diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ebc3621ef..c6dc12a8a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -226,12 +226,6 @@ find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
 
 find_package(CURL ${CURL_MINIMUM} REQUIRED)
 
-if(NOT TARGET CURL::libcurl)
-    add_library(CURL::libcurl INTERFACE IMPORTED)
-    target_link_libraries(CURL::libcurl INTERFACE ${CURL_LIBRARIES})
-    target_include_directories(CURL::libcurl INTERFACE ${CURL_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-endif()
-
 if(ENABLE_DEPRECATED STREQUAL "AUTO")
     if(DEFINED ENV{CI})
         set(ENABLE_DEPRECATED OFF)