diff --git a/AtlasTest/EventTest/EventLoopTest/CMakeLists.txt b/AtlasTest/EventTest/EventLoopTest/CMakeLists.txt
index 0d3a83a756b15c9ddac55dfac5f006818ac21686..ebc5792e1a8253960e8e8e6768d3a6dc5fed9ea5 100644
--- a/AtlasTest/EventTest/EventLoopTest/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/AtlasTest/EventTest/EventLoopTest/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@
 atlas_subdir( EventLoopTest )
 
 # Declare the package's dependencies:
-atlas_depends_on_subdirs( PUBLIC
-                          Control/MinimalRunTime
-                          PRIVATE
+atlas_depends_on_subdirs( PRIVATE
                           AtlasTest/TestTools
                           Control/AthenaExamples/AthExBeginRun )