diff --git a/edm4hep/CMakeLists.txt b/edm4hep/CMakeLists.txt
index 800bad54..d60cbb16 100644
--- a/edm4hep/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/edm4hep/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ add_library(EDM4HEP::edm4hep ALIAS edm4hep)
 
 file(GLOB_RECURSE top_headers ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/*.h)
 target_sources(edm4hep PUBLIC FILE_SET headers TYPE HEADERS BASE_DIRS ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include FILES ${top_headers})
-target_sources(edm4hep PRIVATE src/LinkCollectionDeclarations.cc)
 
 if (EDM4HEP_WITH_JSON)
   target_compile_definitions(edm4hep PUBLIC PODIO_JSON_OUTPUT)