diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/CMakeLists.txt b/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/CMakeLists.txt
index 3211464c71f..b67c26f779f 100644
--- a/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -67,11 +67,6 @@ target_link_libraries(strings_udf PUBLIC cudf_strings_udf)
 
 link_to_pyarrow_headers("${RAPIDS_CYTHON_CREATED_TARGETS}")
 
-set(targets_using_dlpack interop)
-foreach(target IN LISTS targets_using_dlpack)
-  target_include_directories(${target} PRIVATE "${DLPACK_INCLUDE_DIR}")
-endforeach()
-
 add_subdirectory(cpp)
 add_subdirectory(io)
 add_subdirectory(nvtext)