose.uiTooling)
+                // Note, if you develop a library, you should use compose.desktop.common.
+                // compose.desktop.currentOs should be used in launcher-sourceSet
+                // (in a separate module for demo project and in testMain).
+                // With compose.desktop.common you will also lose @Preview functionality
+                api(compose.desktop.currentOs)
             }
         }
         named("androidMain") {
@@ -53,4 +57,4 @@ android {
             res.srcDirs("src/androidMain/res")
         }
     }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/templates/multiplatform-template/desktop/build.gradle.kts b/templates/multiplatform-template/desktop/build.gradle.kts
index 2a1a7377ff..bffabdaf28 100644
--- a/templates/multiplatform-template/desktop/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/templates/multiplatform-template/desktop/build.gradle.kts
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ kotlin {
     sourceSets {
         named("jvmMain") {
             dependencies {
-                implementation(compose.desktop.currentOs)
                 implementation(project(":common"))
             }
         }