diff --git a/connectivity/libraries/nanostack-libservice/CMakeLists.txt b/connectivity/libraries/nanostack-libservice/CMakeLists.txt
index 87d590ae431..24790c11ca6 100644
--- a/connectivity/libraries/nanostack-libservice/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/connectivity/libraries/nanostack-libservice/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ target_sources(mbed-nanostack-libservice
         source/nvmHelper/ns_nvm_helper.c
 )
 
-target_link_libraries(mbed-nanostack-libservice PUBLIC mbed-nanostack-hal_mbed_cmsis_rtos)
-
 # The definition, source files and include directories below
 # are needed by mbed-trace which is part of the mbed-core CMake target
 target_compile_definitions(mbed-core-flags