diff --git a/cpp/velox/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/velox/CMakeLists.txt
index e6e1eb5c65b3..9fb8b6c6a6af 100644
--- a/cpp/velox/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/velox/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -251,15 +251,12 @@ if(BUILD_TESTS)
   import_library(
     facebook::velox::exec_test_lib
     ${VELOX_COMPONENTS_PATH}/exec/tests/utils/libvelox_exec_test_lib.a)
-  import_library(facebook::velox::cursor
-                 ${VELOX_COMPONENTS_PATH}/exec/libvelox_cursor.a)
   target_link_libraries(
     facebook::velox::exec_test_lib
     INTERFACE facebook::velox::vector_test_lib
               facebook::velox::dwio_common_test
               facebook::velox::file_test_utils facebook::velox::temp_path)
   target_link_libraries(velox PUBLIC facebook::velox::exec_test_lib)
-  target_link_libraries(velox PUBLIC facebook::velox::cursor)
 endif()
 
 target_link_libraries(velox PUBLIC facebook::velox)