diff --git a/buildSrc/build.gradle b/buildSrc/build.gradle
index 7c272aa20a..47e8191eb9 100644
--- a/buildSrc/build.gradle
+++ b/buildSrc/build.gradle
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@ repositories {
             includeGroup "net.neoforged"
         }
     }
+    maven {
+        name = "MojangMeta"
+        url = "https://maven.neoforged.net/mojang-meta"
+        content {
+            includeModule("net.neoforged", "minecraft-dependencies")
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 dependencies {
@@ -21,7 +28,11 @@ dependencies {
     // ../settings.gradle sets these version properties accordingly
     implementation "net.neoforged:moddev-gradle:${gradle.parent.ext.moddevgradle_plugin_version}"
 
-    implementation "com.google.code.gson:gson:${gradle.parent.ext.gson_version}"
+    implementation(platform("net.neoforged:minecraft-dependencies:${gradle.parent.ext.minecraft_version}") {
+        exclude group: 'org.ow2.asm' // The platform requests a strictly lower version of ASM and we bump it
+    })
+
+    implementation "com.google.code.gson:gson"
     implementation "io.codechicken:DiffPatch:${gradle.parent.ext.diffpatch_version}"
 
     implementation "org.ow2.asm:asm:${gradle.parent.ext.asm_version}"
diff --git a/coremods/build.gradle b/coremods/build.gradle
index dc92c1c7b8..313ab18fa7 100644
--- a/coremods/build.gradle
+++ b/coremods/build.gradle
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@ java {
 }
 
 dependencies {
+    compileOnly(platform("net.neoforged:minecraft-dependencies:${project.minecraft_version}"))
+    compileOnly "org.slf4j:slf4j-api"
+    compileOnly "com.google.code.gson:gson"
+
     compileOnly "org.jetbrains:annotations:${project.jetbrains_annotations_version}"
-    compileOnly "com.google.code.gson:gson:${gson_version}"
-    compileOnly "org.slf4j:slf4j-api:${slf4j_api_version}"
     compileOnly "net.neoforged.fancymodloader:loader:${project.fancy_mod_loader_version}"
 }
 
diff --git a/coremods/settings.gradle b/coremods/settings.gradle
deleted file mode 100644
index 06c2cf68e4..0000000000
--- a/coremods/settings.gradle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-repositories {
-    maven { url = 'https://maven.neoforged.net/releases' }
-    maven {
-        name 'Mojang'
-        url 'https://libraries.minecraft.net'
-    }
-    mavenCentral()
-}
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 1ddec3e0fc..b823928de3 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -41,20 +41,11 @@ mixin_version=0.15.2+mixin.0.8.7
 terminalconsoleappender_version=1.3.0
 nightconfig_version=3.8.0
 jetbrains_annotations_version=24.0.1
-slf4j_api_version=2.0.7
 apache_maven_artifact_version=3.9.9
 jarjar_version=0.4.1
 fancy_mod_loader_version=6.0.6
-mojang_logging_version=1.1.1
-log4j_version=2.22.1
-guava_version=31.1.2-jre
-gson_version=2.10.1
-apache_commons_lang3_version=3.13.0
-jopt_simple_version=5.0.4
-commons_io_version=2.13.0
 typetools_version=0.6.3
 nashorn_core_version=15.3
-lwjgl_glfw_version=3.3.2
 mixin_extras_version=0.4.1
 
 jupiter_api_version=5.10.2
diff --git a/projects/neoforge/build.gradle b/projects/neoforge/build.gradle
index 38ddc0d546..83547a7e42 100644
--- a/projects/neoforge/build.gradle
+++ b/projects/neoforge/build.gradle
@@ -118,8 +118,6 @@ dependencies {
     libraries ("net.neoforged:JarJarSelector:${project.jarjar_version}") {
         exclude group: 'org.slf4j'
     }
-    // We depend on apache commons directly as there is a difference between the version the server uses and the one the client does
-    libraries "org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:${project.apache_commons_lang3_version}"
     libraries ("net.neoforged:JarJarMetadata:${project.jarjar_version}") {
         exclude group: 'org.slf4j'
     }
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index edb9c51a52..41141aba43 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ plugins {
 
 // This makes the version available to buildSrc
 gradle.ext.moddevgradle_plugin_version = moddevgradle_plugin_version
-gradle.ext.gson_version = gson_version
+gradle.ext.minecraft_version = minecraft_version
 gradle.ext.diffpatch_version = diffpatch_version
 gradle.ext.asm_version = asm_version