diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/runtime/CMakeLists.txt b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/runtime/CMakeLists.txt
index 08a0e7e86ef..5b0e3ca4c97 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/runtime/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/runtime/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@ target_compile_options(
 )
 target_include_directories(bridgeless PUBLIC .)
 
-find_library(LIBHERMES NAMES hermes-engine::libhermes)
-if (LIBHERMES)
-    target_link_libraries(bridgeless hermes-engine::libhermes)
-endif ()
-
 target_link_libraries(
         bridgeless
         jserrorhandler