diff --git a/extensions/mongo/plugins/lock_hash/tests/test/CMakeLists.txt b/extensions/mongo/plugins/lock_hash/tests/test/CMakeLists.txt
index a2cc0eb27a..fb867d97f1 100644
--- a/extensions/mongo/plugins/lock_hash/tests/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/extensions/mongo/plugins/lock_hash/tests/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14)
 
 catapult_mongo_plugin_test_library(tests.catapult.test.mongo.plugins.lockhash)
-target_link_libraries(tests.catapult.test.mongo.plugins.lockhash catapult.plugins.lockhash.deps catapult.mongo.plugins.lockhash)
+target_link_libraries(tests.catapult.test.mongo.plugins.lockhash catapult.plugins.lockhash.deps)
diff --git a/extensions/mongo/plugins/lock_secret/tests/test/CMakeLists.txt b/extensions/mongo/plugins/lock_secret/tests/test/CMakeLists.txt
index ac71d7898c..cd08f38e02 100644
--- a/extensions/mongo/plugins/lock_secret/tests/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/extensions/mongo/plugins/lock_secret/tests/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14)
 
 catapult_mongo_plugin_test_library(tests.catapult.test.mongo.plugins.locksecret)
-target_link_libraries(tests.catapult.test.mongo.plugins.locksecret catapult.plugins.locksecret.deps catapult.mongo.plugins.locksecret)
+target_link_libraries(tests.catapult.test.mongo.plugins.locksecret catapult.plugins.locksecret.deps)