diff --git a/source/util/CMakeLists.txt b/source/util/CMakeLists.txt
index ed936e90f6..6d8dfa51e7 100644
--- a/source/util/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/util/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@ target_include_directories(
 target_link_libraries(
     util
     PRIVATE os
-    PUBLIC zlib
     PUBLIC lz4_static
-    PUBLIC api
 )
 
 if(${BUILD_TEST})