diff --git a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index d3fde890a..b18e4ff0b 100644
--- a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -322,7 +322,6 @@ if(BUILD_C_LIBRARY)
             cuvs::cuvs
         PRIVATE
             $<$<BOOL:${CUDA_STATIC_RUNTIME}>:raft::raft>
-            $<$<BOOL:${CUDA_STATIC_RUNTIME}>:raft::compiled_static>
     )
 
   # ensure CUDA symbols aren't relocated to the middle of the debug build binaries