diff --git a/effects/CMakeLists.txt b/effects/CMakeLists.txt
index 45dae53c68..110a70d430 100644
--- a/effects/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/effects/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ set(kwin_effect_OWN_LIBS
 )
 
 set(kwin_effect_KDE_LIBS
-    ${KDE4Support_LIBRARIES}
     KF5::KConfigCore
     KF5::KConfigWidgets
     KF5::KI18n