diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index b37f3c8ca5c..13cd7497275 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -357,8 +357,6 @@ if(BUILD_CLI)
     bitcoin_common
     bitcoin_ipc
     bitcoin_util
-    libevent::core
-    libevent::extra
   )
   install_binary_component(bitcoin-cli HAS_MANPAGE)
 endif()