diff --git a/test/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/test/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 9ecc171..969019d 100755
--- a/test/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -64,20 +64,17 @@
 LINK_AGAINST_THRIFT_LIBRARY(crossspecificnamegencpp thrift)
 
 add_executable(TestServer src/TestServer.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(TestServer crosstestgencpp ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${LIBEVENT_LIB})
-LINK_AGAINST_THRIFT_LIBRARY(TestServer thrift)
+target_link_libraries(TestServer crosstestgencpp ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
 LINK_AGAINST_THRIFT_LIBRARY(TestServer thriftnb)
 LINK_AGAINST_THRIFT_LIBRARY(TestServer thriftz)
 
 add_executable(TestClient src/TestClient.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(TestClient crosstestgencpp ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${LIBEVENT_LIB})
-LINK_AGAINST_THRIFT_LIBRARY(TestClient thrift)
+target_link_libraries(TestClient crosstestgencpp ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
 LINK_AGAINST_THRIFT_LIBRARY(TestClient thriftnb)
 LINK_AGAINST_THRIFT_LIBRARY(TestClient thriftz)
 
 add_executable(StressTest src/StressTest.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(StressTest crossstressgencpp ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${LIBEVENT_LIB})
-LINK_AGAINST_THRIFT_LIBRARY(StressTest thrift)
+target_link_libraries(StressTest crossstressgencpp ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
 LINK_AGAINST_THRIFT_LIBRARY(StressTest thriftnb)
 add_test(NAME StressTest COMMAND StressTest)
 add_test(NAME StressTestConcurrent COMMAND StressTest --client-type=concurrent)
@@ -86,8 +83,7 @@
 # is broken on Windows. Contributions welcome.
 if (NOT WIN32 AND NOT CYGWIN)
     add_executable(StressTestNonBlocking src/StressTestNonBlocking.cpp)
-    target_link_libraries(StressTestNonBlocking crossstressgencpp ${Boost_LIBRARIES} ${LIBEVENT_LIB})
-    LINK_AGAINST_THRIFT_LIBRARY(StressTestNonBlocking thrift)
+    target_link_libraries(StressTestNonBlocking crossstressgencpp ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
     LINK_AGAINST_THRIFT_LIBRARY(StressTestNonBlocking thriftnb)
     LINK_AGAINST_THRIFT_LIBRARY(StressTestNonBlocking thriftz)
     add_test(NAME StressTestNonBlocking COMMAND StressTestNonBlocking)