diff --git a/libsrc/general/CMakeLists.txt b/libsrc/general/CMakeLists.txt
index f1c39183..f5c16e82 100644
--- a/libsrc/general/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libsrc/general/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@ add_library(gen OBJECT
         mpi_interface.cpp gzstream.cpp
         )
 
-if(NOT WIN32)
-  target_link_libraries(gen ngcore)
-endif(NOT WIN32)
-
 set_target_properties( gen PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON )
 
 install(FILES
diff --git a/libsrc/gprim/CMakeLists.txt b/libsrc/gprim/CMakeLists.txt
index ac4b8f11..3957476a 100644
--- a/libsrc/gprim/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libsrc/gprim/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@ add_library(gprim OBJECT
         adtree.cpp geom2d.cpp geom3d.cpp geomfuncs.cpp 
         geomtest3d.cpp transform3d.cpp spline.cpp splinegeometry.cpp
         )
-if(NOT WIN32)
-  target_link_libraries(gprim ngcore)
-endif(NOT WIN32)
 
 set_target_properties( gprim PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON )
 
diff --git a/libsrc/linalg/CMakeLists.txt b/libsrc/linalg/CMakeLists.txt
index 9f35d751..a5a5a4f2 100644
--- a/libsrc/linalg/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libsrc/linalg/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@ add_library( la OBJECT
 
 set_target_properties(la PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON )
 
-if(NOT WIN32)
-  target_link_libraries(la ngcore)
-endif(NOT WIN32)
-
 install(FILES
   densemat.hpp linalg.hpp opti.hpp
   polynomial.hpp vector.hpp