diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index f72109174..df4cbdcca 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ lazy val core = projectMatrix
     libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
       googleDiff,
       metaconfig,
-      scalametaFor3Use2_13,
+      scalameta,
       semanticdbSharedFor3Use2_13,
       collectionCompat
     )
@@ -98,10 +98,12 @@ lazy val core3 = project
       googleDiff,
       metaconfig
     ) ++ Seq(
-      scalametaFor3Use2_13,
+      scalameta,
       semanticdbSharedFor3Use2_13
     ).map { mod =>
       mod
+        .exclude("org.scalameta", "scalameta_2.13")
+        .exclude("org.scalameta", "parsers_2.13")
         .exclude("com.lihaoyi", "sourcecode_2.13")
         .exclude("org.scala-lang.modules", "scala-collection-compat_2.13")
     }
@@ -298,10 +300,10 @@ lazy val unit = projectMatrix
     ),
     libraryDependencies += {
       if (!isScala3.value) {
-        scalametaTeskitFor3Use2_13
+        scalametaTeskit
       } else {
         // exclude _2.13 artifacts that have their _3 counterpart in the classpath
-        scalametaTeskitFor3Use2_13
+        (scalametaTeskit cross CrossVersion.for3Use2_13)
           .exclude("org.scalameta", "munit_2.13")
       }
     },
@@ -459,7 +461,7 @@ lazy val docs = projectMatrix
       Dependencies.runtimeDepsForBackwardCompatibility
         .map(_.withRevision(VersionScheme.Always)),
     // force eviction of mdoc transitive dependency
-    dependencyOverrides += scalametaFor3Use2_13
+    dependencyOverrides += scalameta
   )
   .defaultAxes(VirtualAxis.jvm)
   .jvmPlatform(scalaVersions = Seq(scala213))
diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index 11498e8d2..f3f3e79b8 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ object Dependencies {
   val metacp = "org.scalameta" %% "metacp" % scalametaV
   val nailgunServer = "com.martiansoftware" % "nailgun-server" % nailgunV
   val scalaXml = "org.scala-lang.modules" %% "scala-xml" % scalaXmlV
-  val scalametaFor3Use2_13 = "org.scalameta" %% "scalameta" % scalametaV cross CrossVersion.for3Use2_13
-  val scalametaTeskitFor3Use2_13 = "org.scalameta" %% "testkit" % scalametaV cross CrossVersion.for3Use2_13
+  val scalameta = "org.scalameta" %% "scalameta" % scalametaV
+  val scalametaTeskit = "org.scalameta" %% "testkit" % scalametaV
   val scalatags = "com.lihaoyi" %% "scalatags" % scalatagsV
   val scalatest = "org.scalatest" %% "scalatest" % scalatestV
   val munit = "org.scalameta" %% "munit" % munitV