diff --git a/ngraph/test/util/CMakeLists.txt b/ngraph/test/util/CMakeLists.txt
index da7b70ae5f7..2f7164f60f0 100644
--- a/ngraph/test/util/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ngraph/test/util/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,6 +36,5 @@ if(NGRAPH_LIB_VERSIONING_ENABLE)
 endif()
 target_include_directories(ngraph_test_util PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/.. ${IE_MAIN_SOURCE_DIR}/include)
 target_link_libraries(ngraph_test_util PRIVATE ngraph ngraph_backend libgtest)
-add_dependencies(ngraph_test_util ext_gtest)
 
 install(TARGETS ngraph_test_util DESTINATION ${NGRAPH_INSTALL_LIB})