diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b7b81f9add..22e4444fed 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2824,7 +2824,6 @@ if(BUILD_dumpcap AND PCAP_FOUND)
 		version_info
 		pcap::pcap
 		${CAP_LIBRARIES}
-		${GLIB2_LIBRARIES}
 		${GTHREAD2_LIBRARIES}
 		${ZLIB_LIBRARIES}
 		${APPLE_CORE_FOUNDATION_LIBRARY}
@@ -2876,7 +2875,6 @@ endif()
 # We probably shouldn't do that.
 if(BUILD_dcerpcidl2wrs)
 	set(idl2wrs_LIBS
-		${GLIB2_LIBRARIES}
 		wsutil
 	)
 	set(idl2wrs_FILES
diff --git a/epan/wmem/CMakeLists.txt b/epan/wmem/CMakeLists.txt
index 094927cc98..fc58e5f781 100644
--- a/epan/wmem/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/epan/wmem/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ set_target_properties(wmem PROPERTIES
 
 add_executable(wmem_test EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL wmem_test.c $<TARGET_OBJECTS:wmem>)
 
-target_link_libraries(wmem_test ${GLIB2_LIBRARIES} wsutil)
+target_link_libraries(wmem_test wsutil)
 
 set_target_properties(wmem_test PROPERTIES
 	FOLDER "Tests"
diff --git a/extcap/CMakeLists.txt b/extcap/CMakeLists.txt
index 8210572100..95263c491b 100644
--- a/extcap/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/extcap/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ if(BUILD_androiddump)
 				ui
 				wiretap
 				wsutil
-				${GLIB2_LIBRARIES}
 				${WIN_WS2_32_LIBRARY}
 				$<$<BOOL:${PCAP_FOUND}>:pcap::pcap>
 			)
@@ -105,7 +104,6 @@ if(BUILD_androiddump)
 			ui
 			wiretap
 			wsutil
-			${GLIB2_LIBRARIES}
 			${ZLIB_LIBRARIES}
 			${CMAKE_DL_LIBS}
 			${WIN_WS2_32_LIBRARY}
@@ -128,7 +126,6 @@ endif()
 if(BUILD_sshdump AND LIBSSH_FOUND)
 	set(sshdump_LIBS
 		wsutil
-		${GLIB2_LIBRARIES}
 		${CMAKE_DL_LIBS}
 		${WIN_WS2_32_LIBRARY}
 		${LIBSSH_LIBRARIES}
@@ -155,7 +152,6 @@ if(BUILD_ciscodump AND LIBSSH_FOUND)
 	set(ciscodump_LIBS
 		writecap
 		wsutil
-		${GLIB2_LIBRARIES}
 		${CMAKE_DL_LIBS}
 		${WIN_WS2_32_LIBRARY}
 		${LIBSSH_LIBRARIES}
@@ -180,10 +176,9 @@ endif()
 
 if(BUILD_dpauxmon AND HAVE_LIBNL3)
 	set(dpauxmon_LIBS
-		${GLIB2_LIBRARIES}
-		${CMAKE_DL_LIBS}
 		wsutil
 		writecap
+		${CMAKE_DL_LIBS}
 		${NL_LIBRARIES}
 	)
 	set(dpauxmon_FILES
@@ -205,7 +200,6 @@ endif()
 if(BUILD_udpdump)
 	set(udpdump_LIBS
 		wsutil
-		${GLIB2_LIBRARIES}
 		${CMAKE_DL_LIBS}
 		${WIN_WS2_32_LIBRARY}
 		wsutil
@@ -230,7 +224,6 @@ if(BUILD_randpktdump)
 		randpkt_core
 		wiretap
 		wsutil
-		${GLIB2_LIBRARIES}
 		${ZLIB_LIBRARIES}
 		${CMAKE_DL_LIBS}
 		${WIN_WS2_32_LIBRARY}
@@ -257,7 +250,6 @@ if(BUILD_etwdump AND WIN32)
 		tdh
 		wevtapi
 		rpcrt4
-		${GLIB2_LIBRARIES}
 		${ZLIB_LIBRARIES}
 		${CMAKE_DL_LIBS}
 		${WIN_WS2_32_LIBRARY}
@@ -283,7 +275,6 @@ if(BUILD_sdjournal AND SYSTEMD_FOUND)
 		wiretap
 		writecap
 		wsutil
-		${GLIB2_LIBRARIES}
 		${ZLIB_LIBRARIES}
 		${CMAKE_DL_LIBS}
 		${SYSTEMD_LIBRARIES}
diff --git a/wiretap/CMakeLists.txt b/wiretap/CMakeLists.txt
index ded80e4558..f5054e773a 100644
--- a/wiretap/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/wiretap/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ endif()
 target_link_libraries(wiretap
 	PUBLIC
 		wsutil
-		${GLIB2_LIBRARIES}
 	PRIVATE
 		${ZLIB_LIBRARIES}
 )