diff --git a/tests/unit/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/unit/CMakeLists.txt
index d10f0aefc..ebaf1ca11 100644
--- a/tests/unit/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/unit/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ set(COMMON_SOURCES
 
 set(COMMON_LIBS
     openthread-ftd
-    openthread-ncp-ftd
     ot-config
     ${OT_MBEDTLS}
     util