diff --git a/src/mlpack/CMakeLists.txt b/src/mlpack/CMakeLists.txt
index 0a044a37ff..a283c6bb35 100644
--- a/src/mlpack/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/mlpack/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ endif ()
 target_link_libraries(mlpack
   ${ARMADILLO_LIBRARIES}
   ${Boost_LIBRARIES}
-  ${LIBXML2_LIBRARIES}
 )
 set_target_properties(mlpack
   PROPERTIES