diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index a9f0b9fbd6..ca3fb4df1b 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.SystemUtils
-import org.labkey.gradle.plugin.NpmRun
 import org.labkey.gradle.task.PurgeNpmAlphaVersions
 import org.labkey.gradle.task.PurgeNpmVersions
 import org.labkey.gradle.task.ShowDiscrepancies
 import org.labkey.gradle.util.BuildUtils
 import org.labkey.gradle.util.GroupNames
 
+buildscript {
+    dependencies {
+        // Not necessary but makes IntelliJ able to resolve class imports from our plugins
+        classpath "org.labkey.build:gradlePlugins:${gradlePluginsVersion}"
+    }
+}
+
 plugins {
     id "com.jfrog.artifactory" version "${artifactoryPluginVersion}" apply false
     id "com.github.node-gradle.node" version "${gradleNodePluginVersion}" apply false