diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index c1111e5cb..6f46b5ce9 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -217,9 +217,7 @@ add_executable( unit
 if(ASSIMP_HUNTER_ENABLED)
     hunter_add_package(GTest)
     find_package(GTest CONFIG REQUIRED)
-    hunter_add_package(pugixml)
-    find_package(pugixml CONFIG REQUIRED)
-    target_link_libraries(unit GTest::gtest_main GTest::gmock pugixml::pugixml)
+    target_link_libraries(unit GTest::gtest_main GTest::gmock)
 else()
     target_sources(unit PUBLIC ../contrib/gtest/src/gtest-all.cc)
 endif()