diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index ce56922ad..7561f2edf 100755
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -95,94 +95,3 @@ subprojects {
   }
 }
 
-project(':spectator-api') {
-
-  javadoc {
-    options.memberLevel = org.gradle.external.javadoc.JavadocMemberLevel.PROTECTED
-    title "Spectator"
-  }
-
-  task(checkCompatibility, dependsOn: 'jar', type: JavaExec) {
-    doFirst {
-      main = 'com.googlecode.japi.checker.cli.Main'
-      classpath = files("$projectDir/../codequality/japi-checker-cli-0.2.0-SNAPSHOT.jar")
-      args = [
-        "$projectDir/../codequality/spectator-api-BASELINE.jar",
-        jar.archivePath.path
-      ]
-    }
-  }
-
-  build {
-    it.dependsOn checkCompatibility
-    it.dependsOn licenseMain
-    it.dependsOn licenseTest
-  }
-}
-
-project(':spectator-nflx') {
-  dependencies {
-    compile project(':spectator-nflx-plugin')
-    compile 'com.netflix.governator:governator:1.2.20'
-  }
-}
-
-project(':spectator-nflx-plugin') {
-  dependencies {
-    compile project(':spectator-api')
-    compile project(':spectator-ext-gc')
-    compile project(':spectator-ext-jvm')
-    compile project(':spectator-ext-sandbox')
-    compile project(':spectator-reg-servo')
-    compile 'com.google.inject:guice:3.0'
-    compile 'com.jcraft:jzlib:1.1.3'
-    compile 'com.netflix.archaius:archaius-core:0.6.3'
-    compile 'com.netflix.eureka:eureka-client:1.1.146'
-    compile 'com.netflix.iep-shadow:iep-rxnetty:0.4.4'
-    compile 'com.netflix.iep-shadow:iep-rxnetty-contexts:0.4.4'
-    compile 'com.netflix.iep-shadow:iep-rxjava:1.0.2'
-    testCompile 'com.netflix.governator:governator:1.2.20'
-  }
-}
-
-project(':spectator-ext-gc') {
-  dependencies {
-    compile project(':spectator-api')
-  }
-}
-
-project(':spectator-ext-jvm') {
-  dependencies {
-    compile project(':spectator-api')
-  }
-}
-
-project(':spectator-ext-sandbox') {
-  dependencies {
-    compile project(':spectator-api')
-  }
-}
-
-project(':spectator-reg-servo') {
-  dependencies {
-    compile project(':spectator-api')
-    compile 'com.netflix.servo:servo-core:0.8.0'
-    jmh project(':spectator-api')
-  }
-}
-
-project(':spectator-reg-metrics2') {
-  dependencies {
-    compile project(':spectator-api')
-    compile 'com.yammer.metrics:metrics-core:2.2.0'
-    jmh project(':spectator-api')
-  }
-}
-
-project(':spectator-reg-metrics3') {
-  dependencies {
-    compile project(':spectator-api')
-    compile 'io.dropwizard.metrics:metrics-core:3.1.0'
-    jmh project(':spectator-api')
-  }
-}
diff --git a/spectator-api/build.gradle b/spectator-api/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6eb24e1eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spectator-api/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+javadoc {
+  options.memberLevel = org.gradle.external.javadoc.JavadocMemberLevel.PROTECTED
+  title "Spectator"
+}
+
+task(checkCompatibility, dependsOn: 'jar', type: JavaExec) {
+  doFirst {
+    main = 'com.googlecode.japi.checker.cli.Main'
+    classpath = files("$projectDir/../codequality/japi-checker-cli-0.2.0-SNAPSHOT.jar")
+    args = [
+      "$projectDir/../codequality/spectator-api-BASELINE.jar",
+      jar.archivePath.path
+    ]
+  }
+}
+
+build {
+  it.dependsOn checkCompatibility
+  it.dependsOn licenseMain
+  it.dependsOn licenseTest
+}
diff --git a/spectator-ext-gc/build.gradle b/spectator-ext-gc/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dd0315f8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spectator-ext-gc/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+dependencies {
+  compile project(':spectator-api')
+}
diff --git a/spectator-ext-jvm/build.gradle b/spectator-ext-jvm/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dd0315f8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spectator-ext-jvm/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+dependencies {
+  compile project(':spectator-api')
+}
diff --git a/spectator-ext-log4j2/build.gradle b/spectator-ext-log4j2/build.gradle
index b62212daf..4764bde3d 100644
--- a/spectator-ext-log4j2/build.gradle
+++ b/spectator-ext-log4j2/build.gradle
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-project(':spectator-ext-log4j2') {
-  dependencies {
-    compile project(':spectator-api')
-    compile 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api:2.1'
-    compile 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:2.1'
-  }
+dependencies {
+  compile project(':spectator-api')
+  compile 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api:2.1'
+  compile 'org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:2.1'
 }
diff --git a/spectator-ext-sandbox/build.gradle b/spectator-ext-sandbox/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dd0315f8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spectator-ext-sandbox/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+dependencies {
+  compile project(':spectator-api')
+}
diff --git a/spectator-nflx-plugin/build.gradle b/spectator-nflx-plugin/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..27fb5c02f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spectator-nflx-plugin/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+dependencies {
+  compile project(':spectator-api')
+  compile project(':spectator-ext-gc')
+  compile project(':spectator-ext-jvm')
+  compile project(':spectator-ext-sandbox')
+  compile project(':spectator-reg-servo')
+  compile 'com.google.inject:guice:3.0'
+  compile 'com.jcraft:jzlib:1.1.3'
+  compile 'com.netflix.archaius:archaius-core:0.6.3'
+  compile 'com.netflix.eureka:eureka-client:1.1.146'
+  compile 'com.netflix.iep-shadow:iep-rxnetty:0.4.4'
+  compile 'com.netflix.iep-shadow:iep-rxnetty-contexts:0.4.4'
+  compile 'com.netflix.iep-shadow:iep-rxjava:1.0.2'
+  testCompile 'com.netflix.governator:governator:1.2.20'
+}
diff --git a/spectator-nflx/build.gradle b/spectator-nflx/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..be4f9db07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spectator-nflx/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+dependencies {
+  compile project(':spectator-nflx-plugin')
+  compile 'com.netflix.governator:governator:1.2.20'
+}
diff --git a/spectator-reg-metrics2/build.gradle b/spectator-reg-metrics2/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9a831ae9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spectator-reg-metrics2/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+dependencies {
+  compile project(':spectator-api')
+  compile 'com.yammer.metrics:metrics-core:2.2.0'
+  jmh project(':spectator-api')
+}
diff --git a/spectator-reg-metrics3/build.gradle b/spectator-reg-metrics3/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d606b319
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spectator-reg-metrics3/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+dependencies {
+  compile project(':spectator-api')
+  compile 'io.dropwizard.metrics:metrics-core:3.1.0'
+  jmh project(':spectator-api')
+}
diff --git a/spectator-reg-servo/build.gradle b/spectator-reg-servo/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1f5e7a350
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spectator-reg-servo/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+dependencies {
+  compile project(':spectator-api')
+  compile 'com.netflix.servo:servo-core:0.8.0'
+  jmh project(':spectator-api')
+}