diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/java/JavaPlugin.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/java/JavaPlugin.kt
index 4367bf62..f6e517a7 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/java/JavaPlugin.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/java/JavaPlugin.kt
@@ -125,5 +125,5 @@ class JavaCompilerConfig {
 }
 
 @Directive
-fun Project.javaCompiler(init: JavaCompilerConfig.() -> Unit) = JavaCompilerConfig().run { init() }
+fun Project.javaCompiler(init: JavaCompilerConfig.() -> Unit) = JavaCompilerConfig().init()
 
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/kotlin/KotlinPlugin.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/kotlin/KotlinPlugin.kt
index 213174cc..539390ca 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/kotlin/KotlinPlugin.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/plugin/kotlin/KotlinPlugin.kt
@@ -118,9 +118,4 @@ class KotlinCompilerConfig {
 }
 
 @Directive
-fun Project.kotlinCompiler(init: KotlinCompilerConfig.() -> Unit) : KotlinCompilerConfig {
-    with (KotlinCompilerConfig()) {
-        init()
-        return this
-    }
-}
+fun Project.kotlinCompiler(init: KotlinCompilerConfig.() -> Unit) = KotlinCompilerConfig().init()