diff --git a/cmake/developer_package/IEDevScriptsConfig.cmake b/cmake/developer_package/IEDevScriptsConfig.cmake
index ed6971fd374..8d8b3c329e4 100644
--- a/cmake/developer_package/IEDevScriptsConfig.cmake
+++ b/cmake/developer_package/IEDevScriptsConfig.cmake
@@ -202,6 +202,9 @@ endif()
 
 # General flags
 
+set(THREADS_PREFER_PTHREAD_FLAG ON)
+find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
+
 include(compile_flags/sdl)
 include(compile_flags/os_flags)
 include(compile_flags/sanitizer)
diff --git a/cmake/developer_package/compile_flags/os_flags.cmake b/cmake/developer_package/compile_flags/os_flags.cmake
index 4a3db9f4282..2115b6864d9 100644
--- a/cmake/developer_package/compile_flags/os_flags.cmake
+++ b/cmake/developer_package/compile_flags/os_flags.cmake
@@ -183,7 +183,6 @@ endfunction()
 #
 
 set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
-set(THREADS_PREFER_PTHREAD_FLAG ON)
 
 # to allows to override CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD from command line
 if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD)
diff --git a/cmake/developer_package/compile_flags/sanitizer.cmake b/cmake/developer_package/compile_flags/sanitizer.cmake
index a9b8a47c72a..07acd541fc0 100644
--- a/cmake/developer_package/compile_flags/sanitizer.cmake
+++ b/cmake/developer_package/compile_flags/sanitizer.cmake
@@ -1,17 +1,9 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2018-2020 Intel Corporation
+# Copyright (C) 2018-2021 Intel Corporation
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
 
 include(CheckCXXCompilerFlag)
 
-if (ENABLE_SANITIZER OR ENABLE_THREAD_SANITIZER)
-    # This is workaround for https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/-/issues/16609.
-    # It ensures pthread is searched without ASAN linking.
-    # Line bellow must be before adding -fsanitize=address or -fsanitize=thread to
-    # build options for the trick to work.
-    find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
-endif()
-
 if (ENABLE_SANITIZER)
     set(SANITIZER_COMPILER_FLAGS "-g -fsanitize=address -fno-omit-frame-pointer")
     CHECK_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG("-fsanitize-recover=address" SANITIZE_RECOVER_SUPPORTED)
diff --git a/inference-engine/CMakeLists.txt b/inference-engine/CMakeLists.txt
index 95c657222ef..d4f5a85b1ce 100644
--- a/inference-engine/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/inference-engine/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ include(cmake/features.cmake)
 # resolving dependencies for the project
 include(cmake/dependencies.cmake)
 
-find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
-
 function(ie_developer_export_targets)
     openvino_developer_export_targets(COMPONENT inference_engine TARGETS ${ARGN})
 endfunction()
diff --git a/inference-engine/cmake/features.cmake b/inference-engine/cmake/features.cmake
index 56aeba29020..df6cef35ce5 100644
--- a/inference-engine/cmake/features.cmake
+++ b/inference-engine/cmake/features.cmake
@@ -126,8 +126,4 @@ if (ENABLE_GNA)
     endif()
 endif()
 
-if (ENABLE_SPEECH_DEMO)
-    add_definitions(-DENABLE_SPEECH_DEMO)
-endif()
-
 print_enabled_features()
diff --git a/inference-engine/cmake/templates/InferenceEngineConfig-build.cmake.in b/inference-engine/cmake/templates/InferenceEngineConfig-build.cmake.in
index 723d6f8cf85..3aee97e834f 100644
--- a/inference-engine/cmake/templates/InferenceEngineConfig-build.cmake.in
+++ b/inference-engine/cmake/templates/InferenceEngineConfig-build.cmake.in
@@ -1,6 +1,21 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2018-2020 Intel Corporation
+# Copyright (C) 2018-2021 Intel Corporation
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
+#
+# FindIE
+# ------
+#
+# This will define the following variables:
+#
+#   InferenceEngine_FOUND        - True if the system has the Inference Engine library
+#   InferenceEngine_INCLUDE_DIRS - Inference Engine include directories
+#   InferenceEngine_LIBRARIES    - Inference Engine libraries
+#
+# and the following imported targets:
+#
+#   IE::inference_engine            - The Inference Engine library
+#   IE::inference_engine_c_api      - The Inference Engine C API library
+#
 
 if(DEFINED IE_MAIN_SOURCE_DIR AND TARGET inference_engine)
     set(InferenceEngine_LIBRARIES inference_engine inference_engine_c_api)
@@ -12,14 +27,11 @@ if(DEFINED IE_MAIN_SOURCE_DIR AND TARGET inference_engine)
     endif()
 else()
     include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/inference_engine_targets.cmake")
-    if(NOT MSVC)
-        set_target_properties(IE::inference_engine PROPERTIES INTERFACE_COMPILE_OPTIONS "-Wno-error=deprecated-declarations")
-    endif()
 
     file(TO_CMAKE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}" cache_path)
     set (ie_options THREADING)
     load_cache("${cache_path}" READ_WITH_PREFIX "" ${ie_options})
-    message(STATUS "The following CMake options are exported from the Inference Engine build")
+    message(STATUS "The following CMake options are exported from the Inference Engine build tree")
     message("")
     foreach(option IN LISTS ie_options)
         message("    ${option}: ${${option}}")
@@ -42,4 +54,9 @@ else()
                          INTERFACE_LINK_OPTIONS "-Wl,--allow-shlib-undefined")
         endif()
     endforeach()
+
+    if(NOT MSVC)
+        set_target_properties(${InferenceEngine_LIBRARIES} PROPERTIES
+            INTERFACE_COMPILE_OPTIONS "-Wno-error=deprecated-declarations")
+    endif()
 endif()
diff --git a/inference-engine/cmake/templates/InferenceEngineDeveloperPackageConfig.cmake.in b/inference-engine/cmake/templates/InferenceEngineDeveloperPackageConfig.cmake.in
index 092a6af0876..2527401804d 100644
--- a/inference-engine/cmake/templates/InferenceEngineDeveloperPackageConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/inference-engine/cmake/templates/InferenceEngineDeveloperPackageConfig.cmake.in
@@ -1,34 +1,29 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2018-2020 Intel Corporation
+# Copyright (C) 2018-2021 Intel Corporation
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
 
 # TODO: remove after changing [private plugins]
-set(OpenVINO_MAIN_SOURCE_DIR "@OpenVINO_MAIN_SOURCE_DIR@") # KMB, HDDL
-set(IE_MAIN_SOURCE_DIR "@IE_MAIN_SOURCE_DIR@") # KMB, HDDL
+set(OpenVINO_MAIN_SOURCE_DIR "@OpenVINO_MAIN_SOURCE_DIR@") # KMB
+set(IE_MAIN_SOURCE_DIR "@IE_MAIN_SOURCE_DIR@") # HDDL
 
 # Variables to export in plugin's projects
 
 set(ie_options "@IE_OPTIONS@;CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE;CMAKE_SKIP_RPATH")
 file(TO_CMAKE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}" cache_path)
 
-foreach(option IN LISTS ie_options)
-    if(NOT DEFINED "${option}")
-        load_cache("${cache_path}" READ_WITH_PREFIX "" ${option})
-     endif()
-endforeach()
-
 message(STATUS "The following CMake options are exported from Inference Engine Developer package")
 message("")
 foreach(option IN LISTS ie_options)
+    if(NOT DEFINED "${option}")
+        load_cache("${cache_path}" READ_WITH_PREFIX "" ${option})
+    endif()
     message("    ${option}: ${${option}}")
 endforeach()
 message("")
 
+# for samples in 3rd party projects
 set(gflags_DIR "@gflags_BINARY_DIR@")
 
-# GNA lib dir
-set(GNA "@GNA@")
-
 # Targets
 
 if(USE_SYSTEM_PUGIXML)
@@ -40,7 +35,6 @@ foreach(component @openvino_export_components@)
     include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/${component}_dev_targets.cmake")
 endforeach()
 
-get_target_property(InferenceEngine_INCLUDE_DIRS IE::inference_engine INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES)
 set(InferenceEngine_LIBRARIES IE::inference_engine)
 
 #
@@ -75,5 +69,3 @@ if (THREADING STREQUAL "TBB" OR THREADING STREQUAL "TBB_AUTO")
     load_cache("${cache_path}" READ_WITH_PREFIX "" TBB_DIR)
     find_package(TBB)
 endif()
-
-find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
diff --git a/inference-engine/scripts/create_vs2017_proj_x64.cmd b/inference-engine/scripts/create_vs2017_proj_x64.cmd
deleted file mode 100644
index ff91c5945a5..00000000000
--- a/inference-engine/scripts/create_vs2017_proj_x64.cmd
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-@echo off
-:: Copyright (C) 2018-2020 Intel Corporation
-:: SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-pushd ..\..
-if not exist "vs2017x64" (
-	mkdir "vs2017x64"
-)
-
-cmake -E chdir "vs2017x64" cmake -G "Visual Studio 15 2017 Win64" -T "Intel C++ Compiler 18.0" -DOS_FOLDER=ON ^
-	-DENABLE_MYRIAD=OFF -DENABLE_VPU=OFF -DENABLE_GNA=ON -DENABLE_CLDNN=OFF ^
-	-DENABLE_OPENCV=ON -DENABLE_MKL_DNN=ON ^
-	-DVERBOSE_BUILD=ON -DENABLE_TESTS=ON -DTHREADING=TBB ..
-
-
-chdir
-cd "vs2017x64\thirdparty\"
-"C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Intel\shared files\ia32\Bin\ICProjConvert180.exe" mkldnn.vcxproj /IC 
-
-chdir
-cd "..\src\mkldnn_plugin"
-"C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Intel\shared files\ia32\Bin\ICProjConvert180.exe" MKLDNNPlugin.vcxproj /IC 
-"C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Intel\shared files\ia32\Bin\ICProjConvert180.exe" test_MKLDNNPlugin.vcxproj /IC 
-
-chdir
-cd "..\..\tests\unit"
-"C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Intel\shared files\ia32\Bin\ICProjConvert180.exe" InferenceEngineUnitTests.vcxproj /IC 
-
-
-popd
-pause
diff --git a/inference-engine/tests_deprecated/behavior/shared_tests/CMakeLists.txt b/inference-engine/tests_deprecated/behavior/shared_tests/CMakeLists.txt
index d18283e4b25..34fa1008adf 100644
--- a/inference-engine/tests_deprecated/behavior/shared_tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/inference-engine/tests_deprecated/behavior/shared_tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,11 +20,6 @@ target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} PUBLIC
         ieTestHelpers
         )
 
-if(UNIX)
-    find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
-    target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} PRIVATE Threads::Threads)
-endif()
-
 target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} PUBLIC gmock)
 
 target_include_directories(${TARGET_NAME} PUBLIC
diff --git a/inference-engine/tools/vpu/vpu_perfcheck/CMakeLists.txt b/inference-engine/tools/vpu/vpu_perfcheck/CMakeLists.txt
index b000e63c001..89087c8f65e 100644
--- a/inference-engine/tools/vpu/vpu_perfcheck/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/inference-engine/tools/vpu/vpu_perfcheck/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 disable_deprecated_warnings()
 
 function(add_perfcheck_target TARGET_NAME PLUGIN_NAME)
-    find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
-
     file(GLOB SOURCES *.cpp)
 
     add_executable(${TARGET_NAME} ${SOURCES})
diff --git a/tests/stress_tests/memleaks_tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/stress_tests/memleaks_tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 037bfbd7a65..b953e7218f1 100644
--- a/tests/stress_tests/memleaks_tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/stress_tests/memleaks_tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ file (GLOB HDR
 add_executable(${TARGET_NAME} ${HDR} ${SRC})
 
 find_package(gflags REQUIRED)
-find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
 
 target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME}
         IE::gtest
diff --git a/tests/stress_tests/unittests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/stress_tests/unittests/CMakeLists.txt
index b3cd52c9cb0..b0c18ef1b1a 100644
--- a/tests/stress_tests/unittests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/stress_tests/unittests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ file (GLOB HDR
 add_executable(${TARGET_NAME} ${HDR} ${SRC})
 
 find_package(gflags REQUIRED)
-find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
 
 target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME}
         IE::gtest