diff --git a/src/effects/screenshot/CMakeLists.txt b/src/effects/screenshot/CMakeLists.txt
index 4d296f1633..64f1c71da1 100644
--- a/src/effects/screenshot/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/effects/screenshot/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@ target_link_libraries(screenshot PRIVATE
     Qt::DBus
 )
 
-if (KWIN_BUILD_NOTIFICATIONS)
-    target_link_libraries(screenshot PRIVATE KF6::Notifications)
-endif()
-
 ecm_qt_declare_logging_category(screenshot
     HEADER screenshotlogging.h
     IDENTIFIER KWIN_SCREENSHOT