diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 67cc95ff2..b8def5961 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ add_executable(all_tests tests/src/all_tests.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(all_tests PRIVATE ${PROJECT_NAME}_lib ${BOOST_LIB} test_fixtures ${LRT} )
 if(PYTHON_INTERFACE)
 if (${PYTHONLIBS_FOUND})
-target_link_libraries(all_tests PUBLIC pybind11::embed)
+	target_link_libraries(all_tests PRIVATE pybind11::embed)
 endif()
 endif()
 
@@ -270,7 +270,6 @@ if(PYTHON_INTERFACE)
 if (${PYTHONLIBS_FOUND})
 #python interface
 set (PYTHON_SUPPORT ${PYTHON_LIBRARIES})
-target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME}_lib PUBLIC pybind11::embed)
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 include_directories(pybind11/include)
 include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})