diff --git a/cmake/API.cmake b/cmake/API.cmake
index b788abb980..1951fc534e 100644
--- a/cmake/API.cmake
+++ b/cmake/API.cmake
@@ -609,7 +609,6 @@ function(register_fprime_implementation IMPLEMENTATION IMPLEMENTOR)
     create_implementation_interface("${IMPLEMENTATION}")
     append_list_property("${IMPLEMENTOR}" GLOBAL PROPERTY "${IMPLEMENTATION}_IMPLEMENTORS")
     append_list_property("${ARGN}" TARGET "${IMPLEMENTOR}" PROPERTY "REQUIRED_SOURCE_FILES")
-    add_dependencies("${IMPLEMENTATION}" "${IMPLEMENTOR}")
 endfunction()
 
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