diff --git a/src/common/CMakeLists.txt b/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
index 808ef76306c..f0df05b0d27 100644
--- a/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ monero_add_library(common
   DEPENDS generate_translations_header)
 target_link_libraries(common
   PUBLIC
-    epee
     cncrypto
     ${UNBOUND_LIBRARY}
     ${LIBUNWIND_LIBRARIES}
diff --git a/src/daemon/CMakeLists.txt b/src/daemon/CMakeLists.txt
index 3b1d0d8262b..84004c3c619 100644
--- a/src/daemon/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/daemon/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ target_link_libraries(daemon
     daemonizer
     serialization
     daemon_rpc_server
-    epee
     ${EPEE_READLINE}
     version
     ${Boost_CHRONO_LIBRARY}
diff --git a/src/p2p/CMakeLists.txt b/src/p2p/CMakeLists.txt
index 83bdffab5f7..9b924907e0c 100644
--- a/src/p2p/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/p2p/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ source_group(p2p FILES ${P2P})
 monero_add_library(p2p ${P2P})
 target_link_libraries(p2p
   PUBLIC
-    epee
     version
     cryptonote_core
     ${UPNP_LIBRARIES}
diff --git a/src/rpc/CMakeLists.txt b/src/rpc/CMakeLists.txt
index 7162317ed6d..4f8f96524fd 100644
--- a/src/rpc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/rpc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ target_link_libraries(rpc
     common
     cryptonote_core
     cryptonote_protocol
-    epee
     ${Boost_REGEX_LIBRARY}
     ${Boost_THREAD_LIBRARY}
   PRIVATE
diff --git a/src/simplewallet/CMakeLists.txt b/src/simplewallet/CMakeLists.txt
index 8bb2959314f..c31cdebde10 100644
--- a/src/simplewallet/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/simplewallet/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ target_link_libraries(simplewallet
     cncrypto
     common
     mnemonics
-    epee
     ${EPEE_READLINE}
     version
     ${Boost_CHRONO_LIBRARY}
diff --git a/src/wallet/CMakeLists.txt b/src/wallet/CMakeLists.txt
index a5a4c7f5622..a16f4fe1900 100644
--- a/src/wallet/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/wallet/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ monero_add_executable(wallet_rpc_server
 target_link_libraries(wallet_rpc_server
   PRIVATE
     wallet
-    epee
     rpc_base
     cryptonote_core
     cncrypto
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/unit_tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 3105eccfaa3..ffa8065ab82 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ target_link_libraries(unit_tests
     wallet
     p2p
     version
-    epee
     ${Boost_CHRONO_LIBRARY}
     ${Boost_THREAD_LIBRARY}
     ${GTEST_LIBRARIES}