diff --git a/src/corelib/CMakeLists.txt b/src/corelib/CMakeLists.txt
index d193ec1b79..ab3de3b408 100644
--- a/src/corelib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/corelib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -275,10 +275,6 @@ qt_update_ignore_pch_source(Core kernel/qmetatype.cpp )
 
 # special case begin
 add_dependencies(Core qmodule_pri)
-add_dependencies(Core ${QT_CMAKE_EXPORT_NAMESPACE}::moc)
-add_dependencies(Core ${QT_CMAKE_EXPORT_NAMESPACE}::rcc)
-add_dependencies(CorePrivate ${QT_CMAKE_EXPORT_NAMESPACE}::moc)
-add_dependencies(CorePrivate ${QT_CMAKE_EXPORT_NAMESPACE}::rcc)
 
 if (NOT QT_NAMESPACE STREQUAL "")
     target_compile_definitions(Core PUBLIC "QT_NAMESPACE=${QT_NAMESPACE}")
diff --git a/src/widgets/CMakeLists.txt b/src/widgets/CMakeLists.txt
index 078e973dc8..3e5a4a9be0 100644
--- a/src/widgets/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/widgets/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@ qt_internal_add_module(Widgets
         "kernel/qt_widgets_pch.h"
 )
 
-add_dependencies(Widgets ${QT_CMAKE_EXPORT_NAMESPACE}::uic)  # special case
-
 # Resources:
 set(qstyle_resource_files
     "images/cdr-128.png"